Fine wine: Elite athletes defy age with science, nutrition, mental strength

Athletes are taking elaborate measure. Biohacking, which is a combination of ice bath, sleep therapy, and strict diet and supplements, is a popular method

At the peak of the pandemic, Novak Djokovic revealed in an interview with Sky Sports that he had contemplated retirement after the gut-wrenching Australian Open quarter-final loss to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 2010. Battling a dodgy stomach and Melbourne’s unforgiving humidity, Djokovic took a medical time-out in the fourth set. The Serb clutched his stomach after his tepid five-set loss to the Frenchman, gasping for breath and looking forlorn.

Medical time-outs were a recurring theme for Djokovic. He had retired in the 2009 Australian Open quarter-final against 

Andy Roddick.
 

At 23, with just a solitary Grand Slam title, critics began writing Djokovic’s