Published 16:13 IST, September 23rd 2019
Novak Djokovic's four tennis records which may never be broken
Novak Djokovic has established himself as one of the top tennis stars over the last decade. Have a look at four Novak Djokovic records that may never be broken.
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vak Djokovic has truly worked hard to establish himself as one of top three tennis stars in of Open era alongside Roger Federer and Rafael Nal. 16-time Grand Slam title winner was first Serbian player to be ranked at number one in ATP rankings and is first player from his country to win a major Grand Slam title. After suffering an injury setback in 2017, Djokovic me his return to international st following year. After struggling at start, Serbian ace found his rhythm after winning his seventh Australian Open title. Re furr to find four records that vak Djokovic has set that may never be broken in future.
Highest ATP rating points
vak Djokovic was at his peak during 2015-16 ATP season. That was year when critics and tennis lovers truly started including Serbian as one of greatest players to have ever played game. vak Djokovic created history after winning French Open in 2016 when he accrued 16,950 points, highest number of points in ATP history. In doing so, Djokovic became first player in Open Era to have accumulated on points tally, that is more than combined sum of second and third-ranked players on ATP list.
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Winner of all four Grand Slams in three different surfaces
Since start of Open era of tennis in 1973, player (male or female) has mand to hold all four Grand Slam titles at same time. However, vak Djokovic created a new record by achieving that feat after winning Roland Garros in 2016 and seemed invincible from start of 2015 right up-to to Roland Garros in 2016. In dition to that, vak Djokovic became only man in tennis history to hold all four Grand Slams on three different surfaces at once. vak Djokovic beat top-10 ranked players a jaw-dropping 31 times in a single season.
15 straight finals
vak Djokovic was almost invincible from start of 2015 upto Roland Garros in 2016. Serb featured in 15 finals of 16 tournaments he played in during that period. Djokovic ended on winning side on 11 occasions. He also went on and won season-ending ATP Finals which was held in London.
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Winner of all nine Masters tournaments
vak Djokovic has t only won all four Grand Slams but also won a record six ATP Masters 1000 titles. Serb became first player in 28-year history of ATP Masters 1000s to win all nine elite tournaments. He did so by beating Roger Federer at Western and Sourn Open in Cincinnati in 2018. Cincinnati Masters h eluded Djokovic for quite a few years. He h finished a runner-up re on five different occasions before he finally tasted success in 2018.
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12:17 IST, September 23rd 2019