Novak Djokovic

At 36 years old, Novak Djokovic has this physical status:

Tennis career

Djokovic, a member of the Yugoslav national team, reached the final of the 2001 Junior Davis Cup for players under the age of 14, in which he lost in singles.

He set a singles win-loss record of 40-11 (and 23–6 in doubles), earning him his No. 1 spot in juniors and a total world ranking of No. 1. In February 2004, there were 24 people on the web. His best showing at the Australian Open in 2004, where he reached the semi-finals, was at the Australian Open. In 2003, he appeared at both the French Open and US Open junior championships.

Djokovic made a name for herself in ATP Tour in 2003, around the time Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal established themselves as the two top players in men's tennis. He participated mainly in Futures and Challenger tournaments from 2003 to 2005, winning three of each kind from 2003 to 2005. Umag was his first tour-level tournament in 2004, where he lost to Filippo Volandri in the round of 32.

Djokovic won in straight sets in qualifying over future rival Stan Wawrinka in qualifying for his first Grand Slam tournament appearance since qualifying for the 2005 Australian Open. He advanced to the third round of both Wimbledon and the US Open, defeating Guillermo Garcé in the former and defeating Gal Monfils and Mario Angri in the latter. Djokovic competed in four Masters tournaments and qualified for two of them, his highest success coming in Paris, where he advanced to the third round and defeated fourth seed Mariano Puerta along the way.

Since making his first quarterfinal appearance at a Grand Slam event, as well as winning the fourth round at Wimbledon last year, Djokovic reached the top 40 in the world singles rankings.

Djokovic claimed his first ATP title at the Dutch Open in Amersfoort without losing a single set, defeating Nicolás Mass in the final three weeks. He captured his second title at the Moselle Open in Metz, France, and has risen to the top 20. During the indoor hardcourt season, he reached his first Masters quarterfinal appearance at Madrid.

Djokovic clinched a crucial Davis Cup victory over Great Britain on Sunday by defeating Greg Rusedski in four sets in the fourth match of the tie, giving Serbia and Montenegro a 2-1 advantage in the Group One Euro/African Zone of Davis Cup. Djokovic considered moving from Serbia to Great Britain for a brief period of time. Following this match, the British media reported that Djokovic's camp was discussing with the Lawn Tennis Association about his international recognition after rising to British tennis ranks. "The British being really generous to us after the Davis Cup," the nineteen-year-old Djokovic, who was ranked 60th in the world at the time, dismissed the tale at first by insisting that the talks were not serious. However, more than three years later, Djokovic declared that the talks between his family and the LTA in April and May 2006 were indeed serious.

Djokovic started the 2007 season by defeating Australian Chris Guccione in the final of the tournament in Adelaide, before losing in the Australian Open final to eventual champion Roger Federer in straight sets. His appearances at the Masters Series in Indian Wells and Miami, where he finished as the runner-up and champion respectively, propelled him into the top ten in the world. Djokovic lost the Indian Wells final to Rafael Nadal, but Nadal defeated Nadal in Key Biscayne in the quarterfinals before defeating Guillermo Caas for the title in the final.

Djokovic returned to Serbia to help his country join the Davis Cup World Group in a match against Georgia after winning their first Master Series title. He won a point by defeating George Chanturia of Georgia. Later, he competed in the Monte Carlo Masters, where he was defeated by David Ferrer in the third round and in the Estoril Open, where he beat Richard Gasquet in the final. Djokovic also reached the quarterfinals of both the Internazionali d'Italia in Rome, where he lost to Nadal and the Hamburg Masters, where Carlos Moyá defeated him. Djokovic qualified for his first major semi-final appearance at the French Open, losing to eventual champion Nadal.

Djokovic won a five-hour quarterfinal against Marcos Baghdatis at Wimbledon. After winning the first and losing the second set in his semi-final match against Nadal, he retired with elbow pain in the third set.

Djokovic's next tournament was the Rogers Cup in Montreal, and he defeated No. 58. Andy Roddick, No. 3 in the quarterfinals, No. 57 Andy Roddick, No. 3 Jeff Carter in the quarterfinals. 2 Nadal is in the semi-finals, and No. 10 is No. 02. Federer 1 in the final. It was the first time a player had defeated the top three ranked players in one tournament since Boris Becker in 1994. Djokovic was also the second player after Tomá Berdych to beat both Federer and Nadal since being the top two players in the world. Björn Borg said that Djokovic is "definitely a candidate to win a Grand Slam (tournament). In the second round of the Cincinnati Masters, Djokovic defeated Moyà in straight sets. Despite this, he advanced to the final of the US Open, where he had five set points in the first set and two in the second set and two in the second set but lost in straight sets to top-seeded Federer.

Djokovic captured his fifth title of the year at the BA-CA TennisTrophy in Vienna, defeating Stanislas Wawrinka in the final. His next tournament was the Madrid Masters, where he defeated David Nalbandian in the semi-finals. Djokovic, who was assured of finishing the year in first place, ranked No. 8 on the year's list. Three participants qualified for the year-end Tennis Masters Cup (ATP Finals), but they did not progress to the round robin matches. He was named the best athlete in Serbia by the Golden Badge Award, and the Serbian Olympic Committee named him the country's best athlete.

Djokovic was instrumental in the 2007 play-off victory over Australia by winning all his matches and helping the Serbia Davis Cup team advance to the 2008 World Championships. Djokovic was forced to influenza in Serbia's match against Russia in Moscow in early 2008, and he missed his first singles match. He won his doubles match against Nenad Zimonji before retiring during his singles match with Nikolay Davydenko.

