Novak Djokovic Stands Atop Tennis Alone. It’s Time He Gets His Full Due.

Here we are, my tennis friends. Most observers of this manicured sport have long assumed this day would happen. It felt as inevitable as one of our subject’s many and stupendous come-from-behind victories. He has 23 major tournament men’s singles titles, more than anyone ever, after Sunday’s 7-6(1), 6-3, 7-5 triumph over Casper Ruud. It gives him one more than Rafael Nadal, who has 22, and didn’t play Roland Garros this year due to injury, so if you want to asterisk Djokovic’s 23, asterisk away. Doesn’t matter. Djokovic is going...