The story is there. As always with him. The career of Novak Djokovic, 38 years old and 24 Grand Slams, has already long gone beyond the stage of understanding. However, the Serbian continues to push the boundaries of reality to conquer even more record-breaking lands. He saw everything. All known. Everything won.
But this Sunday (9:30 a.m.), at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, the former world No. 1 is launching a challenge of his own. Win an 11th Australian Open and a 25th Major (which would make him the absolute record holder for men and women combined), two and a half years after his last coronation, against one of the two greatest current players (Carlos Alcaraz). All after eliminating the other (Jannik Sinner) at the end of a breathtaking match in five sets and 4:09 on Friday in the semi-final…