Djokovic started the year off by winning the Hopman Cup with fellow Serbian world No. 1 David Bekovic. Jelena Jankovi – March 3 Although he won all of his round-robin matches, the team lost 1–2 in the final to Serena Williams and Mardy Fish, the second-seeded American team. Djokovic won his second straight Grand Slam final, this time without losing a set, including a victory over two-time champion Federer in the semi-finals. Djokovic became the youngest player in the Open Era to have reached the semifinals in all four Grand Slam tournaments by qualifying. Djokovic claimed his first Grand Slam singles title in four sets over unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. This was the first time since the 2005 Australian Open that a Grand Slam singles title was not won by Federer or Nadal.

Djokovic's next tournament was the Dubai Tennis Championships, where he lost in the semi-finals to Roddick. Djokovic claimed his ninth singles title at the Pacific Life Masters in Indian Wells, defeating Mardy Fish in the final. After beating Wawrinka in the final, Djokovic claimed his tenth career singles title and fourth Master Series singles crown at the Italian Open in Rome. In the semi-finals at the Hamburg Masters, Djokovic came second after losing to Nadal. In straight sets, he lost in straight sets to Nadal in the semi-finals.

Djokovic returned to Nadal on grass, this time in the Artois Championships final in Queen's Club, where he lost in two sets in two sets. Djokovic qualified for Wimbledon and advanced to Safin in the second round of the Grand Slam for the first time in five years, but he crashed in the second round, snaping a streak of five major tournaments in which he had reached at least the semi-finals.

Djokovic then failed to defend his 2007 singles title at the Rogers Cup in Toronto – he was disqualified in the quarterfinals by eighth-seeded Andy Murray. Djokovic advanced to the semifinals in the Cincinnati Masters this week, defeating Nadal and snapping the Spaniard's 32-match winning streak. He lost in straight sets to Murray in the final. His first Olympics was the 2008 Summer Olympics, his first Olympics. Martin Damm and Pavel Vzner's Czech pairing eliminated him and Nenad Zimonji, seeded second in men's doubles, in the first round. Djokovic placed third in singles, losing in the semi-finals to Nadal. In the bronze medal match, Djokovic defeated James Blake, the loser of the other semi-finals.

Djokovic qualified third in the US Open after the Olympics, defeating Roddick in the quarterfinals. In a post-match interview, Djokovic chastised Roddick for accusing him of overusing the trainer in matches during matches, causing a smattering of boos. In a rematch of the previous year's final, his campaign at the US Open ended in the semi-finals when he fell to Federer in four sets. Following the US Open, Djokovic continued to compete in four tournaments. He lost in straight sets to Tsonga at the Thailand Open. Djokovic was the second seed in the year-long Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai in November. He won in straight sets over Argentina Juan Martn del Potro in his first round-robin match. He then defeated Nikolay Davydenko in three sets before losing his final round-robin match against Tsonga. Djokovic qualified for the semi-finals, where he defeated Gilles Simon. Djokovic won his first title at the year-end championship after defeating Davydenko in the final.

Djokovic started the year off at the Brisbane International Cricket Club, where he was stunned by Ernests Gulbis in the first round. In the semi-finals at the Sydney International, he lost to Jarkko Nieminen. Djokovic retired from his quarterfinal match against former world No. 1 David Mitchell, the Australian Open defending champion. Andy Roddick, primarily due to heat exhaustion.

Djokovic won the singles title at the Dubai Tennis Championships after losing in the semi-finals of the Open 13 tournament in Marseille to Tsonga, defeating Ferrer for his twelfth title in career. Djokovic was the defending champion at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells last week but he lost in the quarterfinals to Roddick. Djokovic advanced to Federer in the semi-finals at the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne before losing to Murray in the final.

Djokovic reached the final of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters event, on clay, defeating Nadal in the final. Djokovic failed to defend the title he had won the previous year, losing in the final at Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.

In Belgrade, Djokovic was the top seed in his hometown tournament, the Serbia Open. He defeated second-time finalist ukasz Kubot to win his second title of the year. Djokovic reached the semi-finals at the Madrid Open as the third seed in the Madrid Open tournament. Despite losing three match points, he defeated Nadal and lost. The match, which lasted four hours and three minutes, was the longest three-set singles match on the ATP Tour in the Open Era. He lost in the third round to German Philipp Kohlschreiber in the French Open.

Djokovic started his grass court season at the Gerry Weber Open, where after Federer's withdrawal, he competed as the top seed. He advanced to the final, where he lost to German Tommy Haas. In the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, Djokovic lost to Haas.

Djokovic reached the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup in Montreal before losing to Roddick. Djokovic qualified third-ranked Nadal in the semi-finals before losing in the final to No. 1 in the Cincinnati Masters. Federer is the best in the world. Djokovic qualified to the semi-finals at the US Open, defeating Ivan Ljubi, the 15th seed Radek tpánek, and the 10th seed Fernando Verdasco before being defeated by Federer.

Djokovic beat Victor Hănescu, Viktor Troicki, Verdasco, and Robin Söderling en route to the final, where he defeated Marin ili in straight sets to win his third title of the year. Djokovic progressed to Davydenko in the inaugural Shanghai ATP Masters semi-finals. Djokovic defeated Jan Hernych in the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors in Basel, where he recovered from a deficit to defeat Wawrinka before winning his semi-final against tpánek. He won his fourth title of the year after defeating home favorite and three-time champion Federer in the final. Djokovic claimed his first Masters title of the year by defeating Nadal in the semi-finals before beating Gal Monfils in the final.

Djokovic defeated Davydenko in his first round-robin match before losing his second match to Söderling in London as the year's defending champion. Despite winning in his third round-robin match, Djokovic was unable to qualify for the semi-finals.

Djokovic, the year's No. 1, came to an end. For the third year in a row, he has played 97 games, the most of any player on the ATP Tour, with a 78–19 win-loss record. He won five championships and was ranked as the top ten finals in the ATP Tour. Djokovic was also instrumental in promoting Serbia to the 2009 World Group. He played a vital role in Serbia's first independent history by winning both singles matches against Sam Query and John Isner on March 8th.

