Novak Djokovic: Stefan Edberg and Billie Jean King on the 2025 Serb

Jannik Sinner is 23 years old, and Alcaraz 21. That’s a lot of years to concede when your opponents are as good as they are.

But Grand Slam titles have regularly been won by great players in their mid-thirties over the past decade, and Edberg has done his part.

The Swede was part of Roger Federer’s coaching team in 2014 and 2015, and it is certain that Djokovic’s fire is still burning.

“These guys have a lot of people around them and they just like to be out there. Especially with Novak chasing a lot of records, I think that’s enough motivation,” he said.

“He’s still extremely fit, so he’ll at least give him a chance, even if it’s going to be really difficult this time.”

What is clear when talking to Edberg is how the best players now do not feel any psychological barrier to winning in thirty years. While the length of the season remains brutal, he says smarter planning helps.

“If I look back at my own career, I think what burned me out in many ways was playing Davis Cup,” he explained.

“We went to six Davis Cup finals in a row – it meant playing until December and then starting the season again.

“That really shortened my career when I look back. Physically, I could have played for another five years.

“At the time I was playing, the chance to win Slams at 30 or 31 was very, very poor. That has changed now.”

Edberg retired in December 1996 at the age of 30, after one more appearance in a Davis Cup final.