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Novak Djokovic is convinced he can still be a champion when it matters most in 2024 – and his confidence appears to be justified.

The world No 1 will celebrate his 37th birthday later this month and logic suggests that is not an age for a player to continue his domination in any major sport.

Roger Federer won his last major title when he was 36, with Ken Rosewall’s win the 1972 Australian Open the only time a player has won one of the game’s biggest tournaments after his 37th birthday.

Rosewall was 37 years, one month and 24 days old when he claimed his final Grand Slam title, so Djokovic will become the old Grand Slam champion of all-time if he wins the US Open later this year.

That battle against the history books does not appear to be affecting Djokovic’s ambition, as he highlighted in a recent interview with CNN.

“It hasn’t been the start that I’ve had for most of my career,” said Djokovic at the Laureus Awards in Madrid.

“I’ve been really blessed and fortunate to kickstart most of the seasons in my last 20 years of career with a win in Australia and that has been very nice to me. And obviously when you kickstart the year with a Grand Slam win you get the wind in your sails and it sets the tone for the rest of the season.”