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Novak Djokovic
Djokovic at the 2017 Aegon International Eastbourne
Native name Новак Ђоковић
Novak Đoković
Country (sports) Serbia and Montenegro(2003–2006)
Serbia (2006–present)
Residence Monte Carlo, Monaco
Born 22 May 1987 (age 31)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia

Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1][2]
Turned pro 2003
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach Marián Vajda
Prize money US$ 119,110,890
 All-time leader in earnings
Official website novakdjokovic.com
Singles
Career record 823–173 (82.63% in Grand Slamand ATP World Tour main
draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles 71 (7th in the Open Era)
Highest ranking No. 1 (4 July 2011)
Current ranking No. 3 (10 September 2018)[3]
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open W (2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016)
French Open W (2016)
Wimbledon W (2011, 2014, 2015, 2018)
US Open W (2011, 2015, 2018)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals W (2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Olympic Games SF (2008, 2012)
Doubles
Career record 47–63 (42.73%)
Career titles 1
Highest ranking No. 114 (30 November 2009)

Current ranking No. 329 (10 September 2018)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2006, 2007)
French Open 1R (2006)
Wimbledon 2R (2006)
US Open 1R (2006)
Team competitions
Davis Cup W (2010)
Hopman Cup F (2008, 2013)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing Singles
Last updated on: 10 September 2018
Signature of Novak Djokovic.
Novak Djokovic (Serbian: Новак Ђоковић / Novak Đoković, pronounced [nôʋaːk dʑôːkoʋitɕ] (
listen);[4] born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world
No. 3 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).[5]
Djokovic has won 14 Grand Slam singles titles, five ATP Finals titles, 31 ATP World Tour Masters
1000 series titles, 12 ATP World Tour 500 tournaments, and has held the No. 1 spot in the ATP
rankings for a total of 223 weeks. In majors, he has won six Australian Open titles,
four Wimbledon titles, three US Open titles and one French Open title. In 2016, he became the
eighth player in history to achieve the Career Grand Slam. Following his victory at the 2016 French
Open, he became the third man to hold all four major titles at once, the first since Rod Laver in 1969
and Don Budge in 1938.[6] and the first ever to do so on three different surfaces.[7] He is the first and
only male player to have won all nine of the Masters 1000 tournaments.
Djokovic is the first Serbian player to be ranked No. 1 by the ATP and the first male player
representing Serbia to win a Grand Slam singles title. Djokovic has won numerous awards, including
the 2012, 2015, and 2016 Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year,[8] 2011 BBC
Overseas Sports Personality of the Year, five-time ITF World Champion, and four-time ATP year-
end No. 1. He is a recipient of the Order of St. Sava, the Order of Karađorđe's Star, and the Order of
the Republika Srpska.[9][10][11]
Contents
 1Early and personal life

 2Tennis career
o 2.1Juniors
o 2.2Start of professional career
o 2.32006: First ATP titles
o 2.42007: Reaching the top ten & first major final
o 2.52008: First major title & Olympic bronze medal
o 2.62009: Ten finals, five titles & emergence of the Big Four
o 2.72010: Davis Cup title & US Open runner-up
o 2.82011: Three majors, five masters & ascent to No. 1
o 2.92012: Fifth major, three masters & return to No. 1
o 2.102013: Fourth Australian Open title & three masters
o 2.112014: Second Wimbledon title, four masters & return to No. 1
o 2.122015: Three majors, six masters, eleven titles & ranking points
record
o 2.132016: Nole Slam, four masters, & new ranking points record
o 2.142017: Split with team & long injury hiatus
o 2.152018: Elbow surgery, Wimbledon & US Open titles, career Golden
Masters
 3Rivalries
o 3.1Djokovic vs. Nadal
o 3.2Djokovic vs. Federer
o 3.3Djokovic vs. Murray
o 3.4Djokovic vs. Wawrinka
o 3.5Djokovic vs. Tsonga
 4Place among the all-time greats
 5Playing style and equipment
o 5.1Coaching and personal team
 6Sponsorships and business ventures
o 6.1Investments
 7In popular culture
 8Philanthropy
 9Career statistics
o 9.1Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
o 9.2Year–End Championships performance timeline
o 9.3Records
 10See also
 11Notes
 12References
 13Further reading
 14External links
Early and personal life

Djokovic was born on 22 May 1987 in Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia, to parents Srđan and Dijana
(née Žagar). He is of paternal Montenegrin and maternal Croatian descent.[a] His two younger
brothers, Marko and Djordje, are also tennis players with professional aspirations.[18]
A resident of Monte Carlo, Djokovic was coached by former Slovak tennis player Marián Vajda from
2006 until Boris Becker took over the role of head coach in December 2013.[19] Djokovic is a self-
described fan of languages, speaking Serbian, English, French, German, and Italian.[20][21]
He met his future wife, Jelena Ristić, in high school, and began dating her in 2005.[22] The two
became engaged in September 2013,[23] and on 10 July 2014 the couple got married on Sveti
Stefan in Montenegro,[24] while a church wedding was held in the same place, on 12 July 2014, in the
Church of Saint Stephen (Serbian: Црква Светог Архиђакона Стефана) which belongs
to Praskvica Monastery.[25]On 24 April 2014, Djokovic announced that he and Ristić were expecting
their first child.[26] Their son, Stefan, was born in October 2014.[27] Their daughter, Tara, was born in
September 2017.[28]
Djokovic began playing tennis at the age of four.[29] In the summer of 1993, the six-year-old was
spotted by Yugoslav tennis player Jelena Genčić[30] at Mount Kopaonik, where Djokovic's parents ran
a fast-food parlour.[31] Upon seeing the child Djokovic playing tennis, she stated: "This is the greatest
talent I have seen since Monica Seles."[18]
Genčić worked with young Djokovic over the following six years before realizing that, due to his rapid
development, going abroad in search of increased level of competition was the best option for his
future. To that end, she contacted Nikola Pilić and in September 1999 the 12-year-old moved to the
