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Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic ( serbio : Новак Ђоковић , Novak Đoković , pronunciado [nôvaːk dʑôːkovitɕ] ⓘ ; [6] nacido el 22 de mayo de 1987) es un tenista profesional serbio . Ha sido clasif...

Novak Djokovic ( serbio : Новак Ђоковић , Novak Đoković , pronunciado [nôvaːk dʑôːkovitɕ] ;[6]nacido el 22 de mayo de 1987) es un tenista profesional serbio.Ha sido clasificado comoel número unodurante un total récord de 428 semanas en un récord de 13 años diferentes por laATP, y terminó como elnúmero uno de fin de añoun récord de ocho veces.[7]Djokovic ha ganado un récord de 24títulos individuales masculinos de Grand Slam, incluido un récord de diezdel Abierto de Australia. En total, ha ganado 99 títulos individuales, incluido un récord de 72Grandes Títulos: 24 majors, un récord de 40Masters, un récord de sietecampeonatos de fin de añoy unamedalla de oro olímpica. Djokovic es el único hombre en la historia del tenis en ser el campeón reinante de los cuatro majors a la vez en tres superficies diferentes. En individuales, es el único hombre en lograr untriple Grand Slam de carreray el único jugador en completar unGolden Masters de carrera, una hazaña que ha logrado dos veces. Djokovic es el único jugador individual que ha ganadotodos los grandes títulosa lo largo de su carrera, habiendo completado elCareer Super Slamcomo parte de ese logro.

Djokovic comenzó su carrera profesional en 2003. En 2008, a los 20 años, interrumpió la racha de 11 majors consecutivos de Roger Federer y Rafael Nadal al ganar su primer título importante en el Abierto de Australia . En 2010, Djokovic había comenzado a separarse del resto del campo y, como resultado, el trío de Federer, Nadal y Djokovic fue referido como los " Tres Grandes " entre los fanáticos y los comentaristas. En 2011 , Djokovic ascendió al número uno por primera vez, ganando tres majors y un récord de cinco títulos Masters mientras iba 10-1 contra Nadal y Federer. Siguió siendo el jugador más exitoso en el tenis masculino durante el resto de la década. [8] En 2015 , Djokovic tuvo su temporada más exitosa, alcanzando un récord de temporada de 15 finales consecutivas, ganando un récord de temporada de 10 Grandes Títulos mientras tenía un récord de 31 victorias sobre los 10 mejores jugadores. [9] Su racha dominante se extendió hasta el Abierto de Francia de 2016 , donde completó su primer Grand Slam de carrera y un Grand Slam de año no calendario , convirtiéndose en el primer hombre desde Rod Laver en 1969 en tener los cuatro majors simultáneamente [10] y estableciendo un récord de puntos de clasificación de 16,950. En 2017, Djokovic sufrió una lesión en el codo que debilitó sus resultados hasta el Campeonato de Wimbledon de 2018 , donde ganó el título mientras estaba clasificado como el número 21 del mundo. Djokovic ha seguido siendo una fuerza dominante en la gira desde entonces, ganando 12 títulos importantes y completando su segundo y tercer Grand Slam de carrera. Debido a su oposición a la vacuna COVID-19, Djokovic se vio obligado a saltarse muchos torneos en 2022, [11] en particular el Abierto de Australia y el Abierto de Estados Unidos ; dos eventos importantes en los que era el favorito para ganar. [12] [13] Un año después de la controversia sobre la visa australiana, Djokovic hizo una reaparición exitosa para recuperar el trofeo del Abierto de Australia de 2023 , [14] y poco después reclamó el Abierto de Francia para tomar el récord absoluto de la mayor cantidad de majors individuales masculinos ganados en la historia. [15] En 2024, se convirtió en el medallista de oro de mayor edad en la historia del tenis individual masculino en los Juegos Olímpicos de París .

Representando a Serbia, Djokovic llevó al equipo nacional de tenis a su primer título de la Copa Davis en 2010, y al título inaugural de la Copa ATP en 2020. En individuales, ganó la medalla de oro en los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024 y la medalla de bronce en los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín 2008. Es destinatario de la Orden de la Estrella de Karađorđe , la Orden de San Sava y la Orden de la República Srpska .

Más allá de la competencia, Djokovic fue elegido presidente del Consejo de Jugadores de la ATP en 2016. Renunció en 2020 para liderar una nueva asociación de tenis solo para jugadores; la Asociación de Jugadores de Tenis Profesionales (PTPA) fundada por él y Vasek Pospisil , citando la necesidad de que los jugadores tengan más influencia en la gira y abogando por una mejor estructura de premios en metálico para los jugadores de menor ranking. [16] [17] Djokovic es un filántropo activo. Es el fundador de la Fundación Novak Djokovic, que se compromete a apoyar a los niños de comunidades desfavorecidas. [18] Djokovic fue nombrado Embajador de Buena Voluntad de UNICEF en 2015. [19]

Vida temprana y personal

Novak Djokovic nació el 22 de mayo de 1987 en Belgrado , República Socialista de Serbia , República Socialista Federativa de Yugoslavia , hijo de Dijana ( née  Žagar ) y Srdjan Djokovic . Es de ascendencia serbia por parte paterna y croata por parte materna. [20] Sus dos hermanos menores, Marko y Djordje , también han jugado tenis profesional. [21]

Djokovic comenzó a jugar al tenis a los cuatro años, [21] después de que sus padres le regalaran una mini-raqueta y una pelota de espuma suave, que según su padre se convirtió en "el juguete más querido de su vida". [22] Sus padres lo enviaron a un campamento de tenis en Novi Sad . [22] [23] En el verano de 1993, cuando tenía seis años, fue enviado a un campamento de tenis organizado por el Teniski Klub Partizan y supervisado por la tenista yugoslava Jelena Genčić [23] [24] en el Monte Kopaonik , donde los padres de Djokovic tenían un salón de comida rápida. [22] [25] [26] Genčić trabajó con Djokovic durante los siguientes seis años, convenciéndolo de golpear su revés con dos manos en lugar de la mano única utilizada por su ídolo, Pete Sampras . [2] [27] [28] Djokovic le ha dado crédito a Genčić por "moldear mi mente como ser humano, pero también como profesional". [29] [30]

Durante las guerras yugoslavas a finales de los años 1990, Serbia tuvo que soportar embargos [30] y bombardeos de la OTAN [21] [25] [27] debido a la Guerra de Kosovo . [21] [31] En un momento dado, Djokovic tuvo que entrenar dentro de una piscina en desuso convertida en cancha de tenis. [32] Debido a su rápido desarrollo, Genčić contactó con Nikola Pilić y en septiembre de 1999 Djokovic se mudó a la academia de tenis de Pilić en Oberschleißheim , Alemania, pasando cuatro años allí. [2] [25] [33] Pilić lo hizo servir contra una pared durante varios meses para mejorar su técnica, y lo tuvo trabajando con una banda de ejercicios de goma durante un año para mejorar la flexibilidad en su muñeca. [25] Uno de los jugadores con los que entrenó en la academia de Niki Pilić fue el futuro número 10 del mundo Ernests Gulbis , con quien supuestamente tenía una feroz rivalidad. [34] [35]

Su padre también lo llevó a entrenar en academias en Estados Unidos, Italia y Alemania. [22] Debido al alto costo de viajar y entrenar, su padre sacó préstamos con altos intereses para ayudar a pagar la educación de tenis de su hijo, lo que puso a Djokovic bajo una inmensa presión para cumplir. [22] [25] [27] Él cree que el impacto que esto tuvo en él podría ser la razón detrás de su destreza bajo presión. [23] [25]

Conoció a su futura esposa, Jelena Ristić, en la escuela secundaria y comenzó a salir con ella en 2005. [36] Los dos se comprometieron en septiembre de 2013, [37] y el 10 de julio de 2014 la pareja se casó en Sveti Stefan en Montenegro. [38] [39] Él y Ristić tuvieron su primer hijo, un niño, en octubre de 2014. [40] [41] Su hija nació en 2017. [42]

Djokovic se describe a sí mismo como un fanático de los idiomas, y habla serbio , inglés, francés, alemán, italiano y español con distintos niveles de competencia. [43] [44] [45] [46] Djokovic se mudó a Montecarlo a fines de 2008 después de que su popularidad aumentara debido a su triunfo en el Grand Slam. Montecarlo es el destino favorito de muchos jugadores de tenis y pilotos de Fórmula Uno debido a las exenciones de impuestos. [47]

Carrera de tenis

Tabla de clasificación histórica de individuales de Novak Djokovic
Tabla histórica compuesta del ranking de individuales ( Roger Federer , Rafael Nadal , Novak Djokovic)

Década de 2000

2001–2003: juveniles

En 2001, Djokovic dominó el circuito sub-14 del ETA Junior Tour, actualmente conocido como Tennis Europe Junior Tour , ganando su primer título ETA en un torneo de segunda categoría en Messina , derrotando en la final a su compatriota Bojan Božović , [48] [49] y su segundo en Livorno [48] tras vencer en semifinales al máximo favorito y futuro rival Andy Murray , y en la final al segundo favorito Aljoscha Thron , por 5–7, 7–5, 6–4. [50] En julio, Djokovic fue el máximo favorito en el Campeonato Europeo Sub-14 , celebrado en San Remo , donde ganó el torneo de individuales a Lukáš Lacko , [51] y el de dobles con Božović a la pareja rusa formada por Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy y Mikhail Bekker. [52] [53] Djokovic también llevó al equipo serbio a la victoria en la Copa Europea de Verano, [48] terminando así el año como campeón europeo en individuales, dobles y en competición por equipos, al tiempo que ganó la medalla de plata en el Campeonato Mundial Juvenil ITF para jugadores menores de 14 años en una competición por equipos para Yugoslavia. [2] [21] [54] Djokovic terminó 2001 en la cima de la clasificación ETA para menores de 14 años, un lugar por delante de Murray en el número 2. [48]

En 2002, Djokovic continuó su dominio, ahora en el circuito sub-16. En junio, Djokovic ganó dos prestigiosos torneos en Francia, el Derby Cadets en La Boule , donde venció al futuro número 6 del mundo Gaël Monfils en la final, [55] y Le Pontet en Aviñón . [56] En septiembre, Djokovic ganó su primer torneo ITF en Pančevo [2] después de ganar todos sus partidos en sets corridos, algunos de los cuales contra rivales tres años mayores que él, incluido el cabeza de serie número 1 David Savić en la final. [57] En noviembre, Djokovic participó en la prestigiosa Prince Cup y Junior Orange Bowl en Miami , derrotando al favorito local Stephen Bass para ganar la primera [57] a pesar de tener que jugar la final solo unas horas después de ganar una ronda de clasificación para el Orange Bowl, donde venció a dos estadounidenses en el cuadro principal antes de perder en la tercera ronda ante Marcos Baghdatis . [57]

En juveniles, compiló un récord de victorias y derrotas en individuales de 40-11 (y 23-6 en dobles), alcanzando un ranking mundial junior combinado de No. 24 en febrero de 2004. [58] En los eventos de Grand Slam junior, su mejor actuación fue en el Abierto de Australia, donde llegó a las semifinales en 2004. También jugó en los eventos junior del Abierto de Francia y el Abierto de Estados Unidos en 2003. [59]

2003–2005: Inicio de carrera profesional

En enero de 2003, a los 15 años, Djokovic jugó su primer partido en un torneo profesional después de recibir una wildcard de Pilić para participar en un evento Futures en Oberschleißheim, el suburbio de Múnich donde Pilić tenía su academia, pero a pesar de conocer muy bien la cancha donde jugaba, Djokovic aún perdió ante Alex Rădulescu en dos sets ajustados, 7-5, 7-6. [60] [61] Pilić también tuvo influencia fuera de Alemania y solicitó una wildcard para que Djokovic jugara en un Futures en Belgrado en junio, donde venció al sembrado No. 4 en la primera ronda y luego a Cesar Ferrer-Victoria en la final, lo que le valió su primer ranking mundial de No. 767. [62] [63] A los 16 años, terminó 2003 clasificado como el No. 687 del mundo. [62]

El 11 de abril de 2004, Djokovic, de 16 años, obtuvo su primera victoria oficial ATP cuando derrotó al No. 1340 Janis Skroderis por 6-2, 6-2 en un partido sin resultado celebrado en Belgrado durante una eliminatoria de la Copa Davis entre Serbia y Montenegro y Letonia. [64] [65] Ganó su primer torneo ATP Challenger en Budapest , donde comenzó como clasificado. [21] [66] [64] En la final, jugada el día de su cumpleaños número 17, Djokovic dominó al No. 232 Daniele Bracciali por 6-1, 6-2. [67] [68] Luego, Djokovic se clasificó para su primer evento ATP Tour, el Croatia Open Umag en julio de 2004, donde perdió ante Filippo Volandri en la primera ronda. [64] Su éxito en los eventos Futures y Challenger lo llevó a ascender al Top 200 del mundo y terminar el 2004 como el No. 186 del mundo. [62]

En enero de 2005, Djokovic hizo su debut en un Grand Slam en el Abierto de Australia , donde derrotó a su futuro rival Stan Wawrinka en la segunda ronda de la competición clasificatoria . [69] En la primera ronda del cuadro principal, fue derrotado por el eventual campeón Marat Safin en sets seguidos. [62] [64] [70] Más tarde ese año, Djokovic ganó su primer partido de Grand Slam en el Abierto de Francia , y llegó a la tercera ronda de Wimbledon y el Abierto de Estados Unidos , recuperándose de dos sets y salvando múltiples puntos de partido para derrotar a Guillermo García López en el primero, y venciendo a Gaël Monfils y Mario Ančić en el segundo. Djokovic participó en cuatro eventos Masters y se clasificó para dos de ellos, su mejor actuación fue en París , donde llegó a la tercera ronda y derrotó al cuarto favorito Mariano Puerta en el camino. [71] Terminó el año en el puesto número 78, el jugador más joven entre los 100 mejores. [64] [44]

2006: primeros títulos ATP, primer cuarto de final de Grand Slam

El 9 de abril de 2006, Djokovic consiguió una victoria decisiva en la Copa Davis contra Gran Bretaña al derrotar a Greg Rusedski en cuatro sets en el cuarto partido de la eliminatoria, lo que le dio a Serbia y Montenegro una ventaja insuperable de 3-1 en su serie al mejor de cinco, manteniendo así al país en la Zona Euro/Africana del Grupo Uno de la Copa Davis . Después, Djokovic consideró brevemente mudarse de Serbia para jugar por Gran Bretaña. [72] Los medios británicos hablaron de la familia de Djokovic negociando con la Lawn Tennis Association sobre cambiar su lealtad internacional uniéndose a las filas del tenis británico. [72] Djokovic, de 18 años, que estaba clasificado en el puesto 64 del mundo, inicialmente desestimó la historia diciendo que las conversaciones no eran serias, describiéndolas como "los británicos siendo muy amables con nosotros después de la Copa Davis". [73] Sin embargo, más de tres años después, en octubre de 2009, Djokovic confirmó que las conversaciones entre su familia y la LTA a lo largo de abril y mayo de 2006 fueron efectivamente serias:

Gran Bretaña me ofrecía muchas oportunidades y necesitaban a alguien porque Andy [Murray] era el único, y todavía lo es. Eso tuvo que ser una decepción por todo el dinero que invirtieron. Pero yo no necesitaba tanto el dinero como antes. Había empezado a ganar algo para mí, lo suficiente como para permitirme viajar en autobús, y me dije: "¿Para qué diablos?". Soy serbio, estoy orgulloso de ser serbio, no quería estropearlo sólo porque otro país tuviera mejores condiciones. Si hubiera jugado para Gran Bretaña, por supuesto que habría jugado exactamente como lo hago para mi país, pero en el fondo, nunca habría sentido que pertenecía allí. Yo fui el que tomó la decisión. [74]

Djokovic alcanzó su primer cuarto de final de Grand Slam en el Abierto de Francia como el número 63 del mundo, después de derrotar al noveno clasificado Fernando González en la segunda ronda. [75] En los cuartos de final, se enfrentó a Rafael Nadal , el primer encuentro de su histórica rivalidad , que Nadal ganó mediante un retiro de Djokovic después de que Nadal se llevara los primeros dos sets. [75] Esta profunda carrera en el Abierto de Francia lo vio llegar al top 40 en el ranking mundial de individuales. En Wimbledon , llegó a la cuarta ronda, perdiendo ante el séptimo sembrado Mario Ančić en cinco sets. [76]

Tres semanas después de Wimbledon, Djokovic ganó su primer título ATP en el Dutch Open en Amersfoort sin perder un set, derrotando a Nicolás Massú en la final. [75] Ganó su segundo título de su carrera en el Moselle Open en Metz , Francia, derrotando a Jürgen Melzer en la final, y avanzó al top 20. [75] [77] También alcanzó su primer cuarto de final de Masters en Madrid durante la temporada de cancha dura cubierta. [78] Djokovic terminó el año en el puesto número 16, el jugador más joven en el top 20. [79]

2007: primeros títulos de Masters, primera final de un Major y entrar en el top 3

Djokovic comenzó el 2007 derrotando al australiano Chris Guccione en la final de Adelaida , antes de perder en la cuarta ronda del Abierto de Australia ante el eventual campeón Roger Federer [80] en sets corridos. Sus actuaciones en los eventos Masters Series en Indian Wells y Miami , donde fue subcampeón y campeón respectivamente, lo llevaron al top 10 del mundo. [75] Djokovic perdió la final de Indian Wells ante Rafael Nadal, pero derrotó a Nadal en Key Biscayne en los cuartos de final antes de derrotar a Guillermo Cañas en la final para ganar su primer título Masters Series. [81] [82] Al hacerlo, se convirtió en el jugador más joven en ganar el torneo y el primer adolescente en ganar el evento desde Andre Agassi en 1990. [75] [82]