Djokovic started his year by participating in the AAMI Classic, an exhibition exhibition. He beat Haas in his first match before losing to Fernando Verdasco in his second. Djokovic was disqualified in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Australian Open at Tsonga after losing a five-setter to Tsonga. Despite the loss, he still had a career-high ranking of No. 1 in the United States. 2 and went on to the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, where he lost to Youzhny. Djokovic reached the final at the Dubai Tennis Championships, this time defeating Youzhny to win his first title of the year.

Djokovic later competed in Serbia's Davis Cup match against the United States on clay in Belgrade, helping his team advance to the first quarterfinal of the Davis Cup, defeating Query and Isner. Djokovic lost in the fourth round to Ljubii in the Indian Wells Masters. In his first match against Olivier Rochus, he lost in the Miami Masters. Djokovic later revealed that he had stopped working with Todd Martin as his coach.

Top-seeded Djokovic advanced to the semi-finals of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, his first clay-court tournament of the year, before losing to Verdasco. Djokovic also lost in the quarterfinals at Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, this time to Verdasco. He progressed to the quarterfinals at his hometown tournament, the Serbia Open in Belgrade, while trailing Filip Krajinovi.

Djokovic came third in the French Open, seeded third. He defeated Evgeny Korolev, Kei Nishikori, Victor Hănescu, and Robby Ginepri en route to the quarterfinals, where he lost in five sets to Jürgen Melzer. Djokovic reached Wimbledon as the third seed, defeating Rochus, Taylor Dent, Albert Montaés, Lleyton Hewitt, and Yen-Hsun Lu en route to the semi-finals, where he lost in straight sets to Tomás.

Djokovic later competed at the Rogers Cup in Toronto, where he defeated Federer in the semi-finals. In a one-time, high-profile partnership, Djokovic also competed in doubles with Nadal. This had not happened since 1976, when Jimmy Connors and Arthur Ashe were No. No. 1. There are 1 and No. The two players are paired together as a doubles team. They lost in the first round to Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil of Canada. In the Cincinnati Masters quarterfinals, Djokovic then lost to Roddick.

In his first round against Viktor Troicki in extreme heat, Djokovic came close to losing in the third seed of the US Open. He then defeated Philipp Petzschner, James Blake, Mardy Fish, and No. For the fourth year in a row, 17 seed Gal Monfils advanced to the US Open semi-finals in straight sets. He defeated Federer in five sets after saving two match points with forehand winners and then remaining in the tie at 4–5 in the fifth set. It was Djokovic's first victory over Federer in four attempts at the US Open, and his first victory over Federer in a Major since the 2008 Australian Open. Djokovic advanced to Nadal in the final, ending Nadal's career as a Grand Slam veteran.

Djokovic, the top seed and defending champion, who helped Serbia beat the Czech Republic 3–2 to advance to the Davis Cup final. For the second year in a row, he captured the title after defeating Maoxin Gong, Mardy Fish (walkover), Gilles Simon, and John Isner en route to the final. In the final, Djokovic defeated Ferrer. Djokovic made a semi-final appearance at the Shanghai Masters, losing to Federer. At the ATP Finals in London, Djokovic played his last tournament of the year. Djokovic, Berdych, and Roddick were among Group A members, as well as Nadal, Berdych, and Roddick. Djokovic defeated Berdy in his first round robin match. He lost to Nadal the next time. In his last round-robin match, he defeated Roddick and advanced to the semi-finals, where he lost in two sets to Federer.

In Serbia's Davis Cup final victory over France, Djokovic won his two singles rubbers. This was the start of a long run unbeaten into 2011. Djokovic finished the year as No. 5 in the world. He is now in his fourth straight finish at this position. He was named "Serbian Sportsman of the Year" by the Olympic Committee of Serbia and "Serbian Athlete of the Year" by DSL Sport, and "Serbian Athlete of the Year" by DSL Sport.

Serbia defeated Croatia (4–1) and the Czech Republic (3–2) in the Davis Cup final, moving on to the Davis Cup final. Serbia went from 1–2 down to defeat France 3–2 in Belgrade's final tie 3–2 to win the country's first Davis Cup Championship. Djokovic scored two singles points for Serbia in the final, defeating Gilles Simon and Gaul Monfils. He was the backbone of the Serbian squad, winning the singles rubbers for the country's victory, going 7-0 in singles rubbers to lead the country to the title, but compatriot Viktor Troicki stole the final rubber in the final.

Djokovic participated in ten tournaments in 2011, including three Grand Slam tournament victories at the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. He also captured a then-record five ATP Masters titles, as well as a new record for the most prize money won in a single season on the ATP Tour ($12 million). From the start of the season to the French Open semi-finals, he had a 41-match winning streak. Federer lost to Federer. Djokovic played in only two games from the start of the season until his final match of the season (US Open) in September, defeating Nadal and Federer 10–1. However, his performance has decreased toward the end of the season, beginning with a back injury that caused him to withdraw from the Davis Cup and then ending with a poor showing in the ATP Finals. Djokovic ended the season with a 7-6 record and a year-end ranking No. 1 in the world. 1. He was named the 2011 ITF World Champion.

Pete Sampras said that Djokovic's 2011 season was the best he had seen in his lifetime, with the season dubbed "one of the finest performances in all sports." Boris Becker called Djokovic's season "one of the best years in tennis of all time," noting that it "hasn't been the greatest statistically, but he's beat Federer, and he's stunned Nadal, and he's stunned everybody who came around to face him in the world's biggest tournaments ever." Rafael Nadal, who lost in six finals to Djokovic, praised Djokovic's appearances as "probably the highest level of tennis that I ever saw."

Djokovic began his season by winning the Australian Open. He defeated David Ferrer in three sets in the quarter-finals. Djokovic won in five sets after four hours and 50 minutes, bouncing back from a two-set deficit and fending off break points at 5-all in the fifth set. Djokovic won 7–5 in the final set after recovering from a break down in the previous set to win 7–5. The match was the longest Grand Slam final in Open Age history, as well as the longest match in Australian Open history, taking the final between Nadal and Fernando Verdasco in 5-hours and 14 minutes.

