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Novak Djokovic turned 39 last week and has been boosted in his pursuit of a solo record 25th Grand Slam by reaching at least the semifinals of each of his past five majors.
The third seed is the only one who knows what it takes to win the main one and has all that extensive experience.
There are obvious physical limitations for someone his age and Djokovic has struggled in the heat over the years.
Chattier’s day session on Friday will be an easy test with Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca set to reach 34C.
Djokovic feels he has the potential to build on the tournament if he gets past Fonseca.
Temperatures will continue to drop and cool over the next week, which will benefit him as well.
The conditions have continued to defy the aging process in Djokovic’s favor – a point evident when he defeated Cinner in the semi-finals of this year’s Australian Open.
Djokovic lost to Alcaraz in the Melbourne final, again missing out on his first Grand Slam title since the 2023 US Open. Last year, Alcaraz or Ciner stopped Djokovic from reaching the major finals each time.
With both now out of the way, there are precious few players left in the knockout stages who have the experience of beating the Serb at a Grand Slam tournament.
