India, Aug. 13 -- Novak Djokovic's longevity, across any sport, remains one of the great stories for this generation, but even the 39-year-old Serbian legend and, unarguably, the 'greatest men's player of all time' cannot outrun Father Time forever. Mentally, he is still a monster, but physically, the body is not what it used to be three or four years back. Running from one pole to another, bending as if his limbs are made of rubber and defying gravity as if it never existed, these were a few of Djokovic's trademarks.

But Djokovic's last Grand Slam title came at the US Open in 2023, and he has been waiting ever since for No. 25. He has remained a major contender, reaching the latter stages of Grand Slams, but the wait continues. The abse...