In the semi-finals at Indian Wells, Djokovic was defeated by John Isner. In Miami, he defended his title. In the Monte Carlo final, he lost in straight sets to Nadal in straight sets. At the 2012 Rome Masters final, Djokovic defeated Nadal in straight sets.

Djokovic secured his second French Open final by defeating Roger Federer and reaching the final of all four majors consecutively. Djokovic had a chance to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969, winning both major titles at the same time as this year's Australian Open, but Nadal defeated them in four sets. Djokovic failed to defend his Wimbledon crown after losing in four sets to Roger Federer in the semi-finals after the French Open.

Djokovic was selected as Serbia's flag bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Djokovic defeated French fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on August 2nd, progressing to the semi-finals, where Murray was defeated in straight sets by Murray. He lost to Juan Martn del Potro in the bronze medal match, finishing fourth, and placed fourth. He defended his Rogers Cup title for the second time, losing just a single set to Tommy Haas. Following the Rogers Cup, Djokovic reached the final of the Cincinnati Masters but lost in straight sets to Federer.

Djokovic claimed his third straight final victory by defeating fourth-seeded David Ferrer in a match postponed a day due to rain. He then lost in five sets to Murray. Djokovic won in straight sets over Tsonga to defend his China Open title. He won the Shanghai Masters by defeating Murray in the final the following week. Djokovic regained the No. 1 after Federer's withdrawal from the Paris Masters. 1st place in the rankings. Djokovic secured the 2012 ATP Finals by defeating Federer in the final on November 12, 2012. The International Tennis Federation selected Djokovic as the 2012 World Champion in men's singles, owing to his success in the 2012 season.

Djokovic began the 2013 season by defeating Andy Murray in the final of the 2013 Australian Open for the third time in his career and his sixth major title. He appeared in a Davis Cup match against Belgium a week later, defeating Olivier Rochus to give the Serbian team a 2–0 advantage.

Djokovic defeated Tomá Berdych in the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships on March 2, 2013. Djokovic made it to the semi-finals at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells for another good week of tennis, before losing to Juan Martn del Potro, snaping his 22-match winning streak. Djokovic became the defending champion of Miami Masters this week but lost in straight sets to Tommy Haas in the fourth round.

In the Davis Cup quarterfinals in April, Djokovic competed for Serbia against the United States. Djokovic tied his teammate by defeating John Isner and Sam Querry. Rafael Nadal, the eight-time champion, defeated him in straight sets in the Monte Carlo finals earlier this month, clinching his first title. In the second round of the Madrid Open in May, he was defeated in three sets by Grigor Dimitrov. He lost to Berdych in the quarterfinal stage of the Rome Masters this week.

Djokovic began his French Open campaign by defeating David Goffin, Guido Pella, and Dimitrov in straight sets. He bounced back from a set down and defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in four sets in the fourth round. He won the Grand Slam quarter-final for the 16th time in a row, defeating Tommy Haas. In the semi-final in a five-set epic, Djokovic defeated Nadal.

Djokovic defeated Murray in straight sets in the Wimbledon final. He lost in three sets to Nadal in the semi-finals at the Rogers Cup. In the quarterfinals in Cincinnati, Djokovic defeated Isner later. Djokovic advanced to the US Open final for the 37th time in his career, where he met Nadal for the 37th time in his career (a new Open Era record). In four sets, he went on to lose in four sets. Djokovic won his fourth Beijing title by defeating Nadal in the final in straight sets in early October. He also won his second Shanghai Masters title, extending his winning streak to 20–0 over the tour's tough-court Asian swing. Djokovic claimed his 16th Masters title in Paris at the end of the season, defeating David Ferrer in the final. Djokovic earned his trophy in 2013 by defeating Nadal in straight sets. Boris Becker joined his staff as head coach at the end of the season.

Djokovic won the 2013 Mubadala Championship in a warm-up tournament. He won his first four matches in straight sets over Luká Lacko, Leonardo Mayer, Denis Istomin, and No. Fabio Fognini, a 15-seed seed, respectively. In the quarterfinals of the tournament, he met Wawrinka for the second year in a row. Despite coming back from two sets to one down, Djokovic defeated 9–7 in the fifth set, snapping his 25-match winning streak in Melbourne and his streak of 14 consecutive Grand Slam tournament semi-finals.

Djokovic claimed his third Indian Wells Masters title, defeating Federer in the final. He beat No. 2 during his good run. In the final of the Miami Masters in straight sets, Nadal defeats Nadal in the final. Djokovic lost in straight sets to Federer in the semi-finals after suffering from a wrist injury that prevented him throughout the Monte-Carlo Masters. Djokovic won his third Rome title after returning from injury by defeating Nadal in the Italian Open final. He then donated the $500,000 in prize money that he had received to the victims of the 2014 Southeast Europe floods.

Djokovic reached the final of the French Open defending six sets in six sets, but lost in the final to Nadal in four sets. It was Djokovic's first defeat in the last 5 matches between the two teams. In five sets, Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in the Wimbledon Championships. Rafael Nadal was crowned the world No. 1 after his triumph over the victory over Rafael Nadal once more. 1. Djokovic finished in straight sets over eventual first-time champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, defeating him in straight sets to the eventual first-time champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Tommy Robredo, a male champion at the Cincinnati Masters, matched him after losing. Djokovic qualified to the semi-finals of the US Open, where he lost in four sets to Kei Nishikori in four sets.

Djokovic claimed his fifth trophy in six years, defeating Murray in the semi-finals and Berdych in the final. Federer was defeated by Federer in the semi-finals of Shanghai Masters the following week. He then gained the Paris Bercy masters title without losing a single set, defeating Raonic in the final.

