The two greats face off at Wimbledon on Friday with both having questions to answer about their fitness and form respectivelyNovak Djokovic has conducted about as many press conferences in his career as any other tennis player in history. He knows the deal: after a victory, particularly a big one, he will usually be asked by a journalist to preview his next match. He is always ready with a long, expansive response summarising his opponent and his anticipation for the next encounter. He has mastered the art of doing so while keeping his cards close to his chest and not giving away a single important detail.And so, as the clock ticked into the early hours of Wednesday morning in the aftermath of Djokovic’s breathless, impossible-to-believe five-hour, 15-minute marathon win over Felix Auger-Aliassime, a 25-year-old man, his next response was telling. Asked how he might physically recover and what the future might hold in his match against Jannik Sinner, for once he had nothing to say: “Let’s see. Let’s see. I have an extra day, which is good … Future will tell.” Continue reading...