See No. 3 in the count down of the winners and losers, the best or worst or most memorable stories from the 2016 US Open.
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Djokovic himself may have provided the introspective quote of the tournament: "Life is a big lesson; it's a big book. We keep writing the stories, and there is another story to be written."
Suffice to say, he will certainly be back for more. Even so, his records in this title match and in major finals to date are notable: He converted just 3 of 17 break points in Sunday's championship, and after winning nearly 50 percent of his serve-return games in the tournament, took just 3 of 22 against Wawrinka. He's also a relatively measly 12-9 in Grand Slam finals now.
And to add insult to (literal) injury, at least one Major League Baseball announcer has no idea either who he is or how to say his name.