Novak Djokovic for Director of the World Health Organization

Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts after defeating Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 10, 2023. Manu Fernandez/AP Photo

Commentary

Myriad posters on X, formerly Twitter, late on Sept. 10 noted (36-year-old!) Novak Djokovic’s 24th Grand Slam championship. Extending his own men’s record—Margaret Court won as many when tennis was as Tiddlywinks to today’s game—was accomplished in front of signs for Moderna Inc., the maker of COVID-19 vaccines and a main advertiser for this year’s U.S. Open.