Records are meant to be broken. When Pete Sampras retired with 14 majors, it was hard to foresee anyone surpassing his record, let alone three players — Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokov — all surpassing him for the most Grand Slam titles in history. One tennis record, however, has stood for over 54 years: the oldest player to win a major, a feat achieved by Ken Rosewall, who was 37 years and 55 days old when he won the 1972 Australian Open. Djokovic, 38, has been unsuccessful in his pursuit of the record, falling in the semifinals at all three majors thus far this year. His latest loss, in straight sets to Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon last week, was another indicator that he may never capture another slam. Rosewall is rooting for Djokovic to eclipse his longstanding record. “Either way, I wouldn’t mind, but Novak, you know, he deserves his record, what he has. He’s won more Grand Slams than anybody else, so another one wouldn’t hurt,” the 90-year-old told “The Sit-Down” podcast. “For me, it w
