'Good but not good enough' for 'blessed and cursed' Djokovic

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Figure caption, Sinner too strong for record-chasing Djokovic in Wimbledon semi-final By Amy Lofthouse BBC Sport senior journalist at Wimbledon Published 41 minutes ago For Novak Djokovic, what he is doing now is good, but not good enough. Reaching a Wimbledon semi-final at 39 - having beaten an opponent 14 years his junior over five hours and 15 minutes - showed he could still play at a high level. But two days later, Djokovic left Centre Court having been ruthlessly swept aside by world number one Jannik Sinner in straight sets. For most players, reaching a Grand Slam semi-final and final in the same year would be a success. Not for Djokovic, who has been at the very top of the game - winning almost every title there is and breaking almost every record in history. "For me, it's good but not good enough," Djokovic said. "I'm blessed and cursed to be used to something of a highest degree in terms of results and achievements. "I'm telling myself, 'this is amazing that you're still able to play at such a high level and push the youngsters to the limit.' "But I always have the highest expectations for myself." When Djokovic met Sinner at this stage last year, he was carrying an injury. This time, there was no injury. But there was another year in the body and another 16 hours and 32 minutes of court time in the legs, against an opponent who moved well, served even better and barely offered a glimpse of weakness. Djokovic would have hoped for better from himself. But as former world number one Andre Agassi said on BBC TV: "In this sport, as in life, hope is fragile but hard to kill." Superb Sinner ends Djokovic's latest bid for history Published 2 hours ago Fery's Wimbledon run ended by Zverev in semi-finals Published 5 hours ago GB's Hewett into fifth straight Wimbledon final Published 2 hours ago Djokovic has won seven of his 24 Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon. There was no Carlos Alcaraz this year, but Sinner was always going to be a tough prospect - maybe more so after being motivated by his shock second-round loss at the French Open. That said, it is hard not to think another golden opportunity for a standalone record 25th Slam has passed Djokovic by. "I don't think realistically he has got another Grand Slam in him, unfortunately. I think this was the one," 1987 Wimbledon champion Pat Cash said on BBC TV. "Novak had some tough matches, but everything has got to go right and he has to have a good draw. "Don't write him off coming back and being a threat at some stage, but not going all the way." Djokovic maintained a high level in his epic last-eight win over Felix Auger-Aliassime, but it always felt like it would cost him. Against Sinner, he was half a step slower to his forehand in particular. Rarely did he have a love hold, and he struggled to return Sinner's accurate, powerful serve. Djokovic created just one break-point opportunity - when he was tw