Pilić tennis academy in Oberschleißheim, Germany, spending four years there.[32] At the age of 14,
he began his international career, winning European championships in singles, doubles, and team
competition.[18]
Djokovic is known for his often humorous off-court impersonations of his fellow players, many of
whom are his friends.[33] This became evident to the tennis world after his 2007 US Open quarterfinal
win over Carlos Moyá, where he entertained the audience with impersonations of Rafael
Nadal and Maria Sharapova. His impersonations have also become popular on YouTube.[33] Djokovic
did an impression of John McEnroe after his fourth round match victory at the 2009 US Open, before
playing a brief game with McEnroe, much to the delight of the audience.[34] Djokovic is a member of
the "Champions for Peace" club, a group of famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the
world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization.[35]
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 Metohija and charitable work in Serbia.[36] He is a keen fan of Serbian football club Red Star
Belgrade,[37] Italian club A.C. Milan[38]and Portuguese club S.L. Benfica.[39] He is good friends with
fellow Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic, whom he has known since the two were children growing
up in Serbia, through Djokovic's uncle and Ivanovic's father.[40]
Djokovic has been reported to meditate for up to an hour a day at the Buddhist Buddhapadipa
Temple in Wimbledon, and is close to monks in the complex. He has spoken of the positive power of
meditation.[41][42][43]
Tennis career
Novak Djokovic Singles Ranking History Chart

Singles Ranking Composite History Chart (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic)
Juniors
As a member of the Yugoslav national team, Djokovic reached the final of the 2001 Junior Davis
Cup for players under 14, in which he lost his match in singles.[44] In juniors, Djokovic compiled a
singles win/loss record of 40–11 (and 23–6 in doubles), reaching a combined junior world ranking of
No. 24 in February 2004.[45] At the junior Grand Slam tournaments his best showing was at the
Australian Open where he reached the semi-finals in 2004. He did not play at Wimbledon but he did
play at the Jr French Open and Jr US Open.
Start of professional career
Djokovic turned professional in 2003 by entering the ATP World Tour.[46] At the beginning of his
professional career, he mainly played in Futures and Challenger tournaments, winning three of each
type from 2003 to 2005. His first tour-level tournament was Umag in 2004, where he lost to Filippo
Volandri in the round of 32.[47]
Djokovic made his first Grand Slam tournament appearance by qualifying for the 2005 Australian
Open, where he was defeated by eventual champion Marat Safin in the first round in straight sets,
after defeating future rival Stanislas Wawrinka in qualifying.[48][49] However, he went on to reach the
third round of both Wimbledon and the US Open, coming back from two sets down to
defeat Guillermo García-López in the former, and beating Gaël Monfils and Mario Ančić in the latter.
Djokovic participated in four Masters events and qualified for two of them, his best performance
coming in Paris, where he reached the third round and defeated fourth seed Mariano Puerta along
the way.[50]
2006: First ATP titles
Djokovic became one of the 40 best players in the world singles rankings after making his first
quarterfinal appearance at a Grand Slam event, coming at the French Open, and also by reaching
the fourth round at Wimbledon that year.[51]
Three weeks after Wimbledon, Djokovic won his first ATP title at the Dutch
Open in Amersfoort without losing a set, defeating Nicolás Massú in the final. He won his second
career title at the Moselle Open in Metz, and moved into the top 20 for the first time in his
career.[52] Djokovic also reached his first career Masters quarterfinal at Madrid during the indoor
hardcourt season.[53]
On 9 April 2006, Djokovic clinched a decisive Davis Cup win against Great Britain by defeating Greg
Rusedski in four sets in the fourth match of the tie, giving Serbia and Montenegro an insurmountable
3–1 lead in their best-of-five series, thus keeping the country in the Group One Euro/African Zone of
Davis Cup. Afterwards, Djokovic briefly considered moving from Serbia to play for Great
Britain.[54] Following this match-up, the British media spoke of Djokovic's camp negotiating with
the Lawn Tennis Association about changing his international loyalty by joining British tennis
ranks.[54] The nineteen-year-old Djokovic, who was ranked sixty-third in the world at the time, mostly
dismissed the story at first by saying that the talks were not serious, describing them as "the British
being very kind to us after the Davis Cup."[55] However, more than three years later, in October 2009,
Djokovic confirmed that the talks between his family and the LTA throughout April and May 2006
were indeed serious:
Britain was offering me a lot of opportunities and they needed someone because Andy [Murray] was
the only one, and still is. That had to be a disappointment for all the money they invest. But I didn't
need the money as much as I had done. I had begun to make some for myself, enough to afford to
travel with a coach, and I said, 'Why the heck?' I am Serbian, I am proud of being a Serbian, I didn't
want to spoil that just because another country had better conditions. If I had played for Great
Britain, of course I would have played exactly as I do for my country but deep inside, I would never
have felt that I belonged. I was the one who took the decision.[56]
2007: Reaching the top ten & first major final

Djokovic began 2007 by defeating Australian Chris Guccione in the final of the tournament
in Adelaide, before losing in the fourth round of the Australian Open to eventual champion Roger
Federer[57] in straight sets. His performances at the Masters Seriesevents in Indian Wells, and Key
Biscayne, where he was the runner-up and champion respectively, pushed him into the world's top
10.[52] Djokovic lost the Indian Wells final to Rafael Nadal, but defeated Nadal in Key Biscayne in the
quarterfinals before defeating Guillermo Cañas for the title in the finals.[58]
