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Djokovic’slifeisastennis-filledasWilander’s, buthecouldbefinewiththat.Perhapshehas takenalonglook,asWilanderdid,athislife andfoundeverythingtohisliking.Perhapsnot. Itiscertainlynotabadlife.Heearnsallthe moneyintheworld,iswidelyadoredandevery dayexperiencesthekindexcitingthingsthat mostofuscanonlydreamof.Hehasmany houses,beautifulchildrenandalovingwife. However,inlifethereisalwaysa“but.”Inallof us,includingNovak,thereisalwaysaMats Wilanderreadytoemerge. Lifeisnotperfectforanybody.Itisdifficultand fullofseeminglyimpossiblechallenges, whetheryouareamillionairetennisplayerora factoryworkerwhohasjustbeenlaidoff.But atsomepoint,formostofus,thereisa momentwithafatalflightthatwewere supposedtobeon.Amomentofrealization thatchangesusforever. HasDjokovichadthatmoment?Hashe decidedhe’sseentoomanytennisballsand toolittleofhisfamily?Heflatlyimpliedat Wimbledonthathislosswaspartlytoblameon personalproblems.Rumorscontinuetofly regardingwhattheproblemcouldhavebeen andwhetheritstillexists. Perhapshesawacrackinthecourtoneday, andwasremindedofthecracksofthecourts fromhisyouth,inwar-tornSerbia.Perhapshe wasremindedofthebombsthathewasspared from,butkilledsomanyothers. Itdoesnotmatter. Wilanderchangedhislifebecauseofabombin asuitcase.ForNole,itmightbesomethingelse. Thepointisthatlifeismorethanjusttennis, whichissomethingthatplayersandfansalike shouldberemindedoffromtimetotime.