The defining characteristic early on was Tsitsipas’s resilience. In a high-quality, volatile opening set, Djokovic saved a set point, then badly failed to serve out the set at 6-5. Djokovic continues to ask the young challengers whether they can stay with him over five sets in the biggest finals, enduring all those mental and physical battles with everything at stake. Men’s tennis today is a tale of battling generations, the young versus the eternal, yet the endings at the biggest tournaments remain the same. With just over 11 years between Djokovic and Tsitsipas, this final had the sixth-largest age gap in the history of men’s finals in the open era.
“Probably ranks at the top three all‑time achievements and experiences that I had in my professional tennis career.” “I couldn’t be happier and more satisfied with this kind of scenario in the last 48 hours,” said Djokovic. Still, the most impressive achievement is that he has become the first man in the open era to win every major, Masters 1000 and ATP Finals title at least twice. Having won the Australian Open this year, he is also halfway to the year’s grand slam for the second time in his career. The world No 1 has now won 19 major titles and he is within touching distance of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal’s joint men’s record of 20.
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