After winning his first Master Series title, Djokovic returned to Serbia to help his country enter
the Davis Cup World Group[59] in a match against Georgia. Djokovic won a point by defeating
Georgia's George Chanturia.[60] Later, he played in the Monte Carlo Masters, where he was defeated
by David Ferrer in the third round, and at the Estoril Open, where he defeated Richard Gasquet in
the final.[61] Djokovic then reached the quarterfinals of both the Internazionali d'Italia in Rome, where
he lost to Nadal, and the Hamburg Masters, where he was defeated by Carlos Moyà. At the French
Open, Djokovic reached his first major semi-final, losing to eventual champion Nadal.[62]
At Wimbledon, Djokovic won a five-hour quarterfinal against Marcos Baghdatis. In his semi-final
match against Nadal, he was forced to retire with elbow problems in the third set, after winning the
first and losing the second set.[63]
Djokovic during his first round match against Robin Haase at the 2007 US Open
Djokovic's next tournament was the Rogers Cup in Montreal, and he defeated No. 3 Andy Roddick in
the quarterfinals, No. 2 Nadal in the semi-finals, and No. 1 Federer in the final. This was the first time
a player had defeated the top three ranked players in one tournament since Boris Becker in
1994.[64] Djokovic was also only the second player, after Tomáš Berdych, to have defeated both
Federer and Nadal since they became the top two players in the world. After this tournament, Björn
Borg stated that Djokovic "is definitely a contender to win a Grand Slam (tournament)."[65] The
following week at the Cincinnati Masters, Djokovic lost in the second round to Moyà in straight sets.
Nevertheless, he went on to reach the final of the US Open, where he had five set points in the first
set and two in the second set, but lost them all before losing the match in straight sets to the top-
seeded Federer.[66]
Djokovic won his fifth title of the year at the BA-CA TennisTrophy in Vienna, defeating Stanislas
Wawrinka in the final. His next tournament was the Madrid Masters, where he lost to David
Nalbandian in the semi-finals. Djokovic, assured of finishing the year ranked No. 3, qualified for the
year-ending Tennis Masters Cup, but did not advance beyond the round robin matches. He received
the Golden Badge award for the best athlete in Serbia, and the Olympic Committee of
Serbia declared him the best athlete in the country.[67]
Djokovic played a key role in the 2007 play-off win over Australia by winning all his matches and
helping promote the Serbia Davis Cup team to the 2008 World Group.[68] In Serbia's tie
against Russia in Moscow in early 2008, Djokovic was sidelined due to influenza and was forced to
miss his first singles match. He returned to win his doubles match, teaming with Nenad Zimonjić,
before being forced to retire during his singles match with Nikolay Davydenko.[69]
2008: First major title & Olympic bronze medal
Djokovic started the year by playing the Hopman Cup with fellow Serbian world No. 3 Jelena
Janković. While he won all his round-robin matches, the team lost 1–2 in the final to the second-
seeded American team of Serena Williams and Mardy Fish. At the Australian Open, Djokovic
reached his second consecutive Grand Slam final without dropping a set, including a victory over
two-time defending champion Federer in the semi-finals.[70] By reaching the semi-finals, Djokovic
became the youngest player to have reached the semi-finals in all four Grand Slam events.[71] In the
final, Djokovic defeated unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four sets to earn his first Grand
Slam singles title.[72] This marked the first time since the 2005 Australian Open that a Grand Slam
singles title was not won by Federer or Nadal.[72]
Djokovic's next tournament was the Dubai Tennis Championships, where he lost in the semi-finals to
Roddick. At the Pacific Life Masters in Indian Wells, Djokovic won his ninth career singles title,
defeating Mardy Fish in the final.[73] Djokovic won his tenth career singles title and fourth Master
Series singles crown at the Internazionali d'Italia in Rome after defeating Wawrinka in the
final.[74] The following week at the Hamburg Masters, he lost to Nadal in the semi-finals. At the
French Open, Djokovic was the third-seeded player behind Federer and Nadal. He lost to Nadal in
the semi-finals in straight sets.[75]
Winning the Masters Cup
On grass, Djokovic once again played Nadal, this time in the Artois Championships final in Queen's
Club, where he lost in two sets. Djokovic entered Wimbledon seeded third but lost in the second
round to Safin, ending a streak of five consecutive majors where he had reached at least the semi-
finals.[76]
Djokovic then failed to defend his 2007 singles title at the Rogers Cup in Toronto – he was
eliminated in the quarterfinals by eighth-seeded Andy Murray. The following week at the Cincinnati
Masters, Djokovic advanced to the final, beating Nadal. In the final, he again lost to Murray in
straight sets. His next tournament was the 2008 Summer Olympics, his first Olympics. He and
Nenad Zimonjić, seeded second in men's doubles, were eliminated in the first round by the Czech
pairing of Martin Damm and Pavel Vízner. Seeded third in singles, Djokovic lost in the semi-finals to
Nadal. Djokovic then defeated James Blake, the loser of the other semi-final, in the bronze medal
match.[77]
After the Olympics, Djokovic entered the US Open seeded third, where he defeated Roddick in the
quarterfinals. To a smattering of boos in a post-match interview, Djokovic criticized Roddick for
accusing him of making excessive use of the trainer during matches.[78] His run at the US Open
ended in the semi-finals when he lost to Federer in four sets, in a rematch of the previous year's
final. Djokovic went on to play four tournaments after the US Open. At the Thailand Open, he lost to
Tsonga in straight sets. In November, Djokovic was the second seed at the year-ending Tennis
Masters Cup in Shanghai. In his first round-robin match, he defeated Argentine Juan Martín del
Potro in straight sets. He then beat Nikolay Davydenko in three sets, before losing his final round-
robin match against Tsonga. Djokovic qualified for the semi-finals, where he defeated Gilles Simon.