Djokovic luego regresó a Serbia para ayudar a su país a ingresar al Grupo Mundial de la Copa Davis [83] en un partido contra Georgia . Ganó un punto al derrotar al georgiano George Chanturia . [83] Más tarde, jugó en el Masters de Montecarlo , donde fue derrotado por David Ferrer en la tercera ronda, y en el Abierto de Estoril , donde derrotó a Richard Gasquet en la final. [84] Djokovic luego alcanzó los cuartos de final tanto del Abierto de Italia en Roma, donde perdió ante Nadal, como del Masters de Hamburgo , donde fue derrotado por Carlos Moyá. En el Abierto de Francia , Djokovic alcanzó su primera semifinal importante, perdiendo ante el eventual campeón Nadal. [85]

En Wimbledon , Djokovic ganó un partido de cuartos de final de cinco horas contra Marcos Baghdatis para alcanzar su primera semifinal de Wimbledon. [86] En ese momento, el partido había durado solo 5 minutos menos que el partido de Wimbledon más largo jugado en un solo día. Después del partido, Baghdatis declaró que jugar contra Djokovic era "un poco como enfrentar a Andre Agassi. Simplemente te hace mover de un lugar a otro". [87] Djokovic comenzó su partido de semifinales contra Nadal con casi 17 horas en la cancha, y terminó retirándose con problemas en el codo en el tercer set, después de ganar el primero y perder el segundo set. [88]

Djokovic durante su partido de primera ronda en el US Open 2007

El siguiente torneo de Djokovic fue el Abierto de Canadá en Montreal, y derrotó al n.º 3 Andy Roddick en los cuartos de final, al n.º 2 Nadal en las semifinales y al n.º 1 Federer en la final. Esta fue la primera vez que un jugador derrotó a los tres mejores jugadores del ranking en un torneo desde Boris Becker en 1994. [61] [89] Djokovic también fue el segundo jugador, después de Tomáš Berdych , en haber derrotado tanto a Federer como a Nadal desde que se convirtieron en los dos mejores jugadores del mundo. Después de este torneo, Björn Borg declaró que Djokovic "es definitivamente un contendiente para ganar un Grand Slam (torneo)". [90] La semana siguiente en el Masters de Cincinnati , Djokovic perdió en la segunda ronda ante Moyà en sets seguidos. Sin embargo, llegó a la final del US Open , donde tuvo cinco puntos de set en el primer set y dos en el segundo set, pero los perdió todos antes de perder el partido en sets seguidos ante el máximo favorito, Federer. [91]

Djokovic ganó su quinto título del año en el BA-CA TennisTrophy en Viena, derrotando a Stanislas Wawrinka en la final. Su siguiente torneo fue el Masters de Madrid , donde perdió ante David Nalbandian en semifinales. Djokovic, seguro de terminar el año en el puesto número 3 del ranking, se clasificó para los campeonatos de fin de año , pero no avanzó más allá de los partidos de todos contra todos . Recibió el premio Golden Badge al mejor atleta de Serbia, y el Comité Olímpico de Serbia lo declaró el mejor atleta del país. [92]

Djokovic jugó un papel clave en la victoria en el play-off de 2007 sobre Australia al ganar todos sus partidos y ayudar a promover al equipo de Copa Davis de Serbia al Grupo Mundial de 2008. [ 93] En la eliminatoria de Serbia contra Rusia en Moscú a principios de 2008, Djokovic estuvo fuera de juego debido a la gripe y se perdió su primer partido de individuales. Regresó para ganar su partido de dobles, haciendo equipo con Nenad Zimonjić , antes de retirarse durante su partido de individuales con Nikolay Davydenko . [94]

2008: Primer título importante, dos Masters y primer Campeonato de fin de año

Djokovic comenzó su preparación para la temporada jugando la Copa Hopman con su compatriota y número 3 del mundo, la serbia Jelena Janković , donde ganó sus cuatro partidos individuales, incluida la final contra Estados Unidos, donde venció a Mardy Fish en un tiebreak decisivo para nivelar la eliminatoria, pero luego perdió el partido decisivo de dobles mixtos, [95] en el que se enfrentó a la ex número 1 de la WTA Serena Williams en un evento competitivo por primera vez. [96] En el Abierto de Australia , Djokovic alcanzó su segunda final consecutiva de Grand Slam, esta vez sin perder un set, incluida una victoria sobre el dos veces campeón defensor Federer en las semifinales. [97] Al llegar a las semifinales, Djokovic se convirtió en el jugador más joven en la Era Abierta en haber llegado a las semifinales en los cuatro eventos de Grand Slam. [98] En la final, Djokovic derrotó al francés no cabeza de serie Jo-Wilfried Tsonga en cuatro sets para ganar su primer título de individuales de Grand Slam. [99] Esta fue la primera vez desde el Abierto de Australia de 2005 que ni Federer ni Nadal ganaron un título individual de Grand Slam. [99]

Djokovic celebra su primer triunfo en el Abierto de Australia en Belgrado

El siguiente torneo de Djokovic fue el Dubai Championships , donde perdió en semifinales ante Roddick. En el Indian Wells Masters , Djokovic ganó su noveno título de individuales de su carrera, derrotando a Mardy Fish en la final. [100] Djokovic ganó su décimo título de individuales de su carrera y su cuarta corona de individuales de la Masters Series en el Abierto de Italia en Roma después de derrotar a Wawrinka en la final. [101] La semana siguiente perdió ante Nadal en las semifinales del Masters de Hamburgo . En el Abierto de Francia, Djokovic fue el tercer jugador cabeza de serie detrás de Federer y Nadal. Perdió ante Nadal en las semifinales en sets seguidos. [102]

En el césped , Djokovic volvió a jugar contra Nadal, esta vez en la final del Artois Championships en Queen's Club , donde perdió en dos sets. Djokovic llegó a Wimbledon como tercer cabeza de serie, pero perdió en la segunda ronda ante Marat Safin , poniendo fin a una racha de cinco torneos importantes consecutivos en los que había llegado al menos a las semifinales. [103]

Djokovic no pudo defender su título de individuales de 2007 en la Rogers Cup en Toronto , donde fue eliminado en cuartos de final por Andy Murray . La semana siguiente en el Masters de Cincinnati , Djokovic avanzó a la final, venciendo a Nadal en las semifinales, lo que no solo terminó la racha de 32 victorias consecutivas del español, sino que también retrasó el primer ascenso de Nadal al número uno del mundo por una semana. [104] En la final, volvió a perder ante Murray en sets seguidos. Su siguiente torneo fueron los Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 2008 , sus primeros Juegos Olímpicos. Él y Nenad Zimonjić, segundo cabeza de serie en dobles masculinos, fueron eliminados en la primera ronda por la pareja checa de Martin Damm y Pavel Vízner . Tercer cabeza de serie en individuales, Djokovic perdió en semifinales ante Nadal. Djokovic luego derrotó a James Blake , el perdedor de la otra semifinal, en el partido por la medalla de bronce. [105]

Después de los Juegos Olímpicos, Djokovic llegó al US Open como tercer cabeza de serie, donde derrotó a Roddick en los cuartos de final. En una entrevista posterior al partido, Djokovic criticó a Roddick por acusarlo de hacer un uso excesivo del entrenador durante los partidos y por sugerir que estaba fingiendo sus lesiones. [106] Su carrera en el US Open terminó en las semifinales cuando perdió ante Federer en cuatro sets, en una revancha de la final del año anterior. En noviembre, Djokovic fue el segundo cabeza de serie en la Tennis Masters Cup de fin de año en Shanghái, venciendo a Juan Martín del Potro y Nikolay Davydenko en la etapa de todos contra todos, y a Gilles Simon en las semifinales. En la final, Djokovic derrotó a Davydenko para ganar su primer título en el campeonato de fin de año. [107]

2009: Diez finales, cinco títulos

Djokovic comenzó el año en el Brisbane International , donde fue derrotado por su compañero de la academia Pilić, Ernests Gulbis, en la primera ronda. [108] Como campeón defensor en el Abierto de Australia , Djokovic se retiró de su partido de cuartos de final con el ex número uno del mundo Andy Roddick, principalmente debido a una enfermedad por calor que le generó dolores musculares y calambres. [109] [110] Después de perder en las semifinales del torneo Open 13 en Marsella ante Tsonga, Djokovic ganó el título de individuales en el Campeonato de Dubái , derrotando a Ferrer para reclamar su duodécimo título de su carrera. [111] La semana siguiente, Djokovic fue el campeón defensor en el Indian Wells Masters , pero perdió ante Roddick en los cuartos de final. En el Miami Open en Key Biscayne, Djokovic venció a Federer en las semifinales, antes de perder ante Murray en la final. [112]

Djokovic llegó a la final del siguiente torneo Masters, el Masters de Montecarlo en arcilla, perdiendo ante Nadal en la final. En el Abierto de Italia en Roma, Djokovic no pudo defender el título que había ganado el año anterior, perdiendo ante Nadal en la final nuevamente. [113] Djokovic fue el máximo favorito en el torneo de su ciudad natal, el Abierto de Serbia en Belgrado, venciendo a Łukasz Kubot en la final para ganar su segundo título del año. [114] Djokovic luego llegó a las semifinales del Abierto de Madrid sin perder un set, donde perdió ante Nadal a pesar de tener tres puntos de partido. El partido, de 4 horas y 3 minutos, fue en ese momento el partido de individuales de tres sets más largo del ATP Tour en la Era Abierta. [115] En el Abierto de Francia , perdió en la tercera ronda ante el alemán Philipp Kohlschreiber .

Djokovic comenzó su temporada en canchas de césped en el Gerry Weber Open , donde después de la retirada de Federer, compitió como máximo favorito. Avanzó a la final, donde perdió ante Tommy Haas . [116] Luego, Djokovic volvió a perder ante Haas, esta vez en los cuartos de final de Wimbledon . [117] Durante la US Open Series , Djokovic llegó a los cuartos de final del Canadian Open en Montreal antes de perder ante Roddick. En el Masters de Cincinnati , Djokovic derrotó a Nadal en las semifinales antes de perder en la final ante Federer. [118] En el US Open , Djokovic llegó a las semifinales, donde fue derrotado por Federer. [119]

Djokovic luego ganó su tercer título del año en el Abierto de China en Pekín, venciendo a Marin Čilić en la final. [120] Djokovic luego perdió en las semifinales del Masters inaugural de Shanghái ante Davydenko. En el Swiss Indoors en Basilea , Djokovic registró su primera victoria 6-0, 6-0 en un evento de élite cuando derrotó a Jan Hernych en la segunda ronda. [121] Luego derrotó al jugador local Wawrinka en los cuartos de final antes de salvar tres partidos para ganar su semifinal contra Radek Štěpánek . En la final, derrotó al favorito local y tres veces campeón defensor Federer para ganar su cuarto título del año. [122] Djokovic ganó su primer título de Masters del año en el Masters de París después de derrotar a Nadal en las semifinales y superar a Gaël Monfils en un tiebreak decisivo en la final. [123]

A pesar de que llegó a las Finales ATP de fin de año en Londres con una racha de 10 victorias consecutivas y como campeón defensor, Djokovic no logró pasar de la fase de todos contra todos a pesar de vencer tanto a Davydenko como a Nadal debido a tener menos sets. [124] Djokovic terminó el año como el número 3 por tercer año consecutivo, habiendo jugado 97 partidos, la mayor cantidad de cualquier jugador en el ATP Tour, lo que le valió el apodo de Ironman, con un récord de victorias y derrotas de 78-19. Además de liderar el ATP Tour en victorias en partidos, alcanzó diez finales, la mejor marca de su carrera, ganando cinco títulos. [125]

Década de 2010

2010: Final del US Open y corona de la Copa Davis

Después de jugar casi cien partidos en 2009, Djokovic declaró que estaba "harto de partidos", por lo que decidió no jugar ningún torneo de clasificación antes del Abierto de Australia , comenzando así su año jugando en el AAMI Classic , un evento de exhibición, donde venció a Tommy Haas, pero perdió ante Fernando Verdasco y el adolescente Bernard Tomic . [125] En el Abierto de Australia, Djokovic perdió un partido de cinco sets ante Tsonga en los cuartos de final. [126] A pesar de la derrota, alcanzó el puesto número 2 en el ranking de su carrera y llegó a las semifinales en Róterdam , donde perdió ante Mikhail Youzhny . En el Campeonato de Dubái , Djokovic llegó a la final, esta vez derrotando a Youzhny para ganar su primer título del año y defender con éxito un título por primera vez en su carrera. [127]

Del 6 al 8 de marzo de 2010, Djokovic participó en la eliminatoria de la Copa Davis de Serbia contra Estados Unidos en arcilla en Belgrado, donde jugó un papel clave para ayudar a su país a alcanzar los cuartos de final de la Copa Davis por primera vez en su historia independiente, ganando ambos partidos individuales contra Sam Querrey y John Isner en una victoria por 3-2. [128] Después de las tempranas salidas en el Indian Wells y el Miami Masters , Djokovic anunció que había dejado de trabajar con Todd Martin como su entrenador. [129]

En su primer torneo en tierra batida del año en el Masters de Montecarlo , el máximo favorito Djokovic llegó a semifinales con victorias sobre Wawrinka y David Nalbandian antes de perder ante Verdasco. Djokovic volvió a perder ante Verdasco en el Abierto de Italia en Roma, esta vez en cuartos de final. [130] Como campeón defensor en el evento de su ciudad natal, el Abierto de Serbia en Belgrado, se retiró en cuartos de final mientras perdía ante el número 319 Filip Krajinović , [131] el jugador con el ranking más bajo en vencer a Djokovic, así como la única vez que Djokovic perdió ante un jugador fuera del Top 200. [132] Djokovic llegó al Abierto de Francia como tercer favorito, donde perdió ante Jürgen Melzer en cinco sets, lo que marcó la única vez que perdió un partido en un major después de liderar dos sets a cero. [133] Djokovic luego ganó los primeros títulos de dobles ATP de su carrera en el Aegon Championships , haciendo pareja con Jonathan Erlich para vencer a Karol Beck y David Škoch en la final. [134] En Wimbledon , perdió en semifinales ante Tomáš Berdych en sets seguidos. [135]

Djokovic luego compitió en el Abierto de Canadá en Toronto, donde perdió ante Federer en las semifinales. Djokovic también compitió en dobles con Nadal en una asociación única y de alto perfil. Esto no había sucedido desde 1976, cuando Jimmy Connors y Arthur Ashe como No. 1 y No. 2 formaron pareja como equipo de dobles. [136] Perdieron en la primera ronda ante los canadienses Milos Raonic y Vasek Pospisil . Djokovic luego perdió ante Roddick en los cuartos de final del Masters de Cincinnati . [137] Como tercer sembrado en el Abierto de Estados Unidos , Djokovic estuvo muy cerca de perder en su primera ronda contra Viktor Troicki en un calor extremo. Luego derrotó a Philipp Petzschner , James Blake, Mardy Fish y Gaël Monfils, todos en sets seguidos, para llegar a las semifinales del Abierto de Estados Unidos por cuarto año consecutivo. Allí, derrotó a Federer en cinco sets después de salvar dos puntos de partido con golpes ganadores de derecha mientras servía para permanecer en el partido con 4-5 en el quinto set. Fue la primera victoria de Djokovic sobre Federer en el US Open en cuatro intentos, y su primera victoria sobre Federer en un Major desde el Abierto de Australia de 2008. Djokovic perdió contra Nadal en la final, un partido que vio a Nadal completar su Grand Slam de carrera. [138]

Después de ayudar a Serbia a derrotar a la República Checa por 3-2 para llegar a la final de la Copa Davis, Djokovic compitió en el Abierto de China como el máximo favorito y campeón defensor. Ganó el título por segundo año consecutivo después de derrotar a David Ferrer en la final. En el Masters de Shanghái, Djokovic hizo una aparición en semifinales, perdiendo ante Federer. Djokovic jugó su último torneo del año en las Finales ATP en Londres, donde perdió ante Federer en las semifinales. [139]

Serbia avanzó a la final de la Copa Davis, tras las victorias sobre Croacia (4-1) y la República Checa (3-2). Serbia remontó un 1-2 en contra para derrotar a Francia en la eliminatoria final por 3-2 en Belgrado y ganar el primer Campeonato de Copa Davis de su país. En la final, Djokovic anotó dos puntos individuales para Serbia, derrotando a Gilles Simon y Gaël Monfils. [140] Fue la columna vertebral del equipo serbio, con un récord de 7-0 en partidos individuales para llevar a la nación al título, aunque el honor de ganar el partido decisivo en la final recayó en su compatriota Viktor Troicki. Estas dos victorias en partidos individuales iniciaron una larga racha invicta que se prolongó hasta 2011. Djokovic terminó el año en el puesto número 3, su cuarto puesto consecutivo. Fue galardonado con el título de "Deportista serbio del año" por el Comité Olímpico de Serbia y "Atleta serbio del año" por DSL Sport . [66] [141]

2011: Ascenso a la cima en una de las mejores temporadas de la historia

Novak Djokovic celebra su victoria en semifinales de Wimbledon 2011 ante Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. La victoria significó que Djokovic se aseguró con éxito el puesto número uno del ranking mundial de la ATP por primera vez en su carrera el 1 de julio de 2011. También alcanzó su primera final de Wimbledon, que finalmente ganó.
Djokovic celebra tras derrotar a Jo-Wilfried Tsonga en las semifinales del Campeonato de Wimbledon de 2011 , asegurando el puesto número 1 del mundo por primera vez en su carrera.

