Djokovic not ready to pass the torch after 24th major win

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Novak Djokovic, 36, shows there would be no changing of the guard just yet as he captures a 24th Grand Slam after ruling the US Open

has no intention of passing the torch to the next generation just yet, the 36-year-old Serb proving age is just a number by becoming the oldest man in the Open Era to hoist the US Open trophy on Sunday, September 10 .

“Knowing that I play at such a high level still and I win the biggest tournaments in this sport, yeah, I don’t want to get rid of this sport or I don’t want to leave this sport if I’m still at the top.” “My team, my family knew that the last 24 hours, don’t touch me, don’t speak to me about, you know, the history of what’s on the line,” he said.

But after winning in Cincinnati and scything his way through the Flushing Meadows draw, Djokovic showed there would be no changing of the guard just yet.

 

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