In the final, Djokovic defeated Davydenko to win his first Tennis Masters Cup title.[79]
2009: Ten finals, five titles & emergence of the Big Four
Main article: 2009 Novak Djokovic tennis season
Djokovic started the year at the Brisbane International, where he was upset by Ernests Gulbis in the
first round.[80] At the Sydney International, he lost to Jarkko Nieminen in the semi-finals.[81] As
defending champion at the Australian Open, Djokovic retired from his quarterfinal match with former
world No. 1 Andy Roddick.
After losing in the semi-finals of the Open 13 tournament in Marseille to Tsonga, Djokovic won the
singles title at the Dubai Tennis Championships, defeating Ferrer to claim his twelfth career
title.[82] The following week, Djokovic was the defending champion at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian
Wells, but lost to Roddick in the quarterfinals. At the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Djokovic
beat Federer in the semi-finals, before losing to Murray in the final.[83]
Djokovic reached the final of the next ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event, the Monte-Carlo Rolex
Masters on clay, losing to Nadal in the final. At the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, Djokovic
failed to defend the title he had won the previous year, losing in the final.[84]
Djokovic was the top seed at his hometown tournament, the Serbia Open in Belgrade. He defeated
first-time finalist Łukasz Kubot to win his second title of the year.[85] As third seed at the Madrid Open,
Djokovic advanced to the semi-finals without dropping a set. There, he faced Nadal and lost despite
holding three match points. The match, at 4 hours and 3 minutes, was the longest three-set singles
match on the ATP World Tour in the Open Era.[86] At the French Open, he lost in the third round to
German Philipp Kohlschreiber.
Djokovic began his grass court season at the Gerry Weber Open where, after the withdrawal of
Federer, he competed as the top seed. He advanced to the final, where he lost to German Tommy
Haas.[87] Djokovic lost to Haas in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.[88]
During the US Open Series, Djokovic made the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup in Montreal before
losing to Roddick. At the Cincinnati Masters, Djokovic defeated third-ranked Nadal in the semi-finals
before losing in the final to No. 1 Federer.[89] At the US Open, Djokovic made the semi-finals, having
dropped only two sets, defeating Ivan Ljubičić, 15th seed Radek Štěpánek and 10th seed Fernando
Verdasco before being defeated by Federer.[90]
At the China Open in Beijing, Djokovic defeated Victor Hănescu, Viktor Troicki, Verdasco, and Robin
Söderling en route to the final, where he defeated Marin Čilić in straight sets to win his third title of
the year.[91] Djokovic then lost in the semi-finals of the inaugural Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 to
Davydenko. At the Swiss Indoors in Basel, Djokovic defeated Jan Hernych to make it to the
quarterfinals,[92] where he recovered from a deficit to defeat Wawrinka before going on to win his
semi-final against Štěpánek. In the final, he defeated home favourite and three-time defending
champion Federer to win his fourth title of the year.[93] At the last Masters 1000 event of the year at
the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, Djokovic won his first Masters 1000 title of the year by defeating
Nadal in the semi-finals,[94] before outlasting Gaël Monfils in the final.[95]
Coming into the year-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London as the defending champion, Djokovic
defeated Davydenko in his first round-robin match[96] before losing his second match to
Söderling.[97] Despite victory over Nadal in his third round-robin match, Djokovic failed to make the
semi-finals.[98]
Djokovic ended the year as the No. 3 for the third consecutive year, having played 97 matches, the
most of any player on the ATP World Tour, with a 78–19 win-loss record. In addition to leading the
ATP World Tour in match wins, he reached a career best ten finals, winning five titles. Djokovic also
played a large role in promoting Serbia to the 2009 World Group. On 6–8 March 2010, he played a
key role in bringing Serbia to the World Group quarterfinals for the first time in its independent
history, winning both singles matches in the home tie against the United States against Sam
Querrey and John Isner.[99]
2010: Davis Cup title & US Open runner-up
Djokovic started his year by playing in the AAMI Classic, an exhibition event. In his first match, he
defeated Haas before losing to Fernando Verdasco in his second.[100] At the 2010 Australian Open,
Djokovic lost a five-setter to Tsonga in the quarterfinals.[101]Despite the loss, he attained a career-
high ranking of No. 2 and went on to reach the semi-finals of the ABN AMRO World Tennis
Tournament in Rotterdam, where he lost to Youzhny. At the Dubai Tennis Championships, Djokovic
reached the final, this time defeating Youzhny to win his first title of the year.[102]
Djokovic then took part in Serbia's Davis Cup tie against the United States on clay in Belgrade and
helped his country reach its first quarterfinal in the Davis Cup with a 3–2 victory, defeating Querrey
and Isner. At the Indian Wells Masters, Djokovic lost in the fourth round to Ljubičić. At the Miami
Masters, he lost in his opening match to Olivier Rochus. Djokovic then announced that he had
ceased working with Todd Martin as his coach.[103]
In his first clay-court tournament of the year at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, top-seeded Djokovic
reached the semi-finals with wins over Wawrinka and David Nalbandian before losing to Verdasco.
