MELBOURNE, Australia — And then there was one: The Big Three is down to just Novak Djokovic, who stands alone from a golden generation of men’s tennis now that Rafael Nadal has joined Roger Federer in retirement.

"I accepted it as it is. I understood the messaging that I got, which was we are rivals and nothing else,” Djokovic said

The Serbian champion talked about his relationship with the Swiss and the Spaniard, in a long interview for GQ