He didn't just break the speed limit with his 150 mph serve; he broke the unspoken rules of tennis etiquette. And the sport loves him for it.
It happens at dinner parties, in office meetings, and late at night. You aren't watching the Australian Open. You are watching a number change on a black screen. And it is addictive.
It started with a game in a Madrid locker room and a shoulder that wouldn't cooperate. Nine months later, the Greek star lands in Melbourne not as a nervous favorite, but as a dangerous disruptor. Here is the story of the physical and mental reconstruction of a champion who decided to stop suffering.
