Used to be that star power was kept only within that elite community, seldom passed down to the humble.

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But in recent weeks we have seen the fierce competitor return and, sitting in a grand Thameside hotel ahead of the season-ending finale, Djokovic is as cheerful, humble and generous with praise as you could expect an elite sportsman to be.

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But his humble family income and 6-foot-1 frame made it clear by his late teens that elite status was not for him.

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