Novak Djokovic, the 24-time Grand Slam champion, saw his hopes for a fourth French Open title dashed on Friday after a decisive 4-6, 5-7, 6-7 (3) defeat to world No. 1 Jannik Sinner, during which he briefly lost his cool with the chair umpire.

Nadal retired last year at the same age, while Roger Federer stepped away in 2022 at age 41. Djokovic failed to show his best in the loss to Sinner, 23, after struggling at times to keep up with his power, whiffing on a forehand attempt early in the match and missing an easy lob at the net during the decisive third-set tiebreaker.

Novak Djokovic's straight-sets loss to Jannik Sinner in the Roland Garros semi-final may have marked more than just the end of the title hopes for the legendary Serb.