Updates from the men’s singles final at Melbourne Park Big-match preview | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail DanielOver the 74,301 years he’s been playing tennis, warming to Novak Djokovic hasn’t always been easy. And the man himself knows it, frequently bristling at sleights perceived, imagined an d real, his 24 grand slam titles unable to replace the basic need to feel loved.What we all learn from Djokovic, though – what even Djokovic himself can learn from Djokovic – is how to execute the perennially torturous business of loving yourself. He knows exactly who he is, exactly what he’s worth and exactly what he needs, which is how he comes to be exactly where he is: in yet another major final, his 38th. Continue reading... ...read more read less