Djokovic set a new record by winning three round-robin matches in the ATP Finals for a total loss of just nine games. He also won the year-end No. by qualifying in the semi-finals. For the third time, the one ranked No. 1 ranks, tied for the third time with Nadal in fifth place. After Federer withdrew before the final, he was given the ATP Finals trophy. This was his seventh title of the season for him and the fourth at the year-end tournament.

Djokovic started his season at the Qatar Open in Doha, where he won his first two rounds despite losing only 6 games, but he lost in the quarterfinals against Ivo Karlovi in three close sets. He recovered from that humiliating loss at the Australian Open, where he made it through the first five rounds without losing a single set. He met defending champion Stan Wawrinka in the semi-finals, the man who beat him the year before. He twice lost a set lead, but the fifth was back to love and set up a third final against Andy Murray. After splitting the first two sets in tiebreakers, Djokovic found his form after dropping his services at the beginning of the third set and going on to win 12 of the last 13 games to claim a fourth-set victory over Roger Federer and Andre Agassi. He ranked eighth on the all-time list of men with the most Major titles, tying Agassi, Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors, Ken Rosewall, and Fred Perry, tying Agassi, Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors, Ken Rosewall, and Fred Perry.

He returned to the Dubai Championships after losing to Federer in the final. Djokovic won his 21st Masters title after two weeks over Federer in three sets. He beat David Ferrer and John Isner in three sets in Miami, his fifth title, defeating Andy Murray in three sets. Djokovic earned his 22nd Masters title and became the first person to win the Indian Wells – Miami double three times. Djokovic clinched his second Monte-Carlo Masters title in April by defeating Tomá Berdych in the final. Djokovic retired from the 2015 Madrid Masters. For the fourth time at the Rome Masters, he won the title for the fourth time, making it 4 out of four Masters titles in the season for Djokovic.

He maintained his good form on clay at the French Open by progressing to the final without losing a set in the first five rounds, including a quarterfinal match against Nadal and a five-set semi-final victory over No. 2 in the French Open. Andy Murray, a 3 seed, was taking two days to complete. This made him the second man to win over Nadal at the French Open. However, he dropped the next match and the tournament to No. 4. Stan Wawrinka, an 8 seed, defeated in four sets. He recovered from his humiliating loss in Paris in the fourth round, moving from two sets down to defeat Kevin Anderson in the fourth round and then moving on to win his third Wimbledon title.

Djokovic had hoped to become the first man to complete a set of Masters titles in Cincinnati, winning the Career Gold Masters title, but Federer defeated him in the final in the 2018 and 2020 series. Djokovic advanced to the finals for the sixth time in his career, achieving the feat of advancing to all four Grand Slam finals in a single calendar year. He met Federer in the final twice, his second title at Flushing Meadows and his tenth Grand Slam singles title overall, becoming the fifth man to win all four Major finals in a calendar year.

He returned to China Open in October for the sixth time, defeating Nadal in straight sets in the final to bring his overall record at the tournament to 29–0. Djokovic won his fourth title and a historic sixth ATP Masters tournament in one year as he defeated Murray in straight sets. He faced Federer in the ATP Finals' round-robin stage, defeating him in the coveted third seed once more. He defeated Federer in straight sets for his fifth ATP Finals title and became the first player to win the Year-Encounter Championships four times in a row.

Djokovic reached the championship match of every top-level tournament he played by the end of the season (15 in Majors, eight in Masters, and the final at the Year-end Championships). He has won 11 titles, including a season-record ten Big Titles (three Majors, six Masters, and the Year-End Championships) on all court surfaces and conditions (hard, clay, grass, and indoors). Djokovic set a new season record for most ranking points (16,585) as the world No. 1. 1. The 2015 season will be Djokovic's most prolific season since 2022, and it is regarded as one of the best seasons in tennis history.

Djokovic captured his 60th title in Doha, defeating Rafael Nadal in two sets in a final that lasted 73 minutes. He set a new ATP record by lifting it to 16,790. Djokovic won his sixth Australian Open title. He defeated Roger Federer in four sets in the semi-finals and in a rematch of the 2015 final in three straight sets on his way to his Open Era record sixth title in Melbourne. He recovered from an eye infection at the Dubai Open to win his fifth Indian Wells Masters title, beating Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals and Milos Raonic in the final. Djokovic's reign was so dominant that the world no. 2 came to an end. Andy Murray and Roger Federer (Andy Murray and Roger Federer) may have combined their points but not have enough votes to move him in the rankings, but not have enough to pass him.

Djokovic earned the Miami Open for the third year in a row, tying him with Andre Agassi for the most singles titles in the Miami Open. In addition,, Djokovic completed the Sunshine Double in his fourth year, the most Sunshine Doubles out of any player in history, and it was the third year that Djokovic completed it. Djokovic won in Miami over Roger Federer to become the all-time top prize money winner on the ATP tour, with career earnings of $98.2 million. Djokovic came back from losing the Madrid title for the second time in his career after an early round exit at the Monte Carlo Masters. Murray was victor in the Rome Masters final a week later, despite a poor showing, Djokovic defeated Nadal and Kei Nishikori in two long quarterfinals and semi-finals.

Djokovic won in four sets over Andy Murray in the final of the French Open, making him the reigning champion of all four major tournaments, a feat that the media has dubbed the Nole Slam. With his victory over the French Open, Djokovic became the third player to win all four Grand Slam titles at the same time, and the first player to win $100 million in prize money. Roland Garros' victory brought his ATP ranking up to a new high of 16,950. He came to a close in the third round after losing in four sets to American Sam Querry. It was his first appearance in a Grand Slam since the 2009 French Open.

