The 36-year-old Serbian beat No. 3 seed Daniil Medvedev in straight sets to take the U.S. Open championship for the fourth time.
Novak Djokovic rarely misses an opportunity to remind people that he’s 36 years old—that he can’t quite recover like he used to, that his body might some day let him down. Even on court, he has to stretch more than he used to, and occasionally pauses to catch his breath. But then, Djokovic finds his groove and gives a different impression entirely.
Even at 36, and a step slower than he used to be, Djokovic has the ability to look unbeatable