Is Novak Better Than Ever?

At least once a match these days, but often two or three or four times, Novak Djokovic does something that I can only describe as a magic trick. What happens is this: Djokovic will hit a poor shot — a short lob, a sitting duck, something that seems to set up an easy putaway for his opponent.

Only then, just before the opponent hits it, Djokovic suddenly …