Novak Djokovic ready to quiz Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal over being 'annoying'

Novak Djokovic is still flying the flag for the Big Three. While his old rivals, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, are enjoying life in retirement, the 38-year-old is still fighting to win a record 25th Grand Slam title at the US Open, where he's now through to the quarter-final.

Djokovic spent the better part of 15 years battling Federer and Nadal for the biggest titles and accolades in the sport, but he's now the last one standing. And he's keen to have a real catch-up with his fiercest competitors when all is said and done.

At Wimbledon a few weeks ago, the current world No. 7 joked: "I don't reflect fully on everything I have been through.

"I would like to, but I think that's going to come probably when I set the racket aside and I sip a margarita on the beach with Federer and Nadal and just reflect on our rivalry and everything!"

Djokovic isn't setting his racket aside just yet, however. His quest for another Major title continues, as he will meet Taylor Fritz for a spot in the US Open semi-finals.

But the Serb has already planned exactly what he wants to ask Federer and Nadal - and there's a lot to get through, including asking just how "annoying" he was.

"[I've got] a lot of questions," Djokovic said after beating Jan-Lennard Struff on Sunday night.

"I mean, yeah, I'll probably start with, you know, how did they approach matches against me, like, what did they feel like they needed to do to win.

"Where was I annoying? Just how would they train, how would they mentally prepare, like all of this, I'd love to pick their brains on that. That would be amazing. Let's see if it happens. We don't know."

For now, Djokovic is focused on his US Open campaign. The Serb has an unbeaten 10-0 record against his next opponent, last year's runner-up Fritz, but he's expecting the No. 4 seed to bring something a little different to their next match.

The four-time former US Open champion said: "I expect players that never won against me to come out on the court and try something different and try to make me feel maybe uncomfortable and play more aggressive or not, whatever.

"I don't think there's going to be any major changes with Taylor, because, you know, obviously you stick to the kind of a game plan that got you to the quarters, and you know what your strengths are.

"You stick to those, you know, weapons, so to say, in your game, which for him obviously is serve and forehand, two big weapons in his game."

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