Australian Open live coverage: Novak Djokovic meets Daniil Medvedev in the men’s singles final

Changing of the guard, or more of the same?

In men’s tennis, The Big Three have dominated for so long that it is almost half a literal generation (15 years) that they have been in charge.

Roger Federer turns 40 in August, Rafael Nadal turns 35 in June, and Djokovic will be 34 in May.

Traditionally, these guys would all be deemed past it —- but we’re not talking about normal tennis players here.

Enter Djokovic, who spoke to Eurosport after his semi-final win over Aslan Karatsev.

There has been a lot of talk about the New Generation coming and taking over the three of us, but realistically that isn’t happening still. We can talk about it all day if you want, but with all my respect about the other guys, they still have a lot of work to…