Novak Djokovic made Grand Slam history at the age of 38 with a commanding 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Jan-Lennard Struff, but the triumph came at a cost – his quarterfinal match fell on his daughter’s birthday.

“Yeah, she was not very happy about it, me being absent from the birthday party. Don’t remind me of that, please,” said Djokovic on Sunday, who became the oldest man to reach all four Grand Slam quarterfinals in a single season.

The victory also moved Djokovic into his 64th Grand Slam quarterfinal, extending his record, while keeping alive his pursuit of a record 25th major title.

But the Serbian’s mind was clearly on family matters as he spoke about the sacrifice required at this stage of his career.

“I’ll try to win if I’m here. At least I’m going to try to win and give her tha

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