When Novak Djokovic retires, probably at the age of ... has always been the New Zealand rugby player Dan Carter, who operated in slow motion without ever running out of time.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz ... a forehand and a backhand. Djokovic, sensing his opponent had zero shot tolerance, went to work. He sucked Alcaraz into a 22-shot ...

Meanwhile, Alcaraz made a succession of errors in the second set and the 37-year-old Djokovic sent a backhand ... in no mood to slow down. Djokovic vs Alcaraz LIVE Score: Novak Djokovic takes ...

Novak Djokovic paid ... but that was relatively comfortable. Djokovic moves 40-15 up on serve but Alcaraz just about keeps the game alive with a fantastic backhand down the line that was in ...

Although Djokovic has been a bit slow to get off the blocks at the beginning ... The Serb's down-the-line backhand has also been firing, allowing him to set up points at the net.

The 2025 Australian Open is going to give tennis fans what they’ve been asking for: Novak ... the backhand certainly seems like less of a weakness. There simply won’t be many things Djokovic ...

and a third time when Djokovic dumped a backhand into the net to cede the set. IMAGE: Novak Djokovic registered the 378th match victory of his Grand Slam career. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas ...

He’s warned for slow play and launches into another soliloquy. But across those 430 matches, he’s been in much worse corners than this. He’s a bit creaky, but he’s still Novak Djokovic ...

Novak Djokovic dramatically retired from his Australian Open semi-final against Alexander Zverev after being unable to play through a torn muscle in his upper left leg before admitting there is a ...