to pounce, as will others of his age or a little older, notably Americans Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe. Dominance is a fleeting thing
clay season. U.S. Open champ Carlos Alcaraz, who was not Down Under due to injury, will be ready
maybe as soon as the next big tournament at the Indian Wells Masters, maybe during the spring
This only means his competition is on its way already. Djokovic is the best, but he will be challenged,
his racquet, brain, and heart, that no one could play at his level.
which other players were granted. He was disgusted and aggrieved, but he could wait: and the wait
him for being un-COVID-vaccinated last year, locked him up in a quarantine hotel, and deported
Beaten in three sets, he was visibly crushed. But he was patient. Australian border authorities detained
2021, when Daniil Medvedev stopped him at Flushing Meadows.
everywhere and in particular can still expect to make a Grand Slam — a goal he nearly reached in