Djokovic returned to form in late July by winning his fourth Rogers Cup title and his 30th Masters title overall without losing a single one. Juan Martn del Potro defeated Djokovic in the first round of the Olympic men's singles in Rio de Janeiro in August. It was Djokovic's first opening round loss since January 2009, when Ernest Gulbis shocked him at the 2009 Brisbane International Convention. The US Open Djokovic advanced to the final this year in four sets, but Stan Wawrinka defeated him in four sets. In the semi-finals and quarterfinals of Shanghai and Paris, Djokovic was defeated by Roberto Bautista Agut and Marin ilii. He lost the No. owing to this cause. Andy Murray is ranked 1 in the world's top 10 rankings. However, a runner-up finish at the ATP Finals highlighted his best results in nearly three months. Boris Becker, his three-year coach, was fired after the season.

After defeating the current world No. 1, Djokovic defended his title in Doha in January. Andy Murray. By world No. 2, he was disillusioned in the second round at the Australian Open. 117 Denis Istomin. This was the first time since 2007, Djokovic had failed to qualify for the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, and the first time he lost to a player ranked outside of the top 100 in a major. Djokovic competed in the Mexican Open and Indian Wells Masters in February and March, but Nick Kyrgios eliminated him in both competitions before the semifinals. Djokovic qualified to the quarterfinals of the Monte-Carlo Masters in April, losing to David Goffin. Marián Vajda, fitness specialist Gebhard Phil-Gritsch, and physiotherapist Miljan Amanovi all agreed to split after the tournament, citing the need to find a winning spark. Djokovic qualified to the semifinals after a good showing at the Madrid Masters, losing in straight sets to Nadal. The Rome Masters' runner-up result indicated a change in his form.

Andre Agassi will be his next coach, beginning at the 2017 French Open on May 21. However, he lost in the quarterfinals to Dominic Thiem as the defending champion. He began the grass court season at the Eastbourne International Centre, playing his first non-Wimbledon tournament on grass since 2010. He won the title by defeating Gal Monfils in the final. He made it to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon before losing to Tomá Berdych due to an elbow injury.

Djokovic said on July 26 that he will miss the US Open and the remainder of the 2017 season to recover from his elbow injury.

Djokovic defeated Dominic Thiem at the Kooyong Classic exhibition tournament in January. He reached the fourth round of the 2018 Australian Open, where he was stunned by Chung Hyeon. He underwent elbow surgery in late January. Djokovic returned to the justice courts on March 3rd and then lost in the second round to Taro Daniel a week later. In the second round of the Miami Open, he defeated Benoît Paire.

Djokovic, reunited with longtime coach Marián Vada at the Monte Carlo Masters, won over Duan Lajovi and Borna ori, followed by a loss to Dominic Thiem. "I can now play without pain after two years," he said in a press conference. Djokovic's slow return to form will be seen at the Madrid Masters following another early departure in Barcelona to Martin Klin. Djokovic won his first match over a top 20 player in ten months after winning in the first round to Kyle Edmund. He reached the semifinals with a 6–6 record before losing to longtime rival Rafael Nadal in the Rome Masters. He reached the quarterfinals of the French Open before losing to Marco Cecchinato.

Djokovic started his grass court season at Queen's Club, defeating Grigor Dimitrov in the second round, securing his first victory over a top 5 player in almost 18 months. Despite being a champion point, he lost to Marin ili in the final. Stan Wawrinka, a longtime friend and foe, also played doubles. Djokovic qualified as the 12th seed in Wimbledon, where he met Rafael Nadal in the semifinals. Djokovic beat Nadal in a five-set match that spanned two days. By defeating Kevin Anderson in straight sets in the final, he claimed his fourth Wimbledon title and 13th major title overall. With the victory, he climbed 11 ranking positions and re-entered the top ten for the first time since October 2017.

Djokovic started his North American hardcourt swing with a third-round appearance at the Rogers Cup, losing to Stefano Tsitsipas. For the first time in three years, he returned to the Cincinnati Masters for the first time in three years. Djokovic defeated defending champion Grigor Dimitrov, Milos Raonic, and Marin ili in the tournament's fourth final against Roger Federer, who was plagued by rain. Despite Federer's streak of 100 consecutive appearances at the tournament, Djokovic defeated his first Cincinnati Masters title three times. Djokovic won the Career Golden Masters for the first time (and, as of 2022, the only) player in tennis history to win all nine ATP Masters events at least once in one's career.

Djokovic was seeded sixth in the US Open. In his eleventh appearance in a series of appearances, he defeated Kei Nishikori to advance to his 11th US Open semifinal, where he defeated Kei Nishikori. Djokovic won his third US Open title and 14th major title overall, tying Pete Sampras for third place. For the first time since the 2017 French Open, Djokovic climbed to the top of the world rankings for the first time since the 2017 French Open.

Djokovic won the Shanghai Masters despite not losing a set or having his service interrupted throughout his career. The victory was his fourth title in Shanghai, and his ranking as a result has risen to No. 1. 2. Rafael Nadal announced his retirement from the Paris Masters due to an abdominal injury on October 31st, and Djokovic regained the world No. 1 on Monday. The 1st place on the charts. Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in a close three-set semifinal, but Karen Khachanov was disqualified in the final. Djokovic was guaranteed a fifth year-end No. 5 in the ATP Finals. Following Rafael Nadal's departure from the sport, he came in a ranked no. 1. He defeated Alexander Zverev, Marin ili, and John Isner without dropping a single set in the round-robin tournament. He defeated Kevin Anderson to advance to his seventh final at the tournament in the semifinals, but Zverev was upset. He defeated Karen Khachanov & Kevin Anderson to win the title at the 2018 Mubadala Championship.

Djokovic's first tournament of the year was in the Qatar Open, where he defeated Roberto Bautista Agut in the semifinals. He then qualified as the top seed in the Australian Open and defeated Rafael Nadal in the final to win his seventh Australian Open and 15th major title overall. Djokovic later competed at the Indian Wells Masters, where he was stunned by Philipp Kohlschreiber in the third round and lost in the Miami Open to Bautista Agut in the fourth round.

