LONDON — In the era of Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal, it is easy to downplay the achievements of Novak Djokovic until you glance at the names he left in his wake by claiming a ninth major title and third Wimbledon crown on Sunday.
Andre Agassi, Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, Fred Perry and Ken Rosewall -- names that trip off the tongue like a Who's Who of undisputed greats -- all sit behind the Serb on tennis's honours board of grand slam champions.
Yet for so much of his career he has been mentioned in a second breath after the virtues of Federer and Nadal have been extolled.