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One last fight confronts an injured Novak Djokovic: Him v Time
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Another injury to Novak Djokovic suggests that time may slowly be running out on the greatest tennis player ever.
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Record books often tell innocent lies. The one concerning Jan 24 at the Australian Open will state that the No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev defeated the No. 7 seed Novak Djokovic in their semi-final but it is an incomplete truth. The true victor on this surprising sunshine afternoon was time.
It felled Rafael Nadal, it tripped Roger Federer and now it’s slowly coming for the Serb. He has defied logic and reset records but the years are heartless, they gang up and bully and eventually they can’t be beaten.
