He's too good to leave, but the two guys ahead of him are too tough," journalist Jon Wertheim's analysis of Djokovic's Grand Slam failures this year

Following his defeat in the US Open semifinals, Novak Djokovic became the only player in the Open Era not to reach a Grand Slam final despite making it to the final four of each of these tournaments.

The player himself, stopped in the last three Majors by Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, admitted in a press conference that he no longer really has the weapons to beat them in best-of-five-set matches. A situation perfectly described by journalist Jon Wertheim on X:

"It's hard not to sympathize with Novak Djokovic in this purgatory... He is legitimately the third-best player in the world and too good to leave. But the two guys ahead of him are just too young, too physical, and too tough... What is the unmatched 38-year-old champion to do?