The great boxer Archie Moore didn’t know when to quit and Djokovic will have to face that question sooner rather than later
The great boxer Archie Moore didn’t know when to quit and Serb will have to face that question sooner rather than later
And so on Moore went, for another three years, taking on all-comers including a young Muhammad Ali, before finally retiring at 50 after his 186th career victory. It wasn’t simply that Djokovic endured the worst defeat of his career in a major event against Nardi. It was the manner of his third defeat in 11 matches in 2024. No one is better in clutch moments than the Serb. But against Nardi he reverted totennis, hitting only two winners and two unforced errors in the decisive final set. His opponent, by contrast, smashed 16 winners to four unforced errors.There was something else, too.
“We all know that those moments will come for all of us,” he said. “But when they actually come, and when you actually understand that that’s it – that Roger finished his career, Rafa and I are probably not going to play much more, it’s kind of one era comes to an end and it’s sad.”
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