Djokovic again lost to Verdasco at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, this time in the
quarterfinals.[104] As the defending champion at his hometown event, the Serbia Open in Belgrade, he
withdrew in the quarterfinals while trailing Filip Krajinović.[105]
Djokovic entered the French Open seeded third. He defeated Evgeny Korolev, Kei Nishikori, Victor
Hănescu, and Robby Ginepri en route to the quarterfinals, where he lost to Jürgen Melzer in five
sets.[106] Djokovic entered Wimbledon as the third seed, defeating Rochus, Taylor Dent, Albert
Montañés, Lleyton Hewitt, and Yen-Hsun Lu en route to the semi-finals, which he lost to Tomáš
Berdych in straight sets.[107]
Djokovic then competed at the Rogers Cup in Toronto, where he lost to Federer in the semi-finals.
Djokovic also competed in doubles with Nadal in a one-time, high-profile partnership. This had not
happened since 1976, when Jimmy Connors and Arthur Ashe as No. 1 and No. 2 paired together as
a doubles team.[108] They lost in the first round to Canadians Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil.
Djokovic then lost to Roddick in the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Masters.[109]
Djokovic at the 2010 US Open
As the third seed at the US Open, Djokovic came very close to losing in his opening round against
Viktor Troicki in extreme heat. He then defeated Philipp Petzschner, James Blake, Mardy Fish, and
No. 17 seed Gaël Monfils, all in straight sets, to reach the US Open semi-finals for the fourth
consecutive year. There, he defeated Federer in five sets after saving two match points with
forehand winners while serving to stay in the match at 4–5 in the 5th set. It was Djokovic's first
victory over Federer at the US Open in four attempts, and his first victory over Federer in a Major
since the 2008 Australian Open. Djokovic went on to lose to Nadal in the final, a match that saw
Nadal complete his career Grand Slam.[110]
After helping Serbia defeat the Czech Republic 3–2 to make it to the Davis Cup final, Djokovic
competed at the China Open as the top seed and defending champion. He won the title for the
second successive year, after defeating Maoxin Gong, Mardy Fish (walkover), Gilles Simon, and
John Isner en route to the final. Djokovic then defeated Ferrer in the final. At the Shanghai Masters,
Djokovic made a semi-final appearance, losing to Federer. Djokovic played his final tournament of
the year at the ATP World Tour Finals in London. Djokovic was placed in Group A along with Nadal,
Berdych, and Roddick. Djokovic won his first round-robin match against Berdych. He next lost to
Nadal. He defeated Roddick in his final round-robin match and advanced to the semi-finals, where
he lost to Federer in two sets.[111]
Djokovic went on to win his two singles rubbers in Serbia's Davis Cup finals victory over France. This
started a long unbeaten run that went on into 2011. Djokovic finished the year ranked No. 3, his
fourth successive finish at this position. He was awarded the title "Serbian Sportsman of the year" by
the Olympic Committee of Serbia and "Serbian Athlete of the year" by DSL Sport.
Serbia progressed to the Davis Cup final, following the victories over Croatia (4–1) and the Czech
Republic (3–2). Serbia came from 1–2 down to defeat France in the final tie 3–2 in Belgrade to win
the nation's first Davis Cup Championship. In the final, Djokovic scored two singles points for Serbia,
defeating Gilles Simon and Gaël Monfils.[112] He was the backbone of the Serbian squad, going 7–0
in singles rubbers to lead the nation to the title, although the honour of winning the deciding rubber in
the final went to compatriot Viktor Troicki.
2011: Three majors, five masters & ascent to No. 1
Djokovic celebrates upon defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and clinching the world No. 1 ranking following his
victory in the semi-finals of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships
Djokovic won ten tournaments in 2011,[31] including Grand Slam tournament victories at the
Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.[31] Djokovic also captured a record-breaking five ATP
World Tour Masters 1000 titles,[31][113] and set a new record for the most prize money won in a single
season on the ATP World Tour ($12 million).[31] His level dropped at season's end beginning with a
back injury and ended with a poor showing at the ATP World Tour Finals. Djokovic finished the
season with a 70–6 record and a year-end ranking of No. 1.