Djokovic continued his clay court appearance with the Monte Carlo Masters, losing in the quarterfinals to Daniil Medvedev. Novak Djokovic won the Madrid Open for his 250th week in ATP rankings, bringing him to the top of the world number one. Djokovic earned his third Madrid Open title and a record-equaling 33rd ATP Masters title overall by defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final. He reached the final at the Italian Open after a dramatic win over long time rival Juan Martn del Potro, where he lost to Rafael Nadal after losing to Rafael Nadal. Djokovic qualified in the French Open Championships, progressing to the semifinals without losing a single set. With his fourth-round victory, he became Roland Garros' first man to reach ten consecutive quarterfinals. He lost in the semifinals to Dominic Thiem in a four-hour, five-set match spanning two days, snapping his 26-match winning streak in majors and his hunt for his second 'Noble Slam' in the tournament.

Djokovic won his fifth Wimbledon title and 16th major title overall, defeating Roger Federer in a thrilling five-set final that lasted a record four hours and fifty minutes at Wimbledon. Djokovic, who gained fewer points overall than Federer, gained two championship points in the fifth round of the tournament and took the championship by two points. Djokovic finished as the defending champion at the Cincinnati Open later this season, but in the semifinals, he lost to eventual champion Daniil Medvedev. In the fourth round of the 2019 US Open, Djokovic lost to Stan Wawrinka, suffering due to injury, but not trailing by 2 sets and a break. Djokovic won the Japan Open in October after defeating John Millman in straight sets. Djokovic reached the quarterfinals at the Shanghai Masters, but lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas. Djokovic won his fifth Paris Masters title over Denis Shapovalov in November. Djokovic then competed in the 2019 ATP Finals but was later disqualified in the round robin stage after losing to Dominic Thiem and Federer (his first defeat to Federer since 2015).

Djokovic won six titles at the inaugural 2020 ATP Cup, including victories over Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals and Rafael Nadal in the final, leading Serbia to the title. He defeated longtime rival Roger Federer in straight sets en route to the final, where he defeated Dominic Thiem in five sets at the Australian Open. This was Djokovic's eighth victory at the Australian Open and his 17th Grand Slam title. He also won the world No. 1 position. The ATP rankings place No. 1 in the ATP rankings. Djokovic claimed the title for the fifth time at the Dubai Tennis Championships, defeating Stefano Tsitsipas in the final. During the Adria Tour, he helped with a series of charity exhibition games in Balkans that he helped plan in June, Djokovic tested positive for COVID-19. Djokovic was chastised for staging the game in the absence of social cohesion and other precautions against COVID-19. After many players, their families, and coaches tested positive for the virus, the last game of the tour was postponed. Djokovic said he was "deeply sorry" for the game, acknowledging that he and the organisers "weren't right" to participate in the tournament and that the tournament followed all health legislation. Many of the criticisms were reportedly malicious, according to the author, "It's obviously more than just criticism; it's like an agenda and a witch hunt."

Djokovic won his second Cincinnati Masters title with the resuming of the ATP Tour. He won his 35th Masters crown, his second in a row, in his second appearance at Golden Masters. During his fourth round match against Pablo Carmelo Busta, Djokovic was disqualified after mistakenly striking a line official in the throat with a tennis ball. The United States Tennis Association docked Djokovic for all ranking points he would have earned at the tournament and fined him the reward money he would not have won if the incident had not occurred. Djokovic led Pete Sampras to his second week as the ATP world number one ranked player in the world number one category on September 21.

Djokovic claimed his fourth Masters 1000 title and fifth in Rome, defeating Diego Schwartzman in the final. Djokovic was disqualified in straight sets to Rafael Nadal in the final of the rescheduled French Open. Djokovic then competed in the Vienna Open, where he was disqualified in straight sets by Lorenzo Sonego in the quarterfinals. Djokovic lost in the round robin to Daniil Medvedev, but beat Alexander Zverev and Diego Schwartzman in the ATP Finals. He then lost his semifinal match to Dominic Thiem. Djokovic reached his 300th week as the top-ranked singles tennis player in the world on Sunday.

Djokovic started his 2021 season by representing Serbia as the defending champions of the ATP Cup, but the country was disqualified in the group stage despite Djokovic winning both his singles matches. He then defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final for his 18th major title and record-extending ninth title at the Australian Open. Djokovic tied Federer's Open Era record of 310 weeks at world No. 1 on March 1st. It's now 1:1, and it's surpassed it. The weeks at number one stand at 371. As of May 20, 2022, the weeks at number one stand at 371. Djokovic then competed in the Monte Carlo Masters, losing his third round match to Dan Evans. Djokovic later competed at the Serbia Open, losing in a three-set semifinal to Aslan Karatsev. Djokovic won a three-set final to Rafael Nadal at the Italian Open, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas and Lorenzo Sonego.

Djokovic advanced to the final at the French Open after defeating Rafael Nadal in a four-set semifinal epic. It was only Nadal's second loss to Djokovic (and third overall) at the tournament. Djokovic came back from two sets down to defeat Stefanos Tsitsipas in five sets in the final. After coming back from a two-set deficit in two separate matches, Djokovic became the third man to win all four singles majors twice in the Open Era, and the first to do so in the Open Era.

Djokovic won the 100th grass-court title by reaching the semifinals and beating Matteo Bertini to win his sixth Wimbledon title and equal Federer and Nadal's all-time record of 20 men's major titles. Djokovic became the second player to win Majors on three separate surfaces in the same year (after Nadal in 2010) and the fifth man in the Open Era to win the "Channel Slam" after winning the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year. Djokovic started his summer hard court season at the Tokyo Olympics, where he wanted to improve on his bronze medal performance from Beijing 2008. However, he lost in the semifinals to Alexander Zverev and then to Pablo Busta in the bronze medal competition. Nina Stojanovic also competed in mixed doubles, with Aslan Karatsev and Elena Vesnina in the semifinals before being disqualified from their bronze medal match against WTA singles No. 147. Ashleigh Barty and John Peers, with Djokovic blaming a shoulder injury.