Djokovic comenzó su temporada ganando el Abierto de Australia . Solo perdió un set en su camino hacia el título, venciendo a Federer en las semifinales y a Murray en la final para capturar su segundo título del Abierto de Australia y su primer Grand Slam en tres años. [142] [143]

Luego compitió en el Campeonato de Dubái y venció a Federer en la final en sets seguidos. [144] Dos semanas después, Djokovic ganó su segundo título de Indian Wells después de vencer a Federer en las semifinales y a Nadal en la final, ambos en tres sets, convirtiéndose así en el tercer jugador en vencer a Nadal y Federer en el mismo torneo dos veces, uniéndose a Nikolay Davydenko y David Nalbandian. [145] [146] En Miami , Djokovic volvió a vencer a Nadal en la final en tres sets, y el último set se decidió en un tiebreak. [147] Después de ganar el Abierto de Serbia , Djokovic ganó los Abiertos de Madrid e Italia , venciendo a Nadal en sets seguidos en ambas finales. [148] [149] Vencer a Nadal en partidos consecutivos en arcilla fue un cambio notable debido al hecho de que previamente había perdido los nueve partidos jugados contra Nadal en arcilla. [149]

Continuó con su buena forma en arcilla en el Abierto de Francia al perder solo un set en el camino a la semifinal, que perdió ante Federer. Esta derrota marcó la primera derrota de Djokovic de la temporada (Federer también fue el último hombre en derrotar a Djokovic en 2010), poniendo fin a una racha de 43 victorias consecutivas, que incluyó un comienzo de 41-0 en 2011. [150] [151] Cinco semanas después en Wimbledon , Djokovic reemplazó a Nadal como el número uno del mundo y luego lo derrotó en una final de cuatro sets para llevarse su primer título de Wimbledon. [152] [153]

En Canadá , Djokovic ganó su quinto título Masters, un récord en una sola temporada, con una victoria en tres sets sobre Mardy Fish en la final. [154] En el US Open , Djokovic venció a Federer y Nadal en su camino hacia el título, convirtiéndose así en el segundo jugador en derrotarlos a ambos en el mismo evento importante después de Juan Martín del Potro en el US Open de 2009. [155] Djokovic salvó puntos de partido en su camino hacia el título , salvando dos contra Federer en las semifinales para completar una remontada de dos sets abajo, [156] [157] convirtiéndose así en el segundo jugador en vencer a Federer de dos sets abajo después de Tsonga unos meses antes en Wimbledon. [158] El ganador de devolución de derecha cruzada de Djokovic para salvar el primer punto de partido es ampliamente considerado como uno de los mejores tiros en la historia del US Open, así como una de las mejores devoluciones en la historia del tenis. [159] [160] Este fue el segundo US Open consecutivo en el que Djokovic salvó dos puntos de partido contra Federer para llegar a la final, y el quinto US Open consecutivo en el que Djokovic y Federer se enfrentaron entre sí. [156] Djokovic jugó con Nadal en su segunda final importante consecutiva, ganando el partido en cuatro sets y llevándose su primer título del US Open. [161] [162] [163]

Con la victoria, Djokovic extendió su récord de la temporada a un impresionante 64-2. [162] Sin embargo, su nivel cayó hacia el final de la temporada, comenzando con una lesión en la espalda sufrida durante el US Open que lo obligó a retirarse de la Copa Davis , y terminando con una pobre actuación en las Finales ATP , en las que perdió ante David Ferrer y Janko Tipsarević , pero salvó un punto de partido contra Tomáš Berdych para sellar su 70.ª y última victoria del año. [164] Djokovic concluyó la temporada con un récord de 70-6 y un ranking de fin de año como No. 1. Fue nombrado Campeón Mundial ITF 2011. [165 ]

En total, Djokovic ganó diez torneos en 2011, [26] incluyendo tres victorias en torneos de Grand Slam en el Abierto de Australia , Wimbledon y el Abierto de Estados Unidos . [26] También capturó cinco títulos ATP Masters , un récord en ese momento , [26] [166] y ganó $ 12,6 millones en el ATP Tour. [26] Djokovic perdió solo dos partidos desde el comienzo de la temporada hasta el partido final del Abierto de Estados Unidos en septiembre, con un récord de 10-1 contra Nadal y Federer, los otros dos mejores jugadores del año, incluido 6-0 contra Nadal, todos en finales de Big Title. [167] Djokovic también tuvo el récord más dominante contra un No. 1 del mundo en una sola temporada, con un récord de 5-0 contra Nadal antes de superarlo como el No. 1 del mundo.

Pete Sampras declaró que la temporada 2011 de Djokovic fue la mejor que había visto en su vida, llamándola "uno de los mejores logros en todos los deportes". [168] Boris Becker calificó la temporada de Djokovic como "uno de los mejores años en el tenis de todos los tiempos", señalando que "puede que no sea el mejor estadísticamente, pero ha vencido a Federer, ha vencido a Nadal, ha vencido a todo el mundo que vino a desafiarlo en los torneos más importantes del mundo". [169] Rafael Nadal, que perdió ante Djokovic en seis finales en canchas duras, de arcilla y de césped, describió las actuaciones de Djokovic como "probablemente el nivel más alto de tenis que he visto nunca". [170]

2012: título del Abierto de Australia, tres Masters y campeonato de fin de año

Djokovic comenzó su temporada ganando el Abierto de Australia . En los cuartos de final, derrotó a David Ferrer en tres sets. En la semifinal, Djokovic venció a Andy Murray en cinco sets después de 4 horas y 50 minutos, recuperándose de un déficit de dos sets a uno y defendiéndose de puntos de quiebre en 5-5 en el quinto set, en una revancha de la final del año anterior . [171] En la final , Djokovic venció a Rafael Nadal en cinco sets, recuperándose de perder el primer set y luego de un quiebre en el set final para ganar 7-5. Con 5 horas y 53 minutos, el partido fue la final de Grand Slam más larga en la historia de la Era Abierta, así como el partido más largo en la historia del Abierto de Australia, superando la semifinal de 5 horas y 14 minutos de 2009 entre Nadal y Fernando Verdasco. [172]

Djokovic fue derrotado por John Isner en las semifinales de Indian Wells . Defendió con éxito su título en Miami tras vencer a Murray en la final. [173] En la final de Montecarlo , perdió en sets seguidos ante Nadal. Djokovic también perdió en sets seguidos ante Nadal en la final del Masters de Roma de 2012. [174]

Djokovic alcanzó su primera final del Abierto de Francia al derrotar a Roger Federer, [175] alcanzando la final de los cuatro majors consecutivamente. Djokovic tuvo la oportunidad de convertirse en el primer hombre desde Rod Laver en 1969 en tener los cuatro títulos principales a la vez, habiendo ganado los títulos de Wimbledon y US Open del año pasado, así como el Abierto de Australia de este año , pero fue derrotado por Nadal en la final en cuatro sets. [176] [177] Después del Abierto de Francia, Djokovic no pudo defender su título en Wimbledon , perdiendo ante Roger Federer en cuatro sets en las semifinales. [178]

En los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres 2012, Djokovic fue elegido como el abanderado de Serbia. [179] El 2 de agosto de 2012, Djokovic derrotó al quinto favorito francés Jo-Wilfried Tsonga y avanzó a las semifinales, donde fue derrotado por Murray en sets seguidos. [180] En el partido por la medalla de bronce perdió ante Juan Martín del Potro , terminando cuarto. [181] Defendió sucesivamente su título de la Rogers Cup, perdiendo solo un set ante Tommy Haas . Después de la Rogers Cup, Djokovic llegó a la final del Masters de Cincinnati , pero perdió ante Federer en sets seguidos. [182]

En el Abierto de Estados Unidos , Djokovic alcanzó su tercera final consecutiva al vencer al cuarto preclasificado David Ferrer en un partido suspendido un día debido a la lluvia. [183] ​​[184] Luego perdió ante Murray en una final de cinco sets que duró 4 horas y 54 minutos, la final más larga del Abierto de Estados Unidos en la historia. [185] Esta final también estableció los récords tanto del tiebreak más largo (24 minutos) como del rally más largo (54 tiros) en una final importante, ganados por Murray y Djokovic respectivamente. [186] Djokovic defendió su título del Abierto de China , derrotando a Tsonga en sets seguidos. [187] La ​​semana siguiente ganó el Masters de Shanghái al derrotar a Murray en la final. [188] Con la retirada de Federer del Masters de París, Djokovic recuperó el puesto número uno del ranking. [189] El 12 de noviembre de 2012, Djokovic ganó las Finales ATP de 2012 al derrotar a Federer en la final. [190] [191] Debido a sus logros en la temporada 2012, Djokovic fue nombrado Campeón Mundial ITF 2012 en individuales masculinos por la Federación Internacional de Tenis . [192]

2013: título del Abierto de Australia, tres Masters y campeonato de fin de año

Djokovic comenzó sus preparativos para la temporada 2013 jugando la Copa Hopman con Ana Ivanovic , ganando tres de sus cuatro partidos individuales, incluyendo la final contra Fernando Verdasco de España en una eventual derrota por 1-2. [193] En su primer torneo competitivo del año, Djokovic venció a Stan Wawrinka en una épica de cinco sets en la cuarta ronda del Abierto de Australia , que duró más de cinco horas, y fue considerado uno de los mejores partidos jamás jugados, [194] [195] [196] con Wawrinka considerándolo como el mejor partido que jamás jugó. [197] [198] Más tarde derrotó a Andy Murray en la final para ganar un tercer trofeo consecutivo del Abierto de Australia y el sexto major de su carrera. [199] Una semana después, participó en un partido de la Copa Davis contra Bélgica , donde derrotó a Olivier Rochus para darle al equipo serbio una ventaja de 2-0. [200]

El 2 de marzo de 2013, Djokovic derrotó a Tomáš Berdych en la final del Campeonato de Dubái . [201] Otra sólida semana de tenis vio a Djokovic llegar a las semifinales en el Indian Wells Masters , antes de perder ante Juan Martín del Potro , poniendo fin a su racha de 22 partidos ganados. [202] La semana siguiente, Djokovic ingresó al Miami Masters como el campeón defensor, pero perdió en la cuarta ronda ante Tommy Haas en sets seguidos. [203]

En abril, Djokovic jugó para Serbia contra Estados Unidos en los cuartos de final de la Copa Davis. Djokovic aseguró un empate para su equipo al derrotar a John Isner y Sam Querrey . [204] [205] Más tarde ese mes, derrotó al ocho veces campeón Rafael Nadal en sets seguidos en la final del Masters de Montecarlo para asegurar su primer título en Montecarlo. [206] En mayo, fue derrotado por Grigor Dimitrov en tres sets en la segunda ronda del Abierto de Madrid en Madrid. [207] La ​​semana siguiente, perdió ante Berdych en la etapa de cuartos de final del Masters de Roma. [208]

Djokovic comenzó su campaña en el Abierto de Francia con victorias sobre David Goffin , Guido Pella y Dimitrov en sets seguidos. [209] En la cuarta ronda se recuperó de un set en contra y derrotó a Philipp Kohlschreiber de Alemania en cuatro sets. [210] En el proceso, alcanzó su decimosexto cuarto de final consecutivo de Grand Slam, que ganó a Tommy Haas . Djokovic luego perdió ante Nadal en la semifinal en una épica de cinco sets. [211]

En Wimbledon , Djokovic derrotó a Juan Martín del Potro en una épica de cinco sets que duró 4 horas y 44 minutos, que en ese momento fue la semifinal de Wimbledon más larga de la historia. [212] Djokovic luego perdió la final ante Murray en sets seguidos. En el Abierto de Canadá , perdió ante Nadal en la semifinal en tres sets. Más tarde, Djokovic perdió ante Isner en los cuartos de final en Cincinnati. Djokovic llegó a la final del Abierto de Estados Unidos , donde se enfrentó a Nadal por 37.ª vez en su carrera (un nuevo récord de la Era Abierta). Perdió en cuatro sets. [213] A principios de octubre, Djokovic obtuvo su cuarto título de Pekín al derrotar a Nadal en la final en sets seguidos. También obtuvo su segundo título del Masters de Shanghái, extendiendo su racha ganadora a 20-0 en las últimas dos temporadas en la gira asiática de cancha dura de la gira. [214] Djokovic ganó su 16º título de Masters en París al final de la temporada, venciendo a David Ferrer en la final. [215] En las Finales ATP de 2013, Djokovic retuvo su trofeo, venciendo a Nadal en sets seguidos. [216] Al final de la temporada, Boris Becker se unió a su personal como entrenador en jefe.

2014: título de Wimbledon, cuatro Masters y campeonato de fin de año

Djokovic comenzó el año con una victoria en un torneo de preparación, el Campeonato Mubadala 2013. En el Abierto de Australia , ganó sus primeros cuatro partidos en sets corridos contra Lukáš Lacko , Leonardo Mayer , Denis Istomin y el cabeza de serie número 15 Fabio Fognini respectivamente. Se enfrentó a Wawrinka en los cuartos de final del torneo, el segundo año consecutivo en que ambos se enfrentaron en el evento. A pesar de remontar dos sets a uno, Djokovic cayó 9-7 en el quinto set, poniendo fin a su racha de 25 victorias consecutivas en Melbourne, así como a su racha de 14 semifinales consecutivas en torneos de Grand Slam. [217]

Djokovic ganó su tercer título del Masters de Indian Wells , derrotando a Federer en la final. Continuando con su buena racha, venció al No. 1 Nadal en la final del Masters de Miami en sets seguidos. [218] Sufriendo una lesión en la muñeca que lo perjudicó durante todo el Masters de Montecarlo , Djokovic perdió las semifinales ante Federer en sets seguidos. Después de regresar de la lesión, Djokovic ganó su tercer título de Roma al vencer a Nadal en la final del Abierto de Italia . [219] Posteriormente donó los $ 500,000 en premios que había recibido a las víctimas de las inundaciones del sudeste de Europa de 2014. [ 220]

Djokovic llegó a la final del Abierto de Francia perdiendo solo dos sets en seis partidos, pero perdió en la final ante Nadal en cuatro sets. [221] Fue la primera derrota de Djokovic en los últimos 5 partidos entre ambos. En el Campeonato de Wimbledon, Djokovic derrotó a Roger Federer en la final en cinco sets, ganando con un marcador de 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4. Con esta victoria reemplazó a Rafael Nadal nuevamente como el No. 1 del mundo. [222] Djokovic jugó en el Abierto de Canadá , perdiendo ante el eventual campeón debutante Jo-Wilfried Tsonga en sets seguidos. [223] Luego de eso, perdió ante Tommy Robredo en el Masters de Cincinnati. En el Abierto de Estados Unidos , Djokovic llegó a semifinales, donde perdió en cuatro sets ante Kei Nishikori . [224]

Djokovic regresó a Pekín con un quinto trofeo en seis años, derrotando a Murray en la semifinal y a Berdych en la final. [225] La semana siguiente fue derrotado por Federer en la semifinal del Masters de Shanghái . Luego ganó el título del Masters de París , sin perder un solo set, venciendo a Raonic en la final. [226]

En las Finales ATP, Djokovic estableció un récord al ganar tres partidos de todos contra todos y perder solo nueve juegos. Al llegar a la semifinal, también aseguró el puesto número uno del ranking de fin de año por tercera vez, lo que lo empató con Nadal en la quinta posición. Se le otorgó el trofeo de las Finales ATP después de que Federer se retirara antes de la final. [227] Esto marcó el séptimo título de la temporada para él y el cuarto título en el evento de fin de año.

2015: Una de las mejores temporadas de tenis de todos los tiempos

Djokovic comenzó la temporada en el Abierto de Qatar en Doha, donde ganó sus dos primeras rondas perdiendo solo 6 juegos, sin embargo, perdió en los cuartos de final contra Ivo Karlović en tres sets ajustados. Se recuperó bien de esta derrota en el Abierto de Australia , donde pasó las primeras cinco rondas sin perder un set. En las semifinales, se enfrentó al campeón defensor Stan Wawrinka , el hombre que lo venció el año anterior. Sin embargo, perdió dos veces la ventaja de un set, remontó rugiendo en el quinto para empatar y preparar una tercera final contra Andy Murray . Después de dividir los dos primeros sets en desempates , Djokovic encontró su forma después de perder su servicio al comienzo del tercer set, ganando 12 de los últimos 13 juegos para registrar una victoria en cuatro sets sobre el escocés y ganar un quinto título récord de la Era Abierta en Melbourne, superando a Roger Federer y Andre Agassi . [228] Pasó al octavo lugar en la lista de todos los tiempos de los hombres con más títulos importantes, empatando a Agassi, Ivan Lendl , Jimmy Connors , Ken Rosewall y Fred Perry . [229]

Djokovic se desliza sobre una cancha dura para recuperar una pelota

Luego compitió en el Campeonato de Dubái y perdió ante Federer en la final. [230] Después de 2 semanas, Djokovic derrotó a John Isner y Andy Murray en camino a su 21.º título de Masters , venciendo a Federer en tres sets en Indian Wells . [231] En Miami , derrotó a David Ferrer y John Isner en camino a ganar su quinto título derrotando a Andy Murray en tres sets. Con su 22.º título de Masters, Djokovic se convirtió en el primer jugador en completar el doblete de títulos de Indian Wells - Miami tres veces. [232] [233] En abril, Djokovic consiguió su segundo Masters de Montecarlo al vencer a Tomáš Berdych en la final. [234] Por lo tanto, Djokovic se convirtió en el primer hombre en ganar los primeros tres títulos ATP Masters 1000 de la temporada. [235] Djokovic se retiró del Masters de Madrid de 2015. [236] Ganó el título por cuarta vez en el Masters de Roma , lo que lo convierte en el 4º de los 4 títulos en eventos Masters en los que Djokovic participó en la temporada.