Pete Sampras declared Djokovic's 2011 season as the best he has ever seen in his lifetime, calling it
"one of the best achievements in all of sports."[114] Boris Becker called Djokovic's season "one of the
very best years in tennis of all time", adding that it "may not be the best statistically, but he's beaten
Federer, he's beaten Nadal, he's beaten everybody that came around to challenge him in the biggest
tournaments in the world."[115]Rafael Nadal, who lost to Djokovic in six finals on three different
surfaces, described Djokovic's performances as "probably the highest level of tennis that I ever
saw."[116] Djokovic was named 2011 ITF World Champion.[117] He also received the Golden Bagel
Award by winning 13 sets with the result of 6–0 during the season.[118]
In the semi-finals of the 2011 Davis Cup, Djokovic played a crucial rubber match for Serbia against
Juan Martín del Potro of Argentina, where he retired while trailing, after reaggravating a back injury
sustained during the US Open tournament. This secured Argentina's place in the final. This marked
Djokovic's third loss of his 2011 season, and his second retirement.[119]
2012: Fifth major, three masters & return to No. 1
Djokovic began his season by winning the 2012 Australian Open. He won his first four rounds
against Paolo Lorenzi,[120] Santiago Giraldo, Nicolas Mahut and Lleyton Hewitt, respectively. In the
quarterfinals he defeated David Ferrer in three sets. In the semi-final, Djokovic beat Murray in five
sets after 4 hours and 50 minutes, coming back from a two-sets-to-one deficit and fending off break
points at 5-all in the fifth set.[121] In the final, Djokovic beat Nadal in five sets, coming from a break
down in the final set to win 7–5. At 5 hours and 53 minutes, the match was the longest final in Open
Era Grand Slam history, as well as the longest match in Australian Open history, surpassing the 5-
hour and 14-minute 2009 semi-final between Nadal and Fernando Verdasco.[122]
Djokovic reached his first French Open final in 2012

Djokovic was beaten by John Isner in the semi-finals at Indian Wells. He successfully defended his
title in Miami. In the Monte Carlo final, he lost in straight sets to Nadal, unable to prevent Nadal from
earning his record-breaking eighth consecutive title there. Djokovic also lost in straight sets to Nadal
at the Rome Masters 2012 final.[123]
Djokovic reached his maiden French Open final in 2012 by defeating Federer,[124] reaching the finals
of all four majors consecutively. Djokovic had the chance to become the first man since Rod Laver in
1969 to hold all four major titles at once, having won last year's Wimbledon and US Open titles as
well as this year's Australian Open, but was beaten by Nadal in the final in four sets.[125][126] Following
the French Open, Djokovic was unsuccessful in defending his Wimbledon title from the prior year,
losing to Roger Federer in four sets in the semi-finals.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Djokovic was chosen as the flag bearer for Serbia.[127] On
2 August 2012, Djokovic defeated French fifth seed Tsonga and advanced to the semi-finals of
Olympics, where he was beaten by Murray in straight sets.[128] In the bronze medal match he lost to
Del Potro, finishing 4th.[129] He successively defended his Rogers Cup title, dropping just a single set
to Tommy Haas. Following the Rogers Cup, Djokovic would make the finals of the Cincinnati
Masters but lost to Roger Federer in straight sets.[130]
At the US Open on 9 September, Djokovic reached his third consecutive final at Flushing
Meadows by beating fourth-seeded David Ferrer in a match suspended a day earlier due to
rain.[131][132] He then lost the final to Murray in five sets.[133] Djokovic went on to defend his China Open
title, defeating Tsonga in straight sets.[134] The following week he won the Shanghai Masters by
defeating Murray in the final.[135] With Federer's withdrawal from the Paris Masters, Djokovic was
guaranteed to regain his No. 1 ranking.[136] On 12 November 2012, Djokovic won the 2012 ATP
World Tour Finals by defeating Federer in the final.[137][138][139] Because of his achievements in the 2012
season, Djokovic was named the 2012 ITF World Champion in men's singles by the International
Tennis Federation.[140]
2013: Fourth Australian Open title & three masters
Djokovic began the 2013 season by defeating Murray in the final of the 2013 Australian Open to win
a record third consecutive Australian Open trophy and the sixth major of his career.[141] A week later,
he participated in a Davis Cup match against Belgium, where he defeated Olivier Rochus in straight
sets to give the Serbian team a 2–0 lead.[142]
On 2 March 2013, Djokovic won the thirty-sixth professional single's title of his career by defeating
Tomáš Berdych in the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships.[143] Another solid week of tennis saw
Djokovic reach the semi-finals at the BNP Paribas Openin Indian Wells, before losing to del Potro,
bringing an end to his twenty-two match winning streak.[144] The following week, Djokovic went into
the Miami Masters as defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Tommy Haas in straight
sets.[145]
In April, Djokovic played for Serbia as the country faced the United States in the Davis Cup
quarterfinals. Djokovic clinched the tie for his team by defeating John Isner and Sam
Querrey.[146][147] Later that month, he defeated eight-time champion Nadal in straight sets in the final of
the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters to clinch his first title in Monte Carlo.[148] In May, he was defeated
by Grigor Dimitrov in three sets in the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open in Madrid.[149] The
following week, he lost to Berdych at the quarterfinal stage of the Rome Masters.[150]
Djokovic began his French Open campaign with a straight three sets win over David Goffin in the
first round and also defeated Guido Pella in straight sets in the second round. In the third round,
Djokovic defeated Dimitrov in three sets.[151] In the fourth round he came back from a set down and
defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in four sets[152] and in the process he had reached a 16th
consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal. Djokovic then lost to Nadal in the semi-final in five sets.[153]
In the finals of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, Djokovic lost to Murray in straight sets. At the
Rogers Cup, he lost to Nadal in the semi-final in three sets. Later, Djokovic lost to Isner in the
quarterfinals in Cincinnati. Djokovic went on to reach the US Open final, where he met Nadal for the
37th time in his career (a new open era record). He went on to lose in four sets.[154] In early October,
Djokovic collected his fourth Beijing title by defeating Nadal in the final in straight sets. He also
collected his second Shanghai Rolex Masters title, extending his winning streak to 20–0 over the last
2 seasons at the hard court Asian swing of the tour.[155] Djokovic won his 16 Masters 1000 title in
Paris at the end of the season, beating David Ferrer in the final.[156] At the 2013 ATP World Tour
Finals Djokovic retained the trophy, beating Nadal in straight sets.[157]
2014: Second Wimbledon title, four masters & return to No. 1
Djokovic began the year with a warmup tournament win, the 2013 Mubadala World Tennis
Championship. At the Australian Open, he won his first four matches in straight sets, against Lukáš
Lacko, Leonardo Mayer, Denis Istomin and No. 15 seed Fabio Fognini respectively. He met
Wawrinka in the quarterfinals of the tournament, the second consecutive year the two had met at the
event. Despite coming back from two sets to one down, Djokovic fell 9–7 in the fifth set, ending his
25–match winning streak in Melbourne, as well as his streak of 14 consecutive Grand Slam
tournament semi-finals.[158] The week of 27 January marked the first time since 2011 that Djokovic
has not been a Grand Slam title holder.