Djokovic then entered the US Open, aiming to be the third man to win the Grand Slam in men's singles. Djokovic faced Kei Nishikori in the third round and lost the first set, but he advanced to the third round after repeating this pattern against Jenson Brooksby and Matteo Berdy. He defeated Alexander Zverev in five sets to advance to his record-tying 31st major final. He met Daniil Medvedev but lost in straight sets, effectively ending his chances of winning the Grand Slam.

Djokovic won the Paris Masters for the year-end, defeating Hubert Hurkacz in the final. Pete Sampras' all-time record is topped for the seventh time in a row. He venged his US Open loss to Daniil Medvedev by winning his sixth Paris Masters 1000 title and his fifth ATP Masters 1000 overall. Djokovic was disqualified in the semifinals by Zverev in the 2021 ATP Finals. Djokovic finished the season by leading Serbia to the 2021 Davis Cup Finals, where they lost to Croatia.

Djokovic had intended to start his 2022 season by playing in the ATP Cup in Sydney but decided against it. The Victorian Government required all participants to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or have a medical exemption in order to participate in the Australian Open, where he was a three-time champion. Djokovic was one of "a handful" of players and staff to be granted a medical exemption by Tennis Australia and the Department of Health in Victoria. It was later announced that Djokovic tested positive for COVID-19 on December 16, 2021, which was used as the basis for his exemption.

On November 18, 2021, Djokovic was given a visa to enter Australia. He travelled to Melbourne on January 5th, but the Australian Border Force arrested him on the grounds of his declaration that he did not comply with the entry requirements for an unvaccinated traveller on the grounds of which he was refused an exemption. Djokovic admitted that a member of his support staff ticked a box on his application form stating that he had not traveled abroad two weeks before he left for Australia; however, he had not been to Spain at the time. His visa was cancelled and he was detained in a detention facility for several days in anticipation of a court hearing.

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia ordered his release and award costs on January 10th, finding that the visa cancellation procedure carried out by Australian border officials was flawed on the grounds that they did not give Djokovic enough time to contact his lawyers and tennis officials before his official examination. The Australian Government admitted that the cancellation was "unreasonable under [the] circumstances."

Alex Hawke, Australia's Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services, and Multicultural Affairs, used his ministerial powers under the Migration Act 1958 to refuse Djokovic's visa on the grounds of "health and good order" rather than "in the public interest to do so." Djokovic requested a judicial review, but three Federal Court of Australia judges have unanimously refused his application, effectively ending his participation in the 2022 Australian Open. Djokovic said he was "terribly distraught" with the decision but praised the decision and flew from Australia to Dubai that night. He has been barred from returning to Australia for three years because he was refused ministerial positions under the Migration Act, but each visa application is considered on its merits.

Djokovic said in February that he would not have a COVID-19 vaccine despite his removal from Australia and said he would not worry about his work by sticking to his values of free choice and not having the COVID-19 vaccine. In May, he confessed that the court fight and his removal from Australia "took a big toll." "The amount of tension and anxiety that I was feeling in the first few months of the year, as much as I've felt pressure in my life and career, was something on a whole different level," Mr.

In February, Djokovic competed in the Dubai Championships, where vaccination was not required for admission. Ji Vesel was dissatisfied with his progress in the quarterfinals, resulting in him forfeiting his world No. 1. Daniil Medvedev received the top spot in the 1st ranked list. It was the first time a man outside the Big Four was ranked No. 1 in singles world No.1. Andy Roddick's birthday was the first since Andy Roddick in February 2004. Djokovic qualified for both the Indian Wells Masters and the Miami Open because the United States had forbidden the importation of unvaccinated foreign visitors. Despite being unable to play, Djokovic regained the world No. 1 position. Medvedev's third-round loss at Indian Wells ranked No. 1 on the charts after his third-round loss.

After being unable to participate in March, Djokovic began his clay court season at the Monte-Carlo Masters in April, seeded first. He had a bye in the first round but lost to Alejandro Fokina in the second round, his first opening match loss since the 2018 Barcelona Open Championships. In April, he made it to the final of the Serbia Open but lost in three sets to Andrey Rublev. Djokovic made it to the semifinals at the Madrid Open in May, where he was defeated by 19-year-old and eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz. He reached the twelfth final of his career at this Masters a week later at the Italian Open. He defeated Casper Ruud for his 1,000th career victory, becoming the fifth man in the Open Era to reach this milestone. He won his sixth Italian Open and 38th Masters title in the final.

Djokovic, the defending champion of the French Open in May, was the defending champion. He faced Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals after defeating Yoshihito Nishioka, Alex Molan, Alja Bedene, and Diego Schwartzman in straight sets. He lost in four sets, putting an end to his French Open title defense. He conceded the No. despite his quarterfinals loss. Daniil Medvedev is ranked number one in 2022 for the second time in 2022.

Djokovic became the first player (male or female) to win 80 matches at all four Grand Slams in history, with his first-round victory over Kwon Soon-woo. Djokovic won the Grand Slam final for the second time, one behind Roger Federer in semifinals. In the final in four sets for his fourth consecutive and seventh overall Wimbledon trophy. With this win, he won a total of 21 major titles, breaking his tie of 20 majors with Federer and placing him one Grand Slam title behind Nadal.

Because of Djokovic's unvaccinated status against COVID-19, he was unable to participate in the US Open because the US Government did not allow unvaccinated non-American citizens to enter the country. As a result, he was disqualified from the tournament on August 25th. He defeated Medvedev in the semifinals at the 2022 Astana Open. He won his 90th singles trophy over Stefano Tsitsipas in the final. He qualified for the 2022 ATP Finals for the 15th time by winning the title.

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The 2022 US Open is the most recent to win.

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