Continuó con su buena forma en arcilla en el Abierto de Francia al llegar a la final sin perder un set en las primeras cinco rondas, incluido un choque de cuartos de final con Nadal y una victoria en semifinales de cinco sets sobre el cabeza de serie número 3 Andy Murray que tardó dos días en completarse. Esto significó que se convirtió en el segundo hombre en haber ganado contra Nadal en el Abierto de Francia. Sin embargo, perdió el siguiente partido y el torneo ante el cabeza de serie número 8 Stan Wawrinka en cuatro sets. [237] Cinco semanas después, se recuperó nuevamente de la dura derrota en París, al igual que en 2014, recuperándose de dos sets en contra para vencer a Kevin Anderson en la cuarta ronda, y luego reclamando su tercer título de Wimbledon , con una victoria en cuatro sets sobre Roger Federer. [238]

Antes del último evento de Grand Slam del año, Djokovic tuvo la oportunidad de convertirse en el primer hombre en la historia en completar el conjunto completo de títulos de Masters en Cincinnati , logrando el Career Golden Masters , pero perdió la final ante Federer (Djokovic lograría la hazaña en los eventos de 2018 y 2020 ). [239] En el US Open , Djokovic llegó a la final por sexta vez en su carrera, logrando la hazaña de llegar a las cuatro finales de Grand Slam en un solo año calendario. En la final, se enfrentó a Federer una vez más, derrotándolo en cuatro sets para ganar su tercer título de Grand Slam del año, su segundo título en Flushing Meadows y su décimo título de individuales de Grand Slam en general, convirtiéndose en el quinto hombre en la Era Abierta en ganar títulos de individuales de Grand Slam de dos dígitos, así como el tercer hombre en llegar a las cuatro finales de Major en un año calendario. [240]

Regresó al Abierto de China en octubre, ganando el título por sexta vez, derrotando a Nadal en sets seguidos en la final para llevar su récord general en el torneo a 29-0. [241] Djokovic luego llegó a la final del Masters de París , donde derrotó a Murray en sets seguidos, llevándose su cuarto título allí y un sexto torneo ATP Masters récord en un año. [242] Después de perder ante Federer en la etapa de todos contra todos de las Finales ATP, se enfrentó nuevamente al tercer sembrado en la final. Venció a Federer en sets seguidos ganando su quinto título de las Finales ATP y convirtiéndose en el primer jugador en ganar el Campeonato de fin de año cuatro veces consecutivas. [243]

Al final de la temporada, Djokovic logró un récord de temporada de 15 finales consecutivas, llegando al partido por el campeonato de todos los torneos de alto nivel que jugó (cuatro en Majors, ocho en Masters y la final en el Campeonato de fin de año). Ganó 11 títulos, incluidos un récord de temporada de 10 Grandes Títulos (tres Majors, seis Masters y el Campeonato de fin de año) en todas las superficies y condiciones de cancha (dura, arcilla, hierba y bajo techo). Djokovic estableció un récord de temporada de 16,585 para la mayor cantidad de puntos de clasificación acumulados como No. 1 del mundo y tuvo un récord de temporada de 31 victorias sobre los 10 mejores jugadores, incluido un notable récord de 15–4 victorias contra los otros miembros del Big Four, Federer, Nadal y Murray. La temporada 2015 es la temporada más exitosa de Djokovic a partir de 2022, y se considera una de las mejores temporadas en la historia del tenis. [244]

2016: histórico 'Nole Slam', cuatro Masters y récord de puntos para el ranking

Djokovic besa la Copa de los Mosqueteros después de ganar el Abierto de Francia de 2016 , completando el "Nole Slam" y su primer Grand Slam de su carrera

Djokovic obtuvo su 60.º título de su carrera en Doha , derrotando a Rafael Nadal en dos sets en una final que duró 73 minutos. Rompió su propio récord de puntos del ranking ATP, llevándolo hasta 16.790. Djokovic luego procedió a ganar su sexto Abierto de Australia . En su camino hacia su sexto título récord de la Era Abierta en Melbourne, derrotó a Roger Federer en cuatro sets en las semifinales, y en una revancha de la final de 2015, derrotó a Andy Murray , en tres sets consecutivos. [245] Se recuperó rápidamente de una infección ocular en el Campeonato de Dubái para obtener un quinto título del Indian Wells Masters , derrotando a Rafael Nadal en las semifinales y a Milos Raonic en la final. La carrera de Djokovic fue tan dominante que los números 2 y 3 del mundo (Andy Murray y Roger Federer) podrían haber combinado sus puntos y aún no haber tenido lo suficiente para superarlo en el ranking. [246]

El 3 de abril de 2016, Djokovic ganó el Abierto de Miami por tercer año consecutivo, y lo hizo sin perder un set en camino a su sexto título de su carrera en el Abierto de Miami , empatándolo con Andre Agassi con la mayor cantidad de títulos individuales masculinos del Abierto de Miami. [247] Además, la victoria marcó el cuarto año que Djokovic completó el Sunshine Double en su carrera, la mayor cantidad de Sunshine Doubles de cualquier jugador en la historia, y 2016 fue el tercer año consecutivo en que Djokovic lo completó. Su victoria en Miami también vio a Djokovic superar a Roger Federer para convertirse en el ganador de premios en metálico de todos los tiempos en el tour ATP con ganancias de carrera de $ 98,2 millones. [248] Después de una salida temprana en la ronda del Masters de Montecarlo , [249] Djokovic se recuperó rápidamente al ganar el título de Madrid por segunda vez en su carrera, con una victoria en tres sets sobre Murray. [250] Se encontraron nuevamente en la final del Masters de Roma una semana después con Murray como vencedor; A pesar de una actuación lenta, Djokovic derrotó a Nadal y Kei Nishikori en dos largos cuartos de final y semifinales. [251]

Djokovic derrotó a Andy Murray en la final del Abierto de Francia en cuatro sets, convirtiéndose en el actual campeón de los cuatro torneos principales, una hazaña histórica que los medios de comunicación denominaron el Nole Slam . [252] [253] Con su triunfo en el Abierto de Francia, Djokovic se convirtió en el octavo jugador en la historia en lograr un Grand Slam de carrera , el tercer jugador en la historia después de Don Budge y Rod Laver en tener los cuatro títulos de Grand Slam al mismo tiempo, y el primer jugador en ganar $ 100 millones en premios. [254] La victoria en el Abierto de Francia elevó sus puntos de clasificación ATP a un nuevo récord de 16,950. [255] [256] En Wimbledon , su racha de victorias importantes llegó a su fin en la tercera ronda cuando perdió ante el estadounidense Sam Querrey en cuatro sets. Fue su salida más temprana en un Grand Slam desde el Abierto de Francia de 2009. [257]

A finales de julio, Djokovic volvió a su forma al ganar su cuarto título del Abierto de Canadá y su 30.º título de Masters en total, sin perder un set. [258] En agosto, Djokovic fue derrotado en la primera ronda de los individuales masculinos olímpicos en Río de Janeiro por Juan Martín del Potro . Fue la primera derrota de Djokovic en la primera ronda desde enero de 2009, cuando Ernest Gulbis lo derrotó en el Brisbane International de 2009. [ 259] [260] En el último Grand Slam del año, el Abierto de Estados Unidos , Djokovic avanzó a la final, pero fue derrotado por Stan Wawrinka en cuatro sets. [261] Djokovic fue derrotado por Roberto Bautista Agut y Marin Čilić en las semifinales y cuartos de final de Shanghái y París . Debido a este resultado, perdió el puesto número uno del ranking ante Andy Murray . [262] Sin embargo, un segundo puesto en las Finales ATP fue su mejor actuación en casi tres meses. Después de la temporada, se separó de su entrenador de tres años, Boris Becker . [263]

2017: Separación del equipo y larga pausa por lesión

En enero, Djokovic defendió su título en Doha después de derrotar al nuevo número uno del mundo Andy Murray . En el Abierto de Australia , fue derrotado en la segunda ronda por el número 117 del mundo Denis Istomin . Esta fue la primera vez desde 2007 que Djokovic no logró llegar a los cuartos de final en el Abierto de Australia, y la primera vez en su carrera que perdió ante un jugador clasificado fuera del top 100 en un major. [264] En febrero y marzo, Djokovic jugó en el Abierto de México y el Masters de Indian Wells , pero fue eliminado por Nick Kyrgios en ambos eventos antes de las semifinales. En abril, Djokovic llegó a los cuartos de final del Masters de Montecarlo , perdiendo ante David Goffin . Después del torneo, decidió separarse de su entrenador de mucho tiempo Marián Vajda , el especialista en acondicionamiento físico Gebhard Phil-Gritsch y el fisioterapeuta Miljan Amanović, citando la necesidad de encontrar una chispa ganadora. Una mejor actuación en el Masters de Madrid vio a Djokovic alcanzar las semifinales, perdiendo ante Nadal en sets seguidos. [265] Un segundo puesto en el Masters de Roma indicó una mejora en su forma.

El 21 de mayo de 2017, Djokovic anunció que Andre Agassi se convertiría en su nuevo entrenador, comenzando en el Abierto de Francia . Sin embargo, como campeón defensor, perdió en cuartos de final ante Dominic Thiem . [266] Comenzó la temporada en cancha de césped en el Eastbourne International , jugando su primer torneo fuera de Wimbledon en césped desde 2010. Ganó el título al vencer a Gaël Monfils en la final. Este también fue el único torneo que Djokovic ganó sin que su entrenador fuera Marián Vajda hasta que el dúo se separó en 2022. Llegó a los cuartos de final en Wimbledon antes de retirarse contra Tomáš Berdych debido a una lesión en el codo. [267]

El 26 de julio, Djokovic anunció que se perdería el US Open y el resto de la temporada 2017 para recuperarse de su lesión en el codo. [268] Esta fue la primera vez que se perdió un torneo importante desde que participó en su primero, el Abierto de Australia de 2005, poniendo así fin a su racha de participar en 51 torneos de Grand Slam consecutivos, la séptima racha más larga de la historia. [269]

2018: Cirugía y resurgimiento; dos Majors, regreso al n.° 1 y un Golden Masters histórico

En enero, Djokovic derrotó a Dominic Thiem en el torneo de exhibición Kooyong Classic . En el Abierto de Australia de 2018 , llegó a la cuarta ronda, donde fue derrotado por Chung Hyeon . A fines de enero, se sometió a una cirugía en el codo. [270] El 3 de marzo, Djokovic regresó a las canchas de práctica, [271] y sorprendentemente jugó en Indian Wells solo una semana después, perdiendo en la segunda ronda ante Taro Daniel . [272] Luego perdió ante Benoît Paire en la segunda ronda del Abierto de Miami . [273]

Tras reunirse con su entrenador Marián Vajda en el Masters de Montecarlo , Djokovic consiguió victorias sobre Dušan Lajović y Borna Ćorić , seguidas de una derrota ante Dominic Thiem. En una conferencia de prensa, declaró: «Después de dos años, finalmente puedo jugar sin dolor». [274] Después de otra eliminación temprana en Barcelona ante Martin Kližan , [275] el regreso gradual de Djokovic a la forma aparecería en el Masters de Madrid . Con una victoria en la primera ronda sobre Kei Nishikori , Djokovic logró su primera victoria sobre un jugador top 20 en 10 meses; sin embargo, perdió en la segunda ronda ante Kyle Edmund . [276] [277] Al entrar en el Masters de Roma con un récord de temporada de 6-6, llegó a las semifinales antes de perder ante su rival de larga data Rafael Nadal . [278] Luego llegó a los cuartos de final del Abierto de Francia antes de perder ante Marco Cecchinato . [279]

Djokovic comenzó la temporada en canchas de césped en el Queen's Club , asegurando su primera victoria sobre un jugador top 5 en casi 18 meses al derrotar a Grigor Dimitrov en la segunda ronda. Llegó a la final donde, a pesar de tener un punto de campeonato, perdió ante Marin Čilić . [280] También jugó dobles en pareja con su viejo amigo y rival Stan Wawrinka . Djokovic luego ingresó a Wimbledon como el 12.º sembrado, donde llegó a las semifinales para enfrentar a Rafael Nadal. Djokovic derrotó a Nadal en una épica de cinco sets de 5 horas y 17 minutos repartida en dos días, convirtiéndose en la segunda semifinal de Wimbledon más larga de la historia, solo superada por el partido entre Kevin Anderson y John Isner celebrado más temprano el mismo día. [281] En la final, reclamó su cuarto título de Wimbledon y su decimotercer título importante en general al derrotar a Kevin Anderson en sets seguidos. Con la victoria, subió 11 puestos en el ranking y volvió a entrar en el top 10 por primera vez desde octubre de 2017. [282] En el puesto 21, fue el campeón de Wimbledon con el ranking más bajo desde Goran Ivanišević en 2001. [283] [284]

Después de una temporada triunfal sobre césped, Djokovic comenzó su gira por las pistas duras de Norteamérica con una actuación en la tercera ronda del Abierto de Canadá , perdiendo ante Stefanos Tsitsipas . Posteriormente, volvió a jugar el Masters de Cincinnati por primera vez en tres años. En un evento plagado de partidos suspendidos debido a la lluvia, Djokovic derrotó al campeón defensor Grigor Dimitrov, Milos Raonic y Marin Čilić para alcanzar su sexta final en el torneo y cuarta final contra Roger Federer . Aunque Federer estaba en una racha de 100 retenciones consecutivas de servicio en el torneo, [285] que se remonta a la final de 2014, [286] Djokovic rompió su servicio tres veces para ganar su primer título del Masters de Cincinnati. Con esta victoria, Djokovic se convirtió en el primer (y, a partir de 2024, único) jugador en la historia del tenis en completar el Career Golden Masters , ganando los nueve eventos ATP Masters al menos una vez en su carrera. [287]

Djokovic fue el sexto favorito en el US Open . Avanzó a su undécima semifinal del US Open en la misma cantidad de apariciones, donde superó a Kei Nishikori. Luego, Djokovic derrotó a Juan Martín del Potro para ganar su tercer título del US Open y su decimocuarto título importante en general, empatando el recuento de Pete Sampras . Con la victoria, Djokovic regresó al top 3 en el ranking mundial por primera vez desde el Abierto de Francia de 2017. [288]

En el Masters de Shanghái , Djokovic derrotó a Kevin Anderson y Alexander Zverev en su camino hacia el título, sin perder un set ni que le rompieran el servicio en ningún momento. La victoria marcó su cuarto título de Shanghái, y su clasificación subió al número 2. [289] El 31 de octubre, Rafael Nadal anunció su retirada del Masters de París debido a una lesión abdominal, y Djokovic recuperó el puesto número 1 del mundo. [290] Allí, Djokovic derrotó a Roger Federer en una ajustada semifinal de tres sets, pero fue derrotado por el no cabeza de serie Karen Khachanov en la final. [291] En las Finales ATP , Djokovic tenía garantizado un quinto puesto número 1 al final del año tras la retirada de Rafael Nadal del evento. En la etapa de todos contra todos, derrotó a Alexander Zverev, Marin Čilić y John Isner sin perder un set. En las semifinales, derrotó a Kevin Anderson para alcanzar su séptima final en el torneo, pero fue derrotado por Zverev. [292] En el Campeonato Mubadala de 2018 , obtuvo victorias sobre Karen Khachanov y Kevin Anderson para ganar el título.

