Novak Djokovic: The defeat of the French Open is a clear sign.

Instead, he needs to reset and recharge now to go to Wimbledon next month.

As a seven-time champion on grass, Djokovic prefers his chances at every English club.

Djokovic may never be out of the running to become the all-time major men’s singles champion, but Father Time has been sitting on Djokovic’s shoulders for a while.

By rights, he should probably be in a post-retirement prime by now.

Coaching a youngster out of the limelight like Andy Murray, perhaps. Making a promotional visit a New Netflix documentary Like Rafael Nadal, maybe.

As the longtime rivals move on to the next phase of their lives, Djokovic is running courtside to summon the energy to hit a teenager.

It’s a testament to the mighty that he still wants to push himself to such limits against lesser opponents.

As we’ve seen time and time again, Djokovic’s insatiable appetite for the sport’s biggest prizes never wanes.

However, having reached at least the semi-finals of the last five Grand Slams, this is the clearest sign that the aging process has finally caught up with him.

Djokovic looked in complete control as he moved two sets ahead, but Fonseca proved to be the real deal, unable to maintain the level.

“It would be nice if it was a best of three,” smiled Djokovic.

“To be honest, I ran out of gas. I didn’t feel good on the court in the next two sets.”

Djokovic has always thrived in the top-five majors format and has been beating anyone who has stood in his way for two years now.

Singles Jannik Siner, Carlos Alcaraz and a knee injury forced him to withdraw from last year’s Australian Open against Alexander Zverev.

Not everyone was cool or psyched to see the veteran Djokovic.