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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.