2019: séptimo título histórico del Abierto de Australia y título de Wimbledon

Djokovic besa el trofeo de Wimbledon después de ganar el Campeonato de Wimbledon 2019

El primer torneo del año de Djokovic fue el Abierto de Qatar , donde perdió ante Roberto Bautista Agut en las semifinales. Luego ingresó al Abierto de Australia como el máximo favorito y derrotó a Rafael Nadal en la final para ganar su séptimo Abierto de Australia y su decimoquinto título importante en general. [293] Djokovic luego jugó en el Masters de Indian Wells , donde fue derrotado por Philipp Kohlschreiber en la tercera ronda, [294] y perdió en la cuarta ronda del Abierto de Miami ante Bautista Agut. [295]

Djokovic luego comenzó su temporada en tierra batida en el Masters de Montecarlo , perdiendo en cuartos de final ante Daniil Medvedev . [296] Durante el Abierto de Madrid , Novak Djokovic celebró su semana número 250 como número 1 del mundo en el ranking ATP . [297] Al vencer a Stefanos Tsitsipas en la final, Djokovic obtuvo su tercer título del Abierto de Madrid y el récord número 33 del ATP Masters en general. [298] En el Abierto de Italia , llegó a la final después de una brutal victoria sobre su rival de mucho tiempo Juan Martín del Potro , [299] donde perdió ante Rafael Nadal. [300] Djokovic compitió en el Abierto de Francia , llegando a semifinales sin perder un set. Su victoria en la cuarta ronda lo convirtió en el primer hombre en llegar a 10 cuartos de final consecutivos en el Abierto de Francia. En semifinales, perdió ante Dominic Thiem en un partido de cuatro horas y cinco sets que se extendió durante dos días, en uno de los partidos del año, [301] poniendo fin a su racha de 26 victorias consecutivas en torneos importantes y a su búsqueda de un segundo "Nole Slam". [302]

En Wimbledon , Djokovic defendió su título para ganar su quinto título de Wimbledon y su decimosexto título importante en general, derrotando a Roger Federer en una final épica de cinco sets que duró un récord de cuatro horas y cincuenta y siete minutos. Djokovic, que ganó menos puntos en general que Federer, salvó dos puntos de campeonato en el quinto set para ganar el título. [303] [304] Djokovic jugó a continuación en el Abierto de Cincinnati como campeón defensor, pero perdió ante el eventual campeón Daniil Medvedev en las semifinales. [305] Como campeón defensor en el Abierto de Estados Unidos de 2019 , Djokovic perdió ante Stan Wawrinka en la cuarta ronda, retirándose debido a una lesión mientras perdía por 2 sets y un quiebre. [306] En octubre, Djokovic derrotó a John Millman en sets seguidos para ganar el Abierto de Japón . [307] En el Masters de Shanghái , Djokovic llegó a la etapa de cuartos de final, pero perdió ante Stefanos Tsitsipas. [308] En noviembre, Djokovic ganó su quinto título del Masters de París ante Denis Shapovalov . [309] Luego, Djokovic jugó en las Finales ATP de 2019, pero fue eliminado en la etapa de todos contra todos después de las derrotas ante Dominic Thiem y Federer (su primera derrota ante Federer desde 2015). [310]

Década de 2020

2020: corona de la ATP Cup, título del Abierto de Australia y doble Golden Masters

En la ATP Cup inaugural de 2020 , Djokovic llevó a Serbia al título al anotar seis victorias, incluidas victorias sobre Daniil Medvedev en las semifinales y Rafael Nadal en la final. [311] En el Abierto de Australia , derrotó a su rival de toda la vida Roger Federer en sets seguidos en camino a la final, donde superó a Dominic Thiem en cinco sets. Esto marcó la octava victoria de Djokovic en el Abierto de Australia y el 17º título de Grand Slam . [312] Con la victoria, Djokovic recuperó el puesto número uno del mundo en el ranking ATP, [313] y se convirtió en el primer jugador desde Ken Rosewall en ganar títulos importantes en tres décadas diferentes, y el primero en hacerlo en la Era Abierta . El partido también marcó la primera vez que Djokovic regresó para ganar una final importante después de ir perdiendo dos sets a uno, habiendo perdido cada una de las últimas siete veces que esto sucedió. [314] Djokovic luego ganó el título en el Campeonato de Dubai por quinta vez, derrotando a Stefanos Tsitsipas en la final. [315] [316]

En junio, Djokovic dio positivo por COVID-19 durante el Adria Tour , una serie de juegos de exhibición benéfica en los Balcanes que ayudó a organizar. Djokovic fue criticado por realizar el evento con una falta de distanciamiento social y otras precauciones tomadas contra el COVID-19. [317] [318] El último partido de la gira fue cancelado después de que varios jugadores, sus parejas y entrenadores dieron positivo por el virus. [319] Djokovic declaró que estaba "profundamente arrepentido", admitiendo que él y los organizadores "se equivocaron" al seguir adelante con el evento y que creían que el torneo cumplía con todos los protocolos de salud. [320] También dijo que muchas de las críticas eran maliciosas, y agregó: "Obviamente es más que una simple crítica, es como una agenda y una caza de brujas". [321] [322]

Con la reanudación del ATP Tour, Djokovic derrotó a Milos Raonic para ganar su segundo título del Masters de Cincinnati . Al hacerlo, ganó su 35.º título de Masters , completando su segundo Golden Masters de su carrera . [323] En la cuarta ronda del US Open , Djokovic fue suspendido después de golpear accidentalmente a un oficial de línea en la garganta con una pelota de tenis durante su partido de cuarta ronda contra Pablo Carreño Busta . [324] La Asociación de Tenis de los Estados Unidos le quitó a Djokovic todos los puntos de clasificación que habría ganado en el torneo y lo multó con el premio en dinero que habría ganado si el incidente no hubiera ocurrido. [325] El 21 de septiembre, Djokovic superó a Pete Sampras por la segunda mayor cantidad de semanas como jugador número 1 del mundo .

Djokovic ganó su 36.º título Masters y su quinto en Roma , derrotando a Diego Schwartzman en la final. [326] En el reprogramado Abierto de Francia , Djokovic perdió en sets seguidos ante Rafael Nadal en la final. [327] Djokovic luego jugó en el Abierto de Viena , donde fue derrotado en cuartos de final por Lorenzo Sonego en sets seguidos. [328] En las Finales ATP , Djokovic perdió ante Daniil Medvedev en el round robin, pero derrotó a Alexander Zverev y Diego Schwartzman . Luego perdió su partido de semifinales ante Dominic Thiem . [329] El 21 de diciembre, Djokovic alcanzó su semana número 300 de su carrera como el tenista individual número uno . [330] [331]

2021: títulos importantes en las tres superficies, doblete histórico de Grand Slam y récords de n.º 1

Djokovic comenzó su temporada 2021 jugando para Serbia como campeón defensor en la ATP Cup , pero la nación fue eliminada en la fase de grupos a pesar de que Djokovic ganó sus dos partidos individuales. [332] Luego ganó su 18º título importante y su noveno título en el Abierto de Australia , superando a Daniil Medvedev en la final. [333] El 1 de marzo, Djokovic igualó el récord de la Era Abierta de Federer de 310 semanas como No. 1 del mundo, y posteriormente lo superó. [334] [335] Luego, Djokovic jugó en el Masters de Montecarlo , donde perdió su partido de tercera ronda ante Dan Evans . [336] Luego, Djokovic jugó en el Abierto de Serbia , perdiendo una larga semifinal de tres sets ante Aslan Karatsev . [337] En el Abierto de Italia , Djokovic derrotó a Stefanos Tsitsipas en una épica de tres sets jugada durante dos días en los cuartos de final, [338] [339] y a Lorenzo Sonego en las semifinales, pero perdió en una final de tres sets ante Rafael Nadal.

En el Abierto de Francia , Djokovic avanzó a la final después de derrotar a Rafael Nadal en una semifinal épica de cuatro sets. Marcó solo la segunda derrota de Nadal ante Djokovic (y la tercera derrota en general) en el evento. En la final , Djokovic remontó dos sets en contra para derrotar a Stefanos Tsitsipas en cinco sets. [340] Se convirtió en el primer jugador en la Era Abierta en ganar un Major después de remontar un déficit de dos sets en dos partidos separados; [341] Djokovic también se convirtió en el tercer hombre en ganar los cuatro majors individuales al menos dos veces , y el primero en hacerlo en la Era Abierta . [342] [343] [344]

En el Campeonato de Wimbledon de 2021 , Djokovic registró la victoria número 100 en cancha de césped al llegar a las semifinales, [345] y derrotó a Matteo Berrettini en la final para reclamar su sexto título de Wimbledon e igualar el récord de todos los tiempos de Federer y Nadal de 20 títulos importantes individuales masculinos. Djokovic se convirtió en el segundo jugador en ganar Majors en tres superficies diferentes en el mismo año logrando un "Surface Slam" [346] y el quinto hombre en la Era Abierta en lograr el "Channel Slam", ganando el Abierto de Francia y Wimbledon en el mismo año. [347] Djokovic abrió su temporada de verano en cancha dura en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio , donde buscó mejorar su resultado de medalla de bronce de Pekín 2008. [ 348] Sin embargo, perdió en semifinales ante Alexander Zverev , y luego ante Pablo Carreño Busta en el partido por la medalla de bronce. Djokovic también compitió en dobles mixtos junto a Nina Stojanović ; la pareja perdió en semifinales ante Aslan Karatsev y Elena Vesnina , luego se retiró de su partido por la medalla de bronce contra los No. 1 de individuales de la WTA Ashleigh Barty y John Peers , con Djokovic citando una lesión en el hombro. [349] [350]

Djokovic entró entonces al Abierto de Estados Unidos compitiendo por ser el tercer hombre en la historia en lograr el Grand Slam en individuales masculinos. [351] En la tercera ronda, Djokovic se enfrentó a Kei Nishikori y perdió el primer set, pero ganó los siguientes tres sets para avanzar; repitió este patrón contra Jenson Brooksby [352] y Matteo Berrettini. En las semifinales, derrotó a Alexander Zverev en cinco sets, para avanzar a su récord de 31.ª final de Grand Slam. [353] Allí, se enfrentó a Daniil Medvedev, pero perdió en sets corridos, poniendo fin a sus posibilidades de lograr el Grand Slam. [354]

En el Masters de París , Djokovic derrotó a Hubert Hurkacz para llegar a la final, lo que le aseguró el puesto número uno del ranking de fin de año por séptima vez, rompiendo el récord de todos los tiempos de Pete Sampras . En la final, vengó su derrota en el US Open ante Daniil Medvedev para ganar su sexto título del Masters de París y el récord número 37 del ATP Masters en general. [355] En las Finales ATP de 2021 , Djokovic fue derrotado en semifinales por Zverev. [356] Djokovic terminó la temporada llevando a Serbia a las semifinales de las Finales de la Copa Davis de 2021 , donde perdieron ante Croacia . [357]

2022: Restricciones de viaje, título de Wimbledon, récord de títulos de Masters y campeonato de fin de año

La controversia del Abierto de Australia

Djokovic tenía previsto comenzar su temporada 2022 participando en la ATP Cup en Sídney, pero se retiró. [358] Para poder jugar en el Abierto de Australia , donde fue tres veces campeón defensor, el gobierno de Victoria exigió que todos los jugadores estuvieran vacunados contra el COVID-19 o tuvieran una exención médica. Djokovic fue uno de los "pocos" jugadores y miembros del personal a los que se les concedió una exención médica por parte de Tennis Australia y el Departamento de Salud de Victoria . [359] [360] [ 361] [362] Más tarde se reveló que Djokovic dio positivo por COVID-19 el 16 de diciembre de 2021, lo que se utilizó como base para su exención. [363]

A Djokovic se le había concedido un visado para entrar en Australia el 18 de noviembre de 2021. [364] Viajó a Melbourne el 5 de enero, pero fue detenido por la Fuerza Fronteriza Australiana después de que determinaron que no cumplía los requisitos de entrada para un viajero no vacunado. [365] [366] Djokovic reveló que un miembro de su equipo de apoyo marcó una casilla en su formulario de solicitud indicando que no había viajado al extranjero dos semanas antes de partir hacia Australia; sin embargo, había estado en España en ese momento. [367] Su visado fue cancelado y estuvo retenido en un hotel de detención de inmigrantes durante varios días en espera de una audiencia judicial. [368]

El 10 de enero, el Tribunal Federal de Circuito y Familia de Australia ordenó su liberación y le impuso el pago de costas , [369] [370] [371] al determinar que el proceso de cancelación de visado llevado a cabo por los funcionarios de la frontera australiana era defectuoso, ya que no le dieron a Djokovic tiempo suficiente para ponerse en contacto con sus abogados y las autoridades del tenis antes de su entrevista oficial. El Gobierno australiano admitió que la cancelación era "irrazonable en [las] ​​circunstancias". [372]

El 14 de enero de 2022, Alex Hawke , Ministro de Inmigración, Ciudadanía, Servicios Migratorios y Asuntos Multiculturales de Australia , ejerció sus poderes ministeriales en virtud de las secciones 133C(3) y 116(1)(e)(i) de la Ley de Migración de 1958 para cancelar la visa de Djokovic, [373] citando "razones de salud y buen orden, sobre la base de que era de interés público hacerlo". [374] Djokovic solicitó una revisión judicial , pero tres jueces del Tribunal Federal de Australia desestimaron por unanimidad su solicitud el 16 de enero, impidiendo su participación en el Abierto de Australia de 2022. [375] [376] [377] Djokovic dijo que estaba "extremadamente decepcionado" con la decisión, pero aceptó el fallo y voló de Australia a Dubai esa noche. [378] [379] [380] Debido a que fue expulsado utilizando poderes ministeriales bajo la Ley de Migración , ahora tiene prohibido regresar a Australia durante tres años, [381] aunque cada solicitud de visa se revisa según sus méritos. [381] A partir de noviembre de 2022, esta prohibición de visa ha sido revocada por el recientemente elegido Ministro de Inmigración , Andrew Giles . [382]

En febrero, Djokovic dio una entrevista a la BBC sobre su deportación de Australia, afirmando que está dispuesto a renunciar a los récords de su carrera al apegarse a sus principios de libre elección y no vacunarse contra el COVID-19. [11] En mayo, admitió que la batalla judicial y su deportación de Australia "le pasaron factura". [383] Dijo: "La cantidad de presión y todo lo que estaba sintiendo en los primeros meses del año, por más presión que haya sentido en mi vida y en mi carrera, eso fue algo realmente de un nivel completamente diferente". [384]

Después de Australia

Djokovic participó en el Campeonato de Dubái en febrero, donde no se requería la vacunación para participar. [385] Fue derrotado en cuartos de final por el eventual finalista Jiří Veselý , lo que le obligó a ceder su puesto de número uno del mundo a Daniil Medvedev . Esta fue la primera vez que un hombre fuera de los Cuatro Grandes fue clasificado como número uno del mundo en individuales desde Andy Roddick en febrero de 2004. [386] Djokovic se retiró tanto del Indian Wells Masters como del Miami Open , debido a que Estados Unidos prohibió a los viajeros extranjeros no vacunados . [387] A pesar de no poder jugar, Djokovic recuperó el puesto de número uno del mundo después de la derrota de tercera ronda de Medvedev en Indian Wells. [388]

Después de no poder jugar en marzo, Djokovic comenzó su temporada en tierra batida en el Masters de Montecarlo en abril. Primero preclasificado, recibió un bye en la primera ronda y perdió ante el eventual finalista Davidovich Fokina en la segunda, su primera derrota en un partido inaugural desde el Abierto de Barcelona de 2018. [389] [390] Más tarde ese mes, llegó a la final del Abierto de Serbia y perdió ante Andrey Rublev en tres sets. [391] En el Abierto de Madrid en mayo, Djokovic llegó a las semifinales, donde fue derrotado en tres sets por Carlos Alcaraz , de 19 años , el eventual campeón. [392] En el Abierto de Italia una semana después, llegó a la duodécima final de su carrera en este Masters. En las semifinales, derrotó a Casper Ruud para su victoria número 1000 de su carrera, convirtiéndose en el quinto hombre en la Era Abierta en alcanzar este hito. [393] En la final, derrotó a Stefanos Tsitsipas en sets seguidos para ganar su sexto Abierto de Italia y su 38.º título de Masters, un récord. [394]

Djokovic llegó al Abierto de Francia en mayo como el campeón defensor. Después de derrotar a Yoshihito Nishioka , Alex Molčan , Aljaž Bedene y Diego Schwartzman en sets seguidos, se enfrentó a Rafael Nadal en los cuartos de final para su 59.° encuentro, lo que amplía el récord . Perdió en cuatro sets, poniendo fin a su defensa del título del Abierto de Francia. [395] Como resultado de su derrota en cuartos de final, concedió el puesto número uno del ranking a Daniil Medvedev por segunda vez en 2022.

Con su victoria en la primera ronda del Campeonato de Wimbledon contra Kwon Soon-woo , Djokovic se convirtió en el primer jugador en la historia (hombre o mujer) en ganar 80 partidos en los cuatro majors. [396] Con su victoria en semifinales sobre Cameron Norrie , Djokovic alcanzó un récord de 32.ª final de Grand Slam, una por delante de Roger Federer . [397] Djokovic derrotó a Nick Kyrgios en la final en cuatro sets para su cuarto trofeo consecutivo y séptimo en general de Wimbledon. [398] Con esta victoria, alcanzó un total de 21 títulos importantes, lo que rompió su empate de 20 majors con Federer y lo colocó a un título de Grand Slam detrás de Nadal. [399] [400]

Debido a que Djokovic no estaba vacunado contra el COVID-19, no pudo competir en el US Open , ya que el gobierno estadounidense no permitió que ciudadanos no estadounidenses no vacunados ingresaran al país. [401] Como resultado, se retiró del torneo el 25 de agosto. [402] En el Astana Open en octubre, derrotó a Medvedev en las semifinales y a Stefanos Tsitsipas en la final para ganar su 90.º título individual. [403] Luego, Djokovic compitió en el Masters de París , donde derrotó a Stefanos Tsitsipas en las semifinales para alcanzar su tercera final consecutiva de la temporada. También fue la victoria número 650 en cancha dura de su carrera, lo que lo convirtió en el tercer jugador masculino en la Era Abierta en registrar 650 o más victorias en su carrera en una sola superficie. [404] [405] Luego perdió en la final ante Holger Rune , de 19 años , lo que marcó la primera vez que Djokovic perdió una final de Masters después de ganar el primer set. [406]

Seeded seventh at the ATP Finals, Djokovic won his first round robin match over second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas to record his 60th career victory over a Top 3 player, making him the first player to accomplish this milestone since the ATP rankings began in 1973.[407] Djokovic then defeated sixth seed Andrey Rublev and fourth seed Daniil Medvedev to reach the semifinals, where he defeated Taylor Fritz to reach his eighth final at this event and secured his 15th year-end top-5 finish in the rankings.[408][409] He defeated Casper Ruud to win a record-equaling sixth ATP Finals title.[410] He is also the first player ever to win the ATP Finals in three different decades—the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s.[411] Djokovic, at the age of 35, also became the oldest champion in the ATP Finals' 53-year history.[412]

2023: Historic 23rd, 24th majors and triple Career Slam, record 7th Year-end championship

Djokovic at the 2023 French Open

Djokovic started his season by winning his 92nd career title at the 2023 Adelaide International, where he defeated Sebastian Korda in three sets in the final after saving a championship point.[413] At the Australian Open,[414] Djokovic overcame hamstring injury concerns[415] to reach the final, where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets to claim his record-extending 10th Australian Open title while tying Nadal for the record of 22 men's singles major titles and reclaiming the world No. 1 ranking from Carlos Alcaraz.[416][417] On 27 February 2023, Djokovic broke Steffi Graf's record of 377 weeks that she set back 25 years ago for most weeks as world No. 1 in women's tennis, thus he became the player with most weeks at No. 1 on both the men's and women's tours.[418]