Djokovic also would play in the Dubai Tennis Championships but lost to eventual champion Roger
Federer in the semi-finals. However, Djokovic would avenge his loss to Federer, winning his
third Indian Wells Masters title, beating Federer in the final. Continuing his good run, he beat No. 1
Nadal in the final of the Miami Masters in straight sets.[159] Suffering from a wrist injury which
hampered him throughout the Monte-Carlo Masters, Djokovic lost the semi-finals to Federer in
straight sets. After returning from injury, Djokovic won his third Rome title by beating Nadal in the
final of the Italian Open.[160] He subsequently donated the $500,000 in prize money that he had
received to the victims of the 2014 Southeast Europe floods.[161]
Djokovic reached the final of the French Open losing only two sets in six matches, but lost in the final
to Nadal in four sets. It was Djokovic's first defeat in the last 5 matches between both. At
the Wimbledon Championships Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in the final in five sets. With this
victory he replaced Rafael Nadal again as the world No. 1.[162] Djokovic played at the Rogers Cup,
losing to eventual first-time champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets.[163] He followed that with a
loss to Tommy Robredo at the Cincinnati Masters. At the US Open, Djokovic reached the semi-
finals, where he lost in four sets to Kei Nishikori.[164]
Djokovic returned to Beijing with a fifth trophy in six years, defeating Murray in the semi-final and
Berdych in the final.[165] The following week he was beaten by Federer in the semi-final of Shanghai
Masters. He then won the Paris Bercy masters title, without losing a single set, beating Raonic in the
final.[166]
In the World Tour Finals, Djokovic created a record by winning three round robin matches with a loss
of just nine games. By reaching the semi-final, he also secured the year-end No. 1 ranking for the
third time, tying him with Nadal at fifth position. He was awarded the World Tour Finals trophy after
Federer withdrew before the finals.[167] This marked the 7th title of the season for him and the 4th title
at the World Tour Finals.
2015: Three majors, six masters, eleven titles & ranking points record
Djokovic during his match against Bernard Tomic at the 2015 Wimbledon
Djokovic began the season at the Qatar Open in Doha, where he won his first two rounds for the
loss of just 6 games, however lost in the quarterfinals against Ivo Karlović in three tight sets. He
rebounded from this defeat well at the Australian Open, where he made it through the first five
rounds without dropping a set. In the semi-finals he faced defending champion Stan Wawrinka, the
man who beat him the previous year. He twice lost a set lead, however came roaring back in the fifth
to take it to love, and set up a third final against Andy Murray. After splitting the first two sets in
tiebreakers, Djokovic suddenly found his form after dropping his serve at the start of the third set,
going on to win 12 of the last 13 games to record a four set victory over the Scot, and win an Open
Era record-breaking fifth title in Melbourne, overtaking Roger Federer and Andre Agassi.[168] He
moved into equal eighth on the all-time list of men with the most Major titles, tying Agassi, Ivan
Lendl, Jimmy Connors, Ken Rosewall and Fred Perry.[169]
He next competed at the Dubai Tennis Championships and lost to Roger Federer in the
final.[170] After 2 weeks, Djokovic defeated John Isner and Andy Murray en route to his 21st Masters
1000 title, beating Federer in three sets in Indian Wells.[171] In Miami, he defeated David Ferrer and
John Isner en route to winning his fifth title defeating Andy Murray in three sets. With his 22nd
Masters title, Djokovic became the first player to complete the Indian Wells – Miami title sweep three
times.[172][173] In April, Djokovic clinched his second Monte-Carlo Masters by beating Tomas Berdych in
the final.[174] Djokovic withdrew from the 2015 Madrid Masters.[175] He won the title for the fourth time
at the Rome Masters, making it 4 out of 4 titles in Masters 1000 events entered by Djokovic in 2015.
