Not a pretty sight, especially when his hallmark rock-solid composure is such an integral part of his game. But I guess this shows that he still cares for the game, at the very least he hasn't gotten jaded or thrown in the towel with the likes of Nadal of Djokovic threatening his hold on the sport. Honestly I think that he hasn't reached his expiry date yet, it's just a matter of time before he regroups and brings out a level of play which capitalises on his court experience instead of the raw power and speed which are slipping away from him for sure. Kinda something out of Rocky Balboa.

"You know all there is to know about fighting, so there's no sense us going down that same old road again. To beat this guy, you need speed - you don't have it. And your knees can't take the pounding, so hard running is out. And you got arthritis in your neck, and you've got calcium deposits on most of your joints, so sparring is out.

So, what we'll be calling on is good ol’ fashion blunt force trauma. Horsepower. Heavy-duty, cast-iron, piledriving punches that will have to hurt so much they'll rattle his ancestors. Every time you hit him with a shot, it's gotta feel like he tried kissing the express train. Yeah! Let's start building some hurtin' bombs!"

27 years old and a father-to-be already leh; most of the top seeds are in their early 20s and would easily outrun this lao jiao.