In March, Djokovic withdrew from the Indian Wells Masters and Miami Open after being denied a visa into the United States due to being unvaccinated. Afterwards, Djokovic struggled in the clay court season, suffering early defeats at the Monte-Carlo Masters[419] and the Banja Luka Open.[420] At the Italian Open, Djokovic was defeated in the quarterfinals by Holger Rune.[421]

At the French Open, he returned to form, reaching the semifinals to face world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, whom he defeated in four sets to reach a record-extending 34th major final. Moreover, he became the only player to contest at least seven finals at each Grand Slam tournament. Djokovic would go on to beat Casper Ruud in the final, securing a record-breaking 23rd major title and becoming the first man in tennis history to achieve a triple Career Grand Slam.[422][15] By winning the title, Djokovic reclaimed the world No. 1 position from Alcaraz.[423]

Djokovic then played at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships where he was bidding to win a fifth consecutive title and a record-equalling eighth title. He reached the semifinals with straight set victories over Pedro Cachin, Jordan Thompson and Stan Wawrinka, and four set victories over Hubert Hurkacz and Andrey Rublev. In the semifinals, he faced Jannik Sinner in a rematch of their quarterfinal match the previous year, and Djokovic won in straight sets to reach his 5th consecutive and 9th overall Wimbledon final, as well as his record-extending 35th major final, where he faced Carlos Alcaraz.[424] He subsequently lost an epic final to Alcaraz in five sets, ending his 34-match winning streak at Wimbledon since 2018 and his unbeaten run in both Wimbledon finals and Centre Court since his 2013 defeat to Andy Murray.[425]

He proceeded to win his third Cincinnati Masters title and a record-extending 39th Masters title. He beat Alcaraz in a rematch of their Wimbledon final, in what was the longest best-of-three-sets ATP final and the longest match in the tournament's history, at 3 hours and 49 minutes, and was immediately praised as one of the best matches of all time.[426][427] He won the match from a set down and down a break in the second set, along with saving a championship point in the second-set tiebreaker.[426] Djokovic called it one of his toughest matches, and said "It did feel like a Grand Slam final, even more than that to be honest". Djokovic compared the intensity and toughness of the match to his 2012 Australian Open final match against Rafael Nadal.[428]

Djokovic then played at the US Open where he dropped only two sets en route to the title, both to his fellow countryman Laslo Djere in a win from two sets down in the third round.[429] By reaching a 47th men's singles major semifinal, Djokovic surpassed Roger Federer's Open Era record.[430] By reaching the final, Djokovic matched Federer's record of reaching all major finals in a season three times. In the final, he faced Daniil Medvedev in a rematch of their 2021 US Open final. Djokovic defeated Medvedev in straight sets to win his fourth US Open title and a record-extending 24th men's singles major title overall, also equaling Margaret Court's all-time record of major singles titles by either sex.[431][432] Djokovic became the oldest US Open men's singles champion in the Open Era, at 36 years and 111 days,[433] and became the first man to win three majors in a season four times.[434] By winning his first-round match, Djokovic guaranteed that he would reclaim the world No. 1 position from Alcaraz at the end of the tournament.[435][436] With Djokovic reaching the final and winning, at the time, he had won one-third of all majors he played in and reached the final in half of the majors he played in.[437]

After a six-week break, he returned to the tour at the Paris Masters, where he won his second round match over Tomás Martín Etcheverry in his 1289th career match, surpassing Rafael Nadal for the fourth most in the Open Era.[438] He beat defending champion Holger Rune in a rematch of the previous year's final in the quarterfinals, going on to defeat Grigor Dimitrov in the final to win his record-extending seventh Paris Masters title and 40th Masters overall.[439]

With his first round robin match win over Rune at the 2023 ATP Finals, Djokovic secured the Year-end world No. 1 for a record-extending eighth time.[440] He later defeated second seed Alcaraz in the semifinals to reach his ninth final at this event, where he beat home favorite Jannik Sinner to win a record-breaking seventh ATP Finals title.[441] This victory saw him become the first World No. 1 to win this event since Andy Murray in 2016.[442] Despite playing in only 12 tournaments, Djokovic led the tour in titles won with seven, the most he has claimed in a season since 2016.[443] On 20 November, Djokovic became the first player in singles to reach 400 weeks at No. 1.[444]

2024: Oldest ATP No. 1, knee surgery, Olympic gold medal & Career Super Slam

Djokovic posing with his gold medal following the men's singles final at the 2024 Summer Olympics

In a bid to win his 25th major title at the Australian Open, Djokovic reached the semifinals against world No. 4, Jannik Sinner. There, he lost in four sets, suffering his first loss at the Australian Open since 2018, his first-ever Australian Open semifinal loss, and his third loss to Sinner in a three-month span, ending his consecutive win streak of 33 wins. He called his loss "one of the worst Grand Slam matches I've ever played".[445] By reaching a 58th major singles quarterfinal, Djokovic equaled Roger Federer's all-time record.[446] Despite the loss, he retained the world No. 1 ranking.

In March, Djokovic returned to the Indian Wells Masters, for the first time since 2019, but was upset in the third round by lucky loser and world No. 123 Luca Nardi, in three sets. Nardi became the lowest ranked player to defeat Djokovic in any Masters 1000 tournament or Grand Slam event in his career.[447] At the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters, Djokovic advanced to the semifinals, but was defeated by Casper Ruud in three sets. After his win against Corentin Moutet at the Italian Open, Djokovic got hit by an aluminum water bottle while signing autographs which struck him on the head.[448] He then lost to Alejandro Tabilo in straight sets in the third round. At the 2024 Geneva Open where he was a late wildcard entry, he reached his 1100th career win on his 37th birthday after defeating Yannick Hanfmann in the second round. He became only the third player in the Open Era to reach the milestone after Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer. With a 1,100–218 win-loss record, at 83.5% he recorded the best winning percentage for a man in the Open Era.[449][450]

In the third-round at the French Open, he beat Lorenzo Musetti in five-sets in the latest finish ever at the French Open, finishing at 3:07 a.m. after 4 hours and 29 minutes.[451] By winning his fourth-round match against Francisco Cerúndolo, Djokovic surpassed Federer for the most Grand Slam wins (370 to Federer's 369) & most Grand Slam quarterfinals (59 to Federer's 58). At 4 hours and 39 minutes, it was Djokovic's longest French Open match of his career, beating his previous time in the 2013 French Open semifinal by two minutes.[452] Djokovic, however, suffered a right knee injury during the second set of the match, which the next day forced him to withdraw before the quarterfinals due to him tearing his medial meniscus in his right knee. Due to this, he lost the No. 1 ranking to Sinner.[453]

Djokovic played at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships and once again made it to the final which was Djokovic's 37th Grand Slam final. He was attempting to win a record-equalling eighth title. However, he lost to Alcaraz once again in a rematch of the previous year's final, this time losing in straight sets.[454][455]

Djokovic entered the 2024 Paris Olympics, defeating Matthew Ebden, Rafael Nadal, Dominik Koepfer, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Lorenzo Musetti to reach his first Olympic gold medal match.[456] Djokovic then defeated Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets to win the Olympic gold medal, in a two hour fifty minute match characterized by no breaks of serve.[457] With the win, he became the oldest Olympic champion in men's singles as well as the only player to complete a career sweep of the Big Titles, having achieved both the Career Super Slam and Career Golden Slam as part of this accomplishment.[458][459][460]

At the US Open, after his second-round victory, Novak Djokovic reached his 90th win at this tournament over the course of his career, becoming the only tennis player to have 90 or more career wins at each of the four Grand Slam events.[461][462] In the next round, he lost to Alexei Popyrin in four sets to end the season without a major title for only the second time since 2011 and the first since 2017.

Rivalries

Djokovic has a winning record against all of his top contemporaries, including his fellow Big Three counterparts, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

Rafael Nadal

Djokovic and Rafael Nadal rivalry is the most prolific in men's tennis in the Open Era. The two have faced each other 60 times, with Djokovic leading 31–29 overall.[463][464] Djokovic leads on hard courts 20–7 while Nadal leads on clay 20–9, and they are tied on grass 2–2.[465]

Djokovic is the only player to have beaten Nadal in all four majors. He is also the player with the most victories over Nadal on clay, beating him twice at the French Open and all three claycourt Masters events, notably in 2013 Monte-Carlo Masters where he ended Nadal's run of 8 consecutive titles. Djokovic has two streaks of seven victories against Nadal, in 2011–2012 and 2015–2016. The two contested in the longest major finals match ever played at the 2012 Australian Open where Djokovic won in five sets lasting 5 hours and 53 minutes.[466][467][468] Other classics they played include the 2009 Madrid Masters semifinal,[469] 2011 Miami Masters final,[470][471] the 2013 French Open semifinal,[472] 2018 Wimbledon semifinal,[473][474] and the 2021 French Open semifinal.[475]

Roger Federer

Djokovic and Federer after their semifinal match at the 2011 US Open

Djokovic and Roger Federer's rivalry is considered to be one of the greatest rivalries in tennis history. They faced each other 50 times, with Djokovic leading 27–23, including 13–6 in finals (not including a 2014 walkover in favor of Djokovic). Djokovic leads on hard courts 20–18 as well as on grass 3–1 and they are split 4–4 on clay.[476]

Djokovic is the player with the most victories over Federer and the only player to beat Federer multiple times at his most successful major tournaments, four times at the Australian Open, three times at the US Open, three times at the Year-end Championship and most notably, three times at the final of Wimbledon Championships. Their most recent final was at the 2019 Wimbledon where Djokovic won in five sets in what became the longest final in Wimbledon history.[477][478] Other notable matches they contested are the 2014 Wimbledon and 2015 Wimbledon finals, along with semifinals at the 2010 US Open, 2011 US Open, 2011 French Open, and 2018 Paris Masters.[157][479][480]

Andy Murray

Djokovic and Andy Murray have met 36 times, with Djokovic leading 25–11.[481] Djokovic leads on hard courts 20–8 and 5–1 on clay, while Murray has won the two matches played on grass. Djokovic and Murray are one of two pairs to have met in each of the four major finals (the other pair being Djokovic and Nadal). The two are almost exactly the same age, with Murray being a week older than Djokovic, so they progressed through the ranks of the junior circuit together, and Murray was the winner of the first match they ever played as teenagers at Les Petits As in 2001.[48] They were the 2015 and 2016 year-end top two players in the world, with the battle for the 2016 year-end No. 1 only being decided in the final of the World Tour Finals, which was won by Murray in straight sets.[482]

One of their most notable matches was a three-set thriller at the final of the 2012 Shanghai Masters, in which Djokovic saved five championship points to win his first Shanghai Masters title and end Murray's 12–0 winning streak at the event.[483] Tennis pundits have classified many more of their matches as instant classics, such as the 2011 Italian Open semifinals, the 2012 Australian Open semifinal, 2012 US Open final, the 2015 semifinal and 2016 final at the French Open, and the 2017 Qatar Open final.[484][485]

Stan Wawrinka

Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka have met 27 times with Djokovic leading 21–6. Although this rivalry is lopsided in favor of Djokovic, the two have contested numerous close matches, including four five-setters at the majors.[486] Wawrinka and Djokovic have met in three consecutive Australian Opens – with each match going to five sets – and a five-setter in the US Open. In the 2013 Australian Open fourth round, Djokovic won 12–10 in a fifth set, with the match being considered one of the best ever played;[487][194][488][195][198][196][489] at the 2013 US Open semifinals Djokovic won 6–4 in the fifth set; at the 2014 Australian Open quarterfinals, Wawrinka won 9–7 in the fifth.[69] Wawrinka's win broke Djokovic's run of 14 consecutive major semifinals, and ended a 28-match winning streak; and Wawrinka went on to win his first major title at the tournament.[490] Djokovic got revenge the next year at the 2015 Australian Open, winning 6–0 in the fifth set.[491]

At the 2015 French Open final, Wawrinka defeated Djokovic in four sets to claim his second major title. Later that year, Djokovic beat Wawrinka at the Cincinnati Masters and Paris Masters.[492] At the 2016 US Open, Wawrinka beat Djokovic in a major final for a second time.[493]

Despite Djokovic's 21–6 overall record against Wawrinka, Wawrinka leads Djokovic 3–2 in ATP finals, two of which in major finals.[494] During Djokovic's run of 13 major finals from the 2014 Wimbledon Championships through the 2020 Australian Open, his only two losses were to Wawrinka. Contrary to most high-profile rivalries, the pair have also played doubles together.[495]

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Djokovic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga met 23 times, with Djokovic leading 17–6.[496] Their first meeting was in the final of the 2008 Australian Open, which Djokovic won in four sets to win his first major singles title.[496] Tsonga got revenge in their next meeting at the majors, the 2010 Australian Open quarterfinals, winning in five sets after Djokovic fell ill during the match.[497] Djokovic then won their next match at the 2011 Wimbledon semifinals to advance to his first final there, claiming the world No. 1 ranking for the first time in the process.[498] They met again in the quarterfinals of the 2012 French Open, which Djokovic won in five sets after over four hours.[499] They then played a further three matches in 2012, in the quarterfinals of the Olympics, the final of the China Open, and in the round robin stage of the ATP Finals, with Djokovic winning all of them in straight sets.[496] Their final major meeting was in the second round of the 2019 Australian Open, which Djokovic won in straight sets.[496]

Juan Martín del Potro

Djokovic and Juan Martín del Potro met 20 times, with Djokovic leading 16–4.[500] Djokovic won their first four meetings, before back-to-back victories for del Potro at the 2011 Davis Cup and their Bronze medal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics in straight sets. Djokovic won the next four matches before he lost to del Potro at the 2013 Indian Wells Masters, where the Argentine made his second career Masters final. Djokovic got the upper hand on the rivalry once again by winning two of the most important matches between them to date; an epic five-setter at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships semifinals (which was the longest Wimbledon semifinal at the time),[501] and a thrilling three-setter at the 2013 Shanghai Masters final. Del Potro upset Djokovic in the first round at the 2016 Rio Olympics in Rio en route to the final. In 2018, Djokovic defeated del Potro in three close sets in the final of the US Open, which was the first Grand Slam final for del Potro since his 2009 US Open victory. They played their last match at the 2019 Italian Open quarterfinal which Djokovic won in a dramatic three-setter after saving two match points.

Daniil Medvedev

Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev have met 15 times, with Djokovic leading 10–5.[502][503] They have contested 4 Grand Slam matches, with Djokovic leading 3–1. Their first Grand Slam match came at the 2019 Australian Open 4th round, which Djokovic won in 4 sets. Their next 3 encounters at the Majors came in finals, with Djokovic winning the 2021 Australian Open and the 2023 US Open finals, and Medvedev winning his first major title at the 2021 US Open against Djokovic in the final, also ending Djokovic's quest for a calendar-year Grand Slam.[504] Medvedev replaced Djokovic as the world No. 1 player when he rose to the top ranking for the first time in February 2022.[505] All 3 Grand Slam finals between Djokovic and Medvedev were straight set wins. The second set of the 2023 US Open, which Djokovic eventually won in a tiebreaker after a grueling 104-minute battle, was one of the longest sets in US Open history.[506]

Stefanos Tsitsipas

Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas have met 14 times, with Djokovic leading 12–2.[507][508] Their first meeting took place in the third round of the 2018 Rogers Cup, with the then 19-year-old Tsitsipas, ranked No. 27, pulling an upset over Djokovic in three sets.[509] Djokovic avenged this loss by beating Tsitsipas in the 2019 Madrid Open, but Tstisipas then won their next match in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Shanghai Masters to bring their head-to-head to 2–1 in his favor.[507][510] Djokovic then won all of their next eleven matches, among them are the 2020 French Open semifinal; the 2021 Italian Open quarterfinal spread over two days;[511] the 2021 French Open final which saw Djokovic coming back from 2 sets to 0 down to win his second French Open title; the 2022 Italian Open final; and the 2023 Australian Open final, where the two were competing for the world No. 1 ranking.[507]

Dominic Thiem

Djokovic and Dominic Thiem have met 12 times, with Djokovic leading 7–5.[512] They have met four times at the majors, splitting them evenly 2–2, and three times at the ATP finals, with Thiem leading 2–1.[512] The two have contested numerous close matches, with each of their last four meetings ending with a deciding set, including two five-setters at the majors.[512] This streak started with a grueling four-hour, five-set epic stretched across two days in the semifinals of the 2019 French Open, which Thiem won to end Djokovic's quest for a second "Nole Slam".[302] They then played in the round robin stage of the 2019 ATP Finals, which Thiem won in a deciding set tiebreaker. This was followed by the 2020 Australian Open final, which Djokovic won in five sets, while their last match, the semifinals of the 2020 ATP Finals, was won by Thiem in three sets.[512]

Carlos Alcaraz

Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz following the men's singles final at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Djokovic and 16 years younger Carlos Alcaraz have met 7 times, with Djokovic leading 4–3.[513] All of their matches have either occurred in either the semifinal or final matches.

