Also relevant to the conversation: Djokovic will turn 38 before this year’s next major, which begins at Roland Garros in late May. That was Nadal’s age when he closed his career in November. Murray, a ...

Facing Sinner reminded Alexander Zverev of trying to solve the challenge presented by the 24-time major champion Djokovic.

I understood the messaging that I got, which was we are rivals and nothing else,” Djokovic said Danielle Jennings is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering stories in Human Interest and Sports.

7-seeded Djokovic prevailed thanks to the sort of remarkable returning and no-mistakes-made groundstrokes against Alcaraz that now-retired rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal dealt with for years.