"Djokovic bristled at what seemed to be a reasonable question after his quarter-final, when he was asked what it's like to be chasing Sinner and Alcaraz at the end of his career having also chased Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal at the beginning. I'm always the chaser and never being chased? I find it a bit disrespectful you miss out on what happened in between, the 38-year-old said. There's about a 15-year period where I was dominating the grand slams."
"Perhaps he did simply want more recognition of his achievements. Though perhaps his response betrayed a sense of frustration at what he's up against in this match against Sinner, the two-time defending champion. And perhaps he was also raging against the passing of time, because how he must wish he could go back to his days of dominance to secure that elusive, record-breaking grand slam title No 25 rather than having two young upstarts ahead of him who are taking men's tennis to st"
Emma Raducanu confirmed her split with coach Francisco Roig after a second-round exit and has gone through nine coaches since 2021, raising concerns about attracting top names because of the job's perils. Olivia Gadecki and John Peers came from behind to win the mixed doubles final 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 against Kristina Mladenovic and Manuel Guinard. Guy Sasson and Niels Vink defeated Britain's Andy Lapthorne and Australia's Heath Davidson 6-3, 6-1 to win the quad wheelchair doubles. Alexander Zverev stretched Carlos Alcaraz to a fifth set in a standout match. Novak Djokovic rejected the idea that he is chasing younger rivals, noting a roughly 15-year period of Grand Slam dominance.
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