Their first meeting was at the 2022 Madrid Masters semifinals, in which Alcaraz prevailed in a deciding set tiebreaker. Their next meeting would not be until the semifinals of the 2023 French Open, which was highly anticipated and received immense hype from media and the ATP itself.[514][515][516][517] Djokovic won in four sets, with the match competitive until Alcaraz faltered due to cramps from mental pressure and physical intensity.[518] They would meet again soon after in the 2023 Wimbledon final, in which Alcaraz would defeat Djokovic in a five-setter that lasted 4 hours and 42 minutes, ending his hopes for a calendar Grand Slam and his record 45-match Centre Court win streak.[519] They would meet soon again in another epic at the 2023 Cincinnati Masters final, with Djokovic prevailing in three tightly contested sets after saving a match point. The match was the longest best-of-three-sets ATP Tour final and the longest match in the tournament's history, at 3 hours and 49 minutes, and was immediately praised as one of the best matches ever.[426][427][520][521] Djokovic won despite being a set down and down a break in the second set, along with saving a championship point in the second-set tiebreaker.[522][523] In the 2024 Wimbledon final, Alcaraz defeated Djokovic in a rematch of the previous year's final, this time in straight sets to once again deny Djokovic his eighth and record-tying Wimbledon title.[524] Shortly after, the pair took their rivalry to the Olympics and contested in the gold medal match, where Djokovic prevailed in straight sets to complete a career sweep of the Big Titles, having achieved both the Career Super Slam and Career Golden Slam as part of this accomplishment.

Legacy

"I believe that numbers are numbers and statistics are statistics and, in that sense, I think he [Djokovic] has better numbers than mine and that is indisputable. It is not beneath me nor do I have an ego big enough to try and disguise a reality that is not. This is the truth. The rest are tastes, inspiration, sensations that one player or the other may transmit to you, that you may like one or the other more. I think that with respect to titles, Djokovic is the best in history and there is nothing to discuss in that."

Rafael Nadal on Djokovic's legacy.[525][526][527]

Djokovic is regarded by many observers, tennis players and coaches as the greatest tennis player of all time, primarily for his achievements across all top-level tournaments of the men's professional tour in addition to his time spent with the world No. 1 ranking. Many media outlets, including Reuters, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Marca, Forbes, Tennis World USA, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and Sporting News have named Djokovic the greatest male tennis player in history.[528][529][530][531][532][533][534]

Djokovic has won a record 72 Big Titles, including an all-time record of 24 Grand Slam titles, and holds the most weeks at No. 1, the most wins over top 5 and top 10-ranked players, has won all major and Masters events and the year-end championships at least twice (which has not been done by another player once) and has a winning head-to-head record over his greatest rivals in one of the strongest eras of tennis.[535][536][537][538][539][540][541] Former world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev labelled Djokovic the "greatest tennis player in history" after winning his first major title at the 2021 US Open over Djokovic.[542] Pat Cash emphasized that Djokovic is one of two players who beat Rafael Nadal at the French Open, which he considers to be "the biggest challenge in tennis".[543] Richard Krajicek and The Roar, sports opinion website, said that Djokovic should be considered for the greatest player of all time because he is the only one among his rivals who has won all four majors consecutively.[544][545][546] Patrick Mouratoglou stated, "Novak is the most complete player of all times. That enables him to find the solution to most of the problems on court and this, on every surface. It explains why he is now in the best position to become the GOAT".[547][548] Rafael Nadal has praised Djokovic's peak level of performance, stating in 2011 (when he went 0–6 against Djokovic for the season) that "[Djokovic's level is] probably the highest level of tennis that I ever saw."[549] Nadal reiterated this after a one-sided loss in the 2016 Qatar Open final, stating that "I played against a player who did everything perfectly. I don't know anybody who's ever played tennis like this. Since I know this sport I've never seen somebody playing at this level."[550] In 2017, Nadal stated that "at a technical level, when Djokovic has been at the top of his game, I have to say that I've been up against an invincible player."[551][552] In 2023, former world No. 7 Mardy Fish also declared that Djokovic in 2011 was the "best player of all time".[553] In 2023, Boris Becker compared Djokovic to Lionel Messi, Tom Brady and LeBron James in their respective sports, saying that "For me, he is the lion king".[554]

Tennis coach Nick Bollettieri praised Djokovic as the "most complete player ever",[555] and the "most perfect player of all time":[556]

When you look at match players in the history of tennis, I don't believe that anybody can equal everything on the court that Djokovic does. I don't think you can find a weakness in his game. His movement, personality, his return of serve, his serve, excellent touch, not hesitant in coming to the net, great serve. Overall, almost every player has a downfall; to me, he doesn't have one. He's perhaps the best put-together player that I've seen over 60 years.[557]

Andre Agassi, stated in an interview in 2019 with the Times of India that:

The highest standard of tennis that I've ever seen is when Novak is playing his best tennis. The single level, for whatever my tennis IQ is worth, is an unmistakable standard to which everybody will strive to be.[558]

Pete Sampras, who at the time of his retirement in 2003 was considered by some to be the greatest male tennis player of all time, stated after Djokovic earned a record-breaking seventh year-end No. 1 finish in 2021:

Seven years for him, I'm sure he sees it as a bonus to all the majors that he's won, but I think he'll appreciate it more as he gets older. He did it at a time where he dominated two of the greats, in Roger and Rafa, and he handled the next generation of players very well – all at the same time. I do think what Novak's done over the past 10 years, winning the majors, being consistent, finishing number one for seven years, to me it's a clear sign that he is the greatest of all time.[538][559]

Some press reports have also called Djokovic one of the greatest athletes of all time.[560][561]

Tennis pundits have classified many of Djokovic's matches as some of the greatest contests ever, such as the 2012 Australian Open final, in which he beat Nadal in five long and gruelling sets.[562][563] Other matches include the five-set 2013 Australian Open fourth round against Stan Wawrinka,[195][196] the 2018 Wimbledon semifinal against Nadal, which lasted five brutal sets played over two days,[564][565] the five-set 2019 Wimbledon final against Roger Federer, the longest Wimbledon final in history,[566][567] and the 2023 Cincinnati Masters final against Carlos Alcaraz, the longest best-of-three-sets final in ATP Tour history.[426][427]

Some analysts claim that the Djokovic–Nadal rivalry ranks as the best rivalry in tennis history because of the quality of matches they produce.[568]

Player profile

Playing style

Djokovic is an aggressive baseline player.[569] His groundstrokes from both wings are consistent, deep, and penetrating. His backhand is widely regarded as the greatest two-handed backhand of all time, due to its effectiveness on both sides of the court and its accuracy.[570][571][572] His best shot is his backhand down the line, with great pace and precision. He excels at returning serve in particular, and regularly ranks among the tour leaders in return points, return games, and break points won. His forehand is deemed to be underrated, yet one of the best, due to its versatility.[573] After great technical difficulties during the 2009 season (coinciding with his switch to the Head racket series), his serve is one of his major weapons again, winning him many free points; his first serve is typically hit flat, while he prefers to slice and kick his second serves wide.[569] He has also led the ATP Tour in their career "Under Pressure Rating" statistic, in part because of his prowess at winning deciding sets.[574]

Djokovic serving at the Eastbourne International. Djokovic plays with a Head racquet and wears Lacoste apparel and Asics shoes.

Djokovic has been described as one of the fittest and most complete athletes in sports history, with high agility, court coverage and mobility, which allows him to hit winners from seemingly indefensible positions.[575][576] Because of this, coupled with flexibility and length, he rarely gets aced. Todd Martin, who coached Djokovic between 2009 and 2010, noted that:[577]

His athleticism is from another world. His return of serve is way better than any other return of serve ever and I mean way better. Nobody has gotten so many balls back and neutralized so many good serves.

Djokovic's return of serve is a big weapon for him, with which he can be both offensive and defensive. He is highly efficient off both the forehand and backhand return, often getting the return in play deep with pace, neutralizing the advantage the server usually has in a point. Andre Agassi described Djokovic's return of serve as "the precedent-setting standard for the return".[578][579] Occasionally, Djokovic employs a well-disguised backhand underspin drop shot and sliced backhand.

Djokovic commented on the modern style of play, including his own, in an interview with Jim Courier after his semifinal win against Andy Murray in the 2012 Australian Open tournament:[580]

I had a big privilege and honour to meet personally today Mr. Laver, and he is one of the biggest, and greatest players ever to play the game, thank you for staying this late, sir, thank you ... even though it would actually be better if we played a couple times serve and volley, but we don't know to play ... we are mostly around here [points to the area near the baseline], we are running, you know, around the baseline ...

In assessing Djokovic's 2011 season, Jimmy Connors said that Djokovic gives his opponents problems by playing "a little bit old-school, taking the ball earlier, catching the ball on the rise, (and) driving the ball flat". Connors adds that a lot of the topspin that Djokovic's opponents drive at him comes right into his zone, thus his ability to turn defense into offense well.[581]

Equipment

Entering the pro circuit, Djokovic used the Head Liquidmetal Radical, but changed sponsors to Wilson in 2005. He could not find a Wilson racquet he liked, so Wilson agreed to make him a custom racquet to match his previous one with Head.[582] After the 2008 season, Djokovic re-signed with Head, and debuted a new paint job of the Head YouTek Speed Pro at the 2009 Australian Open. He then switched to the Head YouTek IG Speed (18x20) paint job in 2011, and in 2013, he again updated his paint job to the Head Graphene Speed Pro, which included an extensive promotional campaign.[583] Djokovic uses a hybrid of Head Natural Gut (gauge 16) in the mains and Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power Rough (gauge 16L) in the crosses. He also uses Head Synthetic Leather Grip as a replacement grip.[584] In 2012, Djokovic appeared in a television commercial with Maria Sharapova promoting the use of Head rackets for many techniques such as golf and ten-pin bowling.[585]

Coaching and personal team

Djokovic had several coaches, trainers, and advisors throughout his life, and each of them has helped Djokovic become and stay a champion. He has learned from all them and picked up at least something good from each. Djokovic's most important coaches when he was growing up were Jelena Genčić, who he has called his “tennis mother”, and Nikola Pilić, the “tennis father”, both of whom were major influences on his young life.[30] Genčić worked with Djokovic for six years between 1993 and 1999, from ages six to 12, mainly at Belgrade's Teniski Klub Partizan, while Pilić worked with him between 1999 and 2003, coaching him in his academy in Munich.[25][27]

In the period 2004 and 2005, Djokovic was coached by Dejan Petrović.[586] Under the mentoring of Petrović, Djokovic went from being ranked outside the top 300 to breaking into the top 100 in less than a year.[587] From fall 2005 until June 2006, he was coached by Riccardo Piatti, who divided his time between the 18-year-old and Ivan Ljubičić. Player and coach reportedly parted ways over the latter's refusal to work full-time with Djokovic.[61][588]

From June 2006 until May 2017, Djokovic was coached by former professional Slovakian tennis player Marián Vajda. They met for the first time during that year's French Open, after which Vajda was hired to be the 19-year-old's coach. On occasion Djokovic employed additional coaches on a part-time basis: in 2007, during the spring hardcourt season, he worked with Australian doubles ace Mark Woodforde with specific emphasis on volleys and net play while from August 2009 until April 2010 American Todd Martin joined the coaching team, a period marked by his ill-fated attempt to change Djokovic's serve motion.[589] From early 2007 until 2017, Djokovic worked with physiotherapist Miljan Amanović, who had previously worked with football team Red Star Belgrade, and NBA players, such as Vladimir Radmanović.[61][590]

From the fall of 2006, Djokovic had an Israeli fitness coach, Ronen Bega, but the two parted ways during the spring of 2009.[591] Djokovic decided to make a change after identifying his conditioning as a weakness in his game following continual losses to Nadal.[592] In April 2009, ahead of the Rome Masters, Djokovic hired Austrian Gebhard Phil-Gritsch (formerly worked with Thomas Muster) to join the team in fitness coach capacity.[593][594]

In 2008, Djokovic hired Italian agent Edoardo Artaldi and his management team, which includes his wife, Elena Capellaro, to oversee the huge operation that runs around him. They met when Djokovic signed a contract with the Italian clothing brand Sergio Tacchini, where Artaldi was working at the time.[595] Despite taking a lead role as an agent and business manager, Artaldi has acted like a father figure in Djokovic's camp. During an interview with Italian outlet SBS in 2019, Artaldi explained that, together with his wife, they have tried to “create the atmosphere” that Djokovic needed while on tour because he missed his family while traveling.[595][596] Djokovic's relationship with Artaldi has had its challenging moments, as he screamed at Artaldi and brother Marko to leave his box during the final of the 2023 Adelaide Open.[595]

In July 2010, before the Davis Cup clash away at Croatia, Djokovic made another addition to his team – Igor Četojević, a Serbian nutritionist and proponent of traditional medicine living in Cyprus,[597] who influenced Djokovic's diet.[598][599] A gluten-free diet appeared to have worked as Djokovic began feeling stronger, quicker, and much more fit.[598] After Djokovic's Wimbledon win in July 2011, Četojević left the team.[600]

After retiring from professional tennis in August 2011, Serbian player Dušan Vemić joined Djokovic's team as the assistant coach and hitting partner for Novak. The collaboration ended before the 2013 US Open.[601] Likewise, Djokovic's childhood friend and former junior doubles partner Bojan Božović also briefly served as a hitting partner for Novak in late 2014, shortly after Božović had opened his academy.[53] Due to Božović's height and strong serve, Djokovic specifically practiced his returns with him, most notably for the 2014 Paris Masters final against Milos Raonic, a player with a powerful serve.[53]

Six-time major champion and former world No. 1 Boris Becker, who had mostly worked as a television pundit for BBC Sport and Sky Sports since retiring from playing in 1999, was announced as Djokovic's new head coach in December 2013.[602] According to Djokovic, the Becker appointment was done with input from the player's existing head coach Marián Vajda who reportedly wanted to spend more time with his family and was looking to have his coaching workload somewhat reduced.[603] For Becker, in addition to working alongside Vajda, the job entailed special emphasis on Grand Slam tournaments as Djokovic felt he missed out on winning a couple of majors over the previous two seasons due to a lack of mental edge in the final stages of those tournaments.[604] Becker's first tournament coaching Djokovic was the 2014 Australian Open.

On 5 May 2017, Djokovic confirmed that he had come to a mutual agreement to terminate his coaching relationship with Vajda, as well as Phil-Gritsch and Amanović. In a statement on his website, Djokovic cited the reasons for the personnel shakeup: "Novak and the team members decided to part ways after a detailed analysis of the game, achieved results in the previous period, and also after discussing private plans of each team member. Despite the fantastic cooperation so far, Djokovic felt he needed to make a change, and to introduce new energy in order to raise his level of play."[605]

Djokovic reunited with Marián Vajda in April 2018 for the Monte-Carlo Masters.[606][607] On 30 June 2019, Djokovic confirmed that he also added former world No. 2 and Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanišević to his coaching team.[608]

In late 2021, Djokovic decided to play fewer tournaments due to both his age and his desire to mainly focus his energy on the Grand Slam championships, and as such, he decided to be with a smaller team that had only one coach, and he chose Ivanišević due to Vajda's reluctance to coach just one player only at the majors.[609] Djokovic and Vajda thus parted ways for a second time in December 2021, but it was only made public in March 2022,[609] when both announced that Vajda would no longer coach Djokovic and that it was an amicable and mutual decision. Vajda promised to remain his 'biggest support' on and off the court. Djokovic said on Twitter "What a journey Marian. 15 years!"[610] In addition to Ivanišević as his new coach, Djokovic also added fitness trainer Marco Panichi and hitting partner Carlos Gómez-Herrera, a retired tennis player with whom he had been friends for around 15 years, while also keeping physiotherapist Miljan Amanović.[596][611]

In late 2023, Djokovic decided to end his professional long-term association with Edoardo Artaldi's management team, who had been with him since 2008, stating that “I'm now at a stage where I'm entering a new chapter about the off-court approach”.[596] In a heartfelt message of gratitude for them, Djokovic stated: "My appreciation and love for you two personally goes beyond any professional relationship. What you did for me and my family privately and the amount of care and empathy you had all these years, especially towards my wife and kids is something very special for me and I will never forget that".[612]

Off the court

Philanthropy

Kindergarten in Jalovik village built by the Novak Djokovic Foundation[613]

In 2007, Djokovic founded the Novak Djokovic Foundation.[614] The organization's mission is to help children from disadvantaged communities grow up and develop in stimulating and safe environments.[615] The foundation partnered with the World Bank in August 2015 to promote early childhood education in Serbia.[616][617][618] His foundation has built 50 schools as of April 2022 and are building their 51st, and supported more than 20,800 children and over a thousand families.[619][620]

Djokovic participated in charity matches to raise funds for the reconstruction of the Avala Tower, as well as to aid victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake and the 2010–11 Queensland floods.[621][622][623] Starting in 2007, he has established a tradition of hosting and socializing with hundreds of Kosovo Serb children during Davis Cup matches organized in Serbia.[624] Djokovic was selected as the 2012 Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year, for his contributions through the foundation, his role as a UNICEF national ambassador and other charitable projects.[625] In August 2015, he was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.[19]

During the 2014 Balkans floods, Djokovic sparked worldwide financial and media support for victims in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia.[626] After winning the 2014 Rome Masters, Djokovic donated his prize money to the flood victims in Serbia, while his foundation collected another $600,000.[626][620] Following his 2016 Australian Open victory, Djokovic donated $20,000 to Melbourne City Mission's early childhood education program to help disadvantaged children.[627] After the COVID-19 pandemic spread to Serbia in March 2020, he and his wife announced that they will donate €1 million for the purchase of ventilators and medical equipment to support hospitals and other medical institutions.[628] He also made a donation to Bergamo, Italy‚ one of the worst-affected Italian provinces, as well as to Novi Pazar, Serbia and North Mitrovica, Kosovo.[629][630][631]

Sponsorships and business ventures

Djokovic endorses Serbian telecommunications company Telekom Srbija and German nutritional supplement brand FitLine.[632]

