Novak Djokovic will digest his latest victorious nibble of the Wimbledon grass before deciding what step to take next in his historic season.
By defeating Matteo Berrettini to win his record-equalling 20th grand slam title, Djokovic has made the best start to a season by any man since Rod Laver in 1969.
He will be a hot favourite to match Laver by winning the US Open and completing the calendar Grand Slam, while, despite his reservations about going to Tokyo, it seems unlikely he will pass up the opportunity to become the first man to win a Golden Slam of all four titles and an Olympic singles gold medal.
He is one of the next generation of players trying to break the remarkable stronghold of the big three at the biggest events, and he took confidence from his performance in his first slam final.
He said: "Novak was the better player on court, but I'm getting closer. Every match that I'm playing against them helps me to get closer. Obviously they're improving. It's tougher and tougher to get there.
"I just need matches like this. I just need experiences like this. That's what we said to my team. Obviously, also this kind of anger, disappointment that I have now, it's really helpful (and) is going to be helpful for the next events."
