The Djoker has the last laugh

No younger competitor is able to break through the brick wall he erects against them in the finals of Grand Slams.

It is a brick wall of all-round skills, his lasting stamina, enormous experience and the weight of his psychological superiority over his challengers in that he has managed to win 23 Grand Slams whereas his younger opponents have not won a single one against him.

Dokovic's monopoly of Grand Slam Finals may not be good for men's tennis.

It would be far more exciting if at least one new competitor could emerge who could beat him at least occasionally in Grand Slams.

The greatest hope lies in the talented young Carlos Alcaraz, but he is not yet up to the task.

The clash between Carlos Alcaras and Novak Djokovic, was one of the two semi-final matches at the French Open, but it might as well had been the final.

The winner was likely to then take out the crown of the entire championship.

The stakes could not have been higher:

Would Alcaraz firm as the number one in the world or would the Djoker take over once again as well as claim his all-time record of the 23rd Grand Slam trophy?

The Djoker, in his inimitable way, managed to turn much of the Western World against him by his incredibly insensitive political remark near the end of the French Open.

He declared defiantly that –'Kosovo is the heart of Serbia'.