On turning professional in 2003, Djokovic began wearing Adidas clothing. At the end of 2009, Djokovic signed a 10-year deal with the Italian clothing company Sergio Tacchini after Adidas refused to extend his clothing contract (choosing instead to sign Andy Murray).[633] Tacchini doesn't make shoes so Djokovic continued with Adidas as his choice of footwear. His sponsorship contract with Tacchini was incentive-heavy, and Djokovic's disproportionate success and dominance in 2011 caused the company to fall behind on bonus payments, leading to the termination of the sponsorship contract.[634][635]

From 2011, Djokovic began to wear custom Red and Blue Adidas Barricade 6.0's shoes, referring to the colors of the Serbian national flag. By April 2012, the Tacchini deal had fallen first short and then apart. At that point, he was set to join forces with Nike, Inc.,[636] but instead, on 23 May 2012, Uniqlo appointed Djokovic as its global brand ambassador. The five-year sponsorship, reportedly worth €8 million per year,[637] began on 27 May 2012 in Paris' French Open tennis tournament. A year later, Djokovic's long-term footwear deal with Adidas was announced ahead of 2013 French Open.[638]

In August 2011, Djokovic became the brand ambassador of Swiss watch manufacturer Audemars Piguet.[639] Less than a month later, Djokovic signed a sponsorship deal with German car company Mercedes-Benz.[640] In March 2012, Djokovic was announced by Bombardier Aerospace as its latest Learjet brand ambassador, thus joining the likes of actor and pilot John Travolta, architect Frank Gehry, maestro Valery Gergiev, and classical pianist Lang Lang.[641] From January 2014 Djokovic has been endorsing French car manufacturer Peugeot.[642] At the same time he entered into an endorsement deal with Japanese watch manufacturer Seiko,[643] having just ended his affiliation with their rivals Audemars Piguet.[644] In early 2015, ahead of the Australian Open, Djokovic teamed up with Australian banking corporation ANZ for a social media campaign to raise money for local communities across the Asia Pacific region.[645][646] At the same time his partnership with Jacob's Creek, an Australian wine brand owned by Orlando Wines, was announced in regards to the production and distribution of 'Made By' film series, a documentary style content meant to "show a side of Novak not seen before as he recounts never before told life stories from Belgrade, Serbia, celebrating what has made him the champion he is today".[647]

Since 2004, the business end of Djokovic's career has been handled by Israeli managers Amit Naor (former pro tennis player turned sports agent) and Allon Khakshouri,[648] a duo which also had Marat Safin and Dinara Safina as its clients. In June 2008, after the duo entered into a partnership with CAA Sports, the sports division of Hollywood talent firm Creative Artists Agency, meaning that the famous company started representing tennis players for the first time,[649] Djokovic formally signed with CAA Sports.[650] After Djokovic's contract with CAA Sports expired during summer 2012, he decided to switch representation, announcing IMG Worldwide as his new representatives in December 2012.[651]

On 22 May 2017, Djokovic was unveiled as a brand ambassador of Lacoste after a five-year partnership with Uniqlo.[652]

During the 2021 US Open, some people in Djokovic's player box wore hats and shirts bearing the logo of Raiffeisen Bank International, the central back of one of the two largest banking cooperatives in Austria. In April 2021, Djokovic became a brand ambassador for RBI and its subsidiaries in Central and Eastern Europe. The bank will help to support Djokovic's tennis academy in Belgrade.[653] Djokovic did not wear the RBI logo, but he did wear on his shirt the logo of UKG, an American workforce management and human resource management company. People in his box wore the logo on hats as well. UKG lists Djokovic as one of their sponsored athletes.[654]

Investments

In 2005, as Djokovic moved up the tennis rankings, he began venturing into the business world. Most of his activities in the business arena have been channeled through Family Sport, a legal entity in Serbia established and run by members of his immediate family. Registered as a limited liability company, Family Sport initially focused on hospitality, specifically the restaurant business, by launching Novak Café & Restaurant, a franchise developed on the theme of Djokovic's tennis success. Over time, the company, whose day-to-day operations are mostly handled by Novak's father Srdjan and uncle Goran, expanded its activities into real estate, sports/entertainment event organization, and sports apparel distribution.[655]

The company launched Novak Café & Restaurant in 2008 in the Belgrade municipality of Novi Beograd, the flagship location in a franchised chain of theme café-restaurants. During 2009, two more locations were added—one in Kragujevac and the other in Belgrade, the city's second, in September at the neighbourhood of Dorćol overlooking the playing courts of Serbia Open whose inaugural edition took place several months earlier.[656] On 16 December 2011 a location in Novi Sad was opened,[657] however, it operated just over three years before closing in late March 2015.[658] Banja Luka in neighbouring Bosnia got its Novak Café & Restaurant location on 16 October 2015 within Hotel Trešnja on Banj hill.[659][660]

In 2009, the company bought a 250-series ATP tournament known as the Dutch Open and moved it to Serbia where it was renamed the Serbia Open. With the help of Belgrade city authorities, the tournament's inaugural edition was held in May 2009 at the city-owned "Milan Gale Muškatirović" courts, located at an attractive spot in Dorćol neighbourhood.[661] The tournament folded in 2012 after four editions and its place in the ATP calendar got taken over by the Düsseldorf Open.

In May 2015, right after winning his fourth Rome Masters title, Djokovic launched a line of nutritional food products, called Djokolife.[662] On 10 April 2016, while in town for the Monte-Carlo Masters, Djokovic opened a vegan restaurant called Eqvita in Monte Carlo.[663] The restaurant reportedly closed in March 2019.[664]

Djokovic has 80% stake in biotech firm QuantBioRes which claims to be developing a drug to treat patients who have contracted COVID-19.[665] Their research is based on electromagnetic frequency; one biomedical scientist likened it to homeopathy and argued that it "does not reflect a contemporary understanding of how biochemistry works", while Peter Collignon commented that their website "describes a way of finding a new molecule without providing any evidence of success".[666]

Professional Tennis Players Association

In August 2020, Djokovic resigned from the Players Council of the Association of Tennis Professionals and formed the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) with Vasek Pospisil. The pair will serve as co-presidents of the new organization to promote the interests of male and female tennis players above a ranking of 500 in singles and 200 in doubles.[667]

Throughout the latter part of the 2007 season, including before Wimbledon and during US Open, his comedic impressions of fellow contemporary tennis players received much media play.[668] It began when a BBC camera crew recorded some footage of the twenty-year-old impersonating Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal, Goran Ivanišević, and Lleyton Hewitt on a practice court at London's Queen's Club Championships just before Wimbledon.[669] The material — consisting of Djokovic imitating the said players by exaggerating their trademark physical gestures or nervous tics for the entertainment of his coaching team Marián Vajda and Mark Woodforde — aired during BBC's coverage of the tournament and subsequently became popular online.[670] Two months later at the US Open, a phone video shot by Argentine players of Djokovic doing locker room impressions of players such as Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, Filippo Volandri and Nadal made its way online, becoming viral.[669][671] A few days later, after beating Carlos Moyá in the quarterfinals, USA Network's on-court interviewer Michael Barkann asked Djokovic to perform some impressions and the player obliged by doing Sharapova and Nadal to the delight of the crowd.[669][672][673][674]

In addition to Djokovic, the national surge in the popularity of tennis was also inspired by three other up-and-coming young players: twenty-year-old Ana Ivanovic, twenty-two-year-old Jelena Janković, and twenty-three-year-old Janko Tipsarević as evidenced in early December 2007 when a sports-entertainment show named NAJJ Srbije (The Best of Serbia), put together in honour of the four players' respective successes in the 2007 season, drew a capacity crowd to Belgrade's Kombank Arena.[675][676] In May 2008, he was a special guest during the first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest, held in Belgrade that year. He threw a big tennis ball into the crowd, announcing the start of the voting and together with one of the show's co-presenters, Željko Joksimović, Djokovic sang Đorđe Marjanović's song "Beograde".[677]

Throughout late April and early May 2009, during ATP Master Series tournaments in Rome and Madrid, respectively, the Serb was a guest on the Fiorello Show on Sky Uno hosted by Italian comedian Rosario Fiorello[678] followed by an appearance on Pablo Motos' show El Hormiguero.[679]

Djokovic is also featured in the music video for the song "Hello" by Martin Solveig and Dragonette. The video, filmed at Stade Roland Garros, shows Solveig facing off against Bob Sinclar, another DJ, in a tennis match. When the referee calls a crucial ball "Out", Djokovic enters the arena and convinces the referee otherwise.[680] In 2010, the Serbian blues-rock band Zona B recorded the song "The Joker", dedicating it to Djokovic.[681][682]

Djokovic with Emir Kusturica in Andrićgrad in January 2014, where he received Key to the City

On 25 June 2011, at the Serbian National Defense Council's seventieth congress in Chicago, Djokovic was unanimously awarded the Order of Serbian National Defense in America I class – the highest decoration of the SND. The order was given to the twenty-four-year-old for his merits on the international sports scene and his contributions to the reputation of Serbs and Serbia around the world.[683] The day after winning his first Wimbledon title and reaching the No. 1 ranking for the first time in his career, Djokovic went home to Belgrade for a homecoming celebration in front of the Serbian National Assembly, an event attended by close to 100,000 people.[684]

On 28 November 2011, after returning from London where he finished early due to failing to progress out of his round-robin group, Djokovic visited his childhood tennis coach Jelena Genčić at her Belgrade home, bringing the Wimbledon trophy along.[685] The meeting, reportedly their first in more than four years, was recorded by two television crews – a Serbian one shooting for Aleksandar Gajšek's show Agape on Studio B television[686][687] and an American one from CBS television network filming material for Djokovic's upcoming piece on 60 Minutes. The next day, 29 November 2011, on invitation from film producer Avi Lerner, Djokovic was part of the high-budget Hollywood movie production The Expendables 2 in a cameo playing himself[688] that was shot in a warehouse in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia.[689] However, his bit part was later cut out of the final version of the movie.[690]

In March 2012, he was profiled on the CBS show 60 Minutes by their correspondent Bob Simon. He was named amongst the 100 most influential people of 2012 by TIME magazine.[691]

Djokovic has been a guest on late-night talk shows, such as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Veče sa Ivanom Ivanovićem, Conan, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Late Show with David Letterman, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Jonathan Ross Show and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[692]

In April 2021, a team of Balkan biospeleologists named a recently discovered freshwater snail species Travunijana djokovici after Djokovic.[693]

In 2022, a book titled Facing Novak Djokovic, a compilation of interviews with ATP players who described in detail what it's like to compete against Djokovic, was published.[694]

In 2022, Nikola Vesović, a research associate at the University of Belgrade, announced that a new species of beetle in the genus Duvalius recently discovered near the town of Ljubovija, Serbia, had been named Duvalius djokovici after Djokovic.[695]

Djokovic appears in the 2024 documentary Federer: Twelve Final Days about Roger Federer's final tournament before his retirement, the 2022 Laver Cup.

Views on diet, medicine and science

Since 2010, he has been connected with the nutritionist Igor Četojević who additionally focuses on Chinese medicine and performs acupuncture.[597] He allegedly discovered that Djokovic suffers from gluten intolerance, using applied kinesiology, and that he should not eat gluten, removing it from his diet.[598] He eventually settled on a vegan diet, while later sometimes eating fish.[696] He also claims this vegan, plant-based diet cured his persistent allergies and mild asthma.[697] The gluten-free diet has been credited for improving his endurance on the court and playing a role in his subsequent success.[698][699]

Following his elbow surgery in 2018, he stated that he "cried for three days" after it, feeling guilty, because he was "not a fan of surgeries or medications" and wanted "to be as natural as possible". He further stated his belief that human "bodies are self-healing mechanisms".[700][701]

In his 2013 autobiography, Serve to Win, he wrote of a "researcher" who directed "anger, fear, hostility" at a glass of water, which turned "slightly green" after a few days, while also directing "love, joy" at another glass of water, which remained "bright and crystal clear" in the same period.[598][702] In 2020, Djokovic spoke of his belief that "some people" used "prayer" and "gratitude" to "turn the most toxic food, or maybe most polluted water into the most healing water." He also stated that "scientists [have] proven" that "molecules in the water react to our emotions" and speech.[703][704] Such claims are scientifically dubious,[705][706] and generally regarded as superstitious beliefs.[707]

Opposition to COVID-19 vaccine mandate

During the ATP Tour's shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in a Facebook live stream with other Serbian athletes hosted in April 2020, Djokovic indicated he opposes vaccination and would not be forced to take a COVID vaccine just to be able to return to the Тour.[701][708] He later clarified his remarks by stating that he is not against all kinds of vaccines, but that he is against forced vaccination.[709] He added that he was extremely careful about what he puts into his body.[709]

Djokovic's views came under increased scrutiny in late 2021, in the run-up to the 2022 Australian Open, after comments made by Australian government officials indicated that tennis players would need to be vaccinated to enter the tournament.[710] Prior to the tournament, Djokovic had refused to state publicly whether he was vaccinated or not, but had made comments stating his concern over the possibility of a hotel quarantine in Australia.[711] However, while being interviewed by the Australian Border Force in January 2022, Djokovic confirmed to the officer interviewing him that he was unvaccinated.[712][713]

"The principles of decision making on my body are more important than any title or anything else."

—Djokovic, on why he is willing to forgo playing major tournaments.

Several commentators feel that Djokovic's stance against the COVID-19 vaccine could damage his placement among the all-time great tennis players as he would not be able to participate in the major tournaments where vaccination is required for entry[714][715][716][717][718][719] while others have applauded his view of having a choice.[720][721][722][723] He was unable to play the 2022 Australian Open, where he was the defending champion and the favorite to win.[12][717] Shortly thereafter, he lost the No. 1 ranking he had held for a record 373 weeks. Due to the federal government's vaccination policy for non-US citizens, Djokovic was unable to enter the United States to play the 2022 US Open, another major tournament he was the favorite to win.[13]

In an interview with the BBC on 15 February 2022, a few weeks after the tournament, Djokovic stated he does not associate with the wider anti-vax movement. However, he believes in personal freedom of choice and supports an individual's right to choose whether or not they receive a vaccine. He re-affirmed sticking to his principles and refusal to receive a vaccine, saying that he would be willing to forgo entry into tournaments which are held in countries mandating the vaccine even if it cost him his career records and placement among the all-time great players.[11]

Faith and religious beliefs

Djokovic is a member of the Serbian Orthodox Church. On 28 April 2011, Patriarch Irinej of Serbia awarded Djokovic the Order of St. Sava I class, the highest decoration of the Serbian Orthodox Church, for his contributions to monasteries of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Kosovo and charitable work in Serbia.[724] He has said that he admired and held in high regard Bishop Amfilohije, who played a key part in helping him through a tough time during the Yugoslav Wars.[725]

Djokovic has been reported to meditate for up to an hour a day at the Buddhist Buddhapadipa Temple in Wimbledon as he appreciates the natural setting and serenity, and is close to monks in the complex.[726] He has spoken of the positive power of meditation.[727][728][729] He is a frequent visitor of the Bosnian town of Visoko and its park that is host to several meditation platforms.[730]

Support of sport and sportspeople

Djokovic is a fan of Serbian football club Red Star,[731] Italian club Milan,[732] and Portuguese club Benfica,[733] as well as Serbian basketball club Red Star.[734][735] He has also shown public support for Croatia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and when faced with criticism from some within his native country of Serbia, Djokovic replied that "sports have their 'universal language,' they erase boundaries between people, [and] overcome differences in religion, race and nationality."[736][737][738] Djokovic has expressed admiration for Croatian football player Luka Modrić, who plays for Real Madrid.[739][740][741] He is a friend of former Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic, whom he has known since the two were children growing up in Serbia.[742]

Djokovic is a member of the "Champions for Peace" club, a group of elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport. It was created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization.[743]

Political statements

Following his victory in the first round of the 2023 French Open, Djokovic wrote "Kosovo is the heart of Serbia. Stop the violence" on the lens of a camera, in response to the recent clashes in Kosovo. The statement was criticized as inappropriate by France's minister of sports Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, with the Kosovo Olympic Committee asking the IOC to open disciplinary proceedings against the athlete.[744] Djokovic later said he was against any kind of conflict but defended his statement by opining: "Especially as a son of a man born in Kosovo, I feel the need to give my support to our people and to the entirety of Serbia. Kosovo is our cradle, our stronghold, centre of the most important things for our country. There are many reasons why I wrote that on the camera."[745]

Career statistics

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2024 US Open.

  1. ^ Djokovic was scheduled to play the 2022 Australian Open, but his visa was cancelled for being unvaccinated against COVID-19.
  2. ^ a b c Djokovic had a walkover at three events; hence, these are not counted as match wins.
  3. ^ Djokovic withdrew from the quarterfinals of 2024 French Open due to a knee injury.
  4. ^ The event of 2020 Wimbledon was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  5. ^ Djokovic was disqualified from the 2020 US Open after accidentally hitting a line official with a ball that was not in play.
  6. ^ Djokovic withdrew from the 2022 US Open due to the federal government's COVID-19 vaccination policy for non-US citizens.

Grand Slam tournament finals: 37 (24 titles, 13 runner-ups)

Year–End Championships performance timeline

Year–End Championship finals: 9 (7 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Olympic gold medal matches: 1 (singles Gold medal)

Records and achievements

All-time records

Open Era records

  • These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis and in ATP Masters series since 1990.
  • Records in bold indicate peerless achievements.

Professional awards

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Statistics correct as of 5 August 2024[update].
  2. ^ a b Australian Open, Italian Open, Wimbledon, and the Year-end Championship respectively.
  3. ^ All different Masters event titles.[748]
  4. ^ Djokovic did not play in the ninth tournament (Madrid).
  5. ^ Djokovic proceeded to defeat Nadal at the 2011 US Open and 2012 Australian Open, where their rankings were by then reversed.[757]

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