He continued his good form on clay at the French Open, by reaching the final without dropping a set
in the first five rounds, including a quarterfinal clash with Nadal and a five set semi-final victory over
No. 3 seed Andy Murray which took two days to complete. This meant he became only the second
man to have won against Nadal at the French Open. However, he lost the next match and the
tournament to No. 8 seed Stan Wawrinka in four sets, after having prevailed in the first set and being
up a break in the fourth set and up 40–0 on Wawrinka's serve in a subsequent game. He lost six of
the final seven games of the match. With this loss, Djokovic was denied his first victory at the French
Open and a personal career Grand Slam.[176] Five weeks later, he rebounded again from a tough loss
in Paris, just like 2014, coming from two sets down to beat Kevin Anderson in the fourth round, and
then going on to claim his third Wimbledon title in his fourth final at the All England Club, with a four
set win over Roger Federer.[177]
Prior to the final Grand Slam event of the year, Djokovic had the chance to become the first man in
history to complete the full set of Masters 1000 titles in Cincinnati, and reached the final for the fifth
time, however he was once again beaten by Federer, making it a fifth straight defeat in a Cincinnati
final.[178] At the 2015 US Open, Djokovic reached the final for the sixth time in his career, achieving
the feat of reaching all four grand slam finals in a single calendar year. In the final of the tournament,
he faced Federer once again, defeating him in four sets to win his third grand slam title of the year,
his second title at Flushing Meadows, and his tenth career Grand Slam singles title, becoming the
fifth man in the Open Era to win ten or more Grand Slam singles titles, as well as only the third man
to reach all four Major finals in a calendar year.[179]
He returned to Beijing in October, winning the title for the sixth time, defeating Nadal in straight sets
in the final to bring his overall record at the tournament to 29–0.[180] Djokovic then reached the final of
the Paris Masters, where he defeated Murray in straight sets, taking his fourth title there and a
record sixth ATP Masters 1000 tournament in one year.[181] After losing to Federer in the round-robin
stage of the 2015 ATP World Tour Finals he took on the third seed again in the final. He beat
Federer in straight sets winning his fifth World Tour Finals title and he became the first player to win
four consecutive end-of-year finals tournaments.[182]
2016: Nole Slam, four masters, & new ranking points record
Djokovic collected his 60th career title in Doha, defeating Nadal in two sets in a final that lasted 73
minutes. He broke his own ATP ranking points record, bringing it up to 16,790. Djokovic then
proceeded to win his sixth Australian Open. On his road to his Open Era record sixth title in
Melbourne, he defeated Roger Federer in four sets in the semi-finals, and in a rematch of the 2015
final, he defeated Andy Murray, in three straight sets.[183] He quickly rebounded from an eye infection
at the Dubai open to collect a fifth Indian Wells Masters title, defeating Rafael Nadal in the semi-
finals, and Milos Raonic in the final. Djokovic's run was so dominant that Nos. 2 and 3 (Andy Murray
and Roger Federer) could have combined their points and still not have had enough to pass him.[184]
Djokovic winning the 2016 French Open and completing the career slam
On 3 April 2016, Djokovic won the 2016 Miami Open for the third consecutive year, and did so
without dropping a set en route to his sixth career Miami Open title, tying him with Andre Agassi for
most ever Miami Open men's singles titles.[185] In addition, 2016 marked the third consecutive year
that Djokovic swept both Indian Wells and the Miami Open, the first male singles player to ever do
that. This was also the fourth time in his career Djokovic won both Miami and Indian Wells back-to-
back. His finals win in Miami saw Djokovic surpass Roger Federer to become the all-time leading
prize money winner on the ATP tour with career earnings of $98.2 million.[186] After an early round
exit at the Monte Carlo Masters,[187] Djokovic quickly bounced back by winning the Madrid title for the
second time in his career with a three set victory over Murray.[188] They met again in the Rome
Masters final one week later with Murray the victor, despite a sluggish performance, Djokovic
defeated Nadal and Nishikori in two long quarterfinals and semi-finals.[189]
Djokovic defeated Andy Murray in the final of the 2016 French Open in four sets, making him the
reigning champion of all four major tournaments, a historic feat the media dubbed the "Nole
Slam."[190][191] With his French Open triumph, Djokovic became the 8th player in history (and the
second oldest) to achieve a Career Grand Slam, the third player in history to hold all four Grand
Slam titles at the same time, and the first player to win $100 million in prize money.[192] However, at
Wimbledon, his major win streak came to an end in the third-round when he lost to American Sam
Querrey in four sets. It was his earliest exit in a Grand Slam since the 2009 French Open.[193]
In late July, Djokovic returned to form by winning his fourth Rogers cup title, and 30th Masters 1000
title overall, without dropping a set.[194] In August, Novak is beaten in the first round of the Olympic
men's singles in Rio de Janeiro by Juan Martín del Potro. It was Djokovic's first opening round defeat
since January 2009, when Ernest Gulbis defeated him at the 2009 Brisbane International.[195][196] In
the final slam of the year, the US Open, Djokovic advanced to the final but was defeated by Stan
Wawrinka in four sets.[197] Djokovic was defeated by Roberto Bautista Agut and Marin Cilic in the
semi-finals and quarterfinals in Shanghai and Paris. As a result of this, he lost the No. 1 ranking
to Andy Murray.[198] However, a runner-up finish at the World Tour Finals indicated his best
performances in nearly three months. After the season, he parted ways with his coach of three
years, Boris Becker.[199]
2017: Split with team & long injury hiatus
In January, Djokovic defended his title in Doha defeating new world No. 1 Andy Murray in three sets.
At the 2017 Australian Open, he was upset in the second round by No. 117 Denis
Istomin of Uzbekistan. This was the first time since 2007 that Djokovic had failed to reach the
quarterfinals at the Australian Open, and the first time ever in his career that he had lost to a player
ranked outside of the top 100 in a Grand Slam tournament.[200] In February and March, Djokovic
played at the Mexican Open and the Indian Well Masters, but in both events was eliminated by Nick
Kyrgios, in the third and fourth rounds, respectively. In April, Djokovic reached the quarterfinals of
the Monte-Carlo Masters, losing to David Goffin. After the tournament, he decided to split with his
long-time coach Marián Vajda, fitness specialist Gebhard Phil-Gritsch and physioterapeut Miljan
Amanović, citing the need to find a winning spark. A better showing at the Madrid Masters saw
Djokovic reach the semi-finals, losing to Nadal in straight sets.[201] A runner-up result at the Rome
masters indicated solid improvements in his form.
On 21 May 2017, he announced that Andre Agassi would become his new coach, starting at
the 2017 French Open. However, as the defending champion, he lost at Roland Garros in the
quarterfinals to Dominic Thiem.[202] He prepared for Wimbledon at the Eastbourne International,
playing his first non-Wimbledon tournament on grass since the 2010 Aegon Championships. He won
the tournament, beating Gaël Monfils in the final. This marked his first grass title outside of
Wimbledon. He made it to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon before retiring against Tomas
Berdych while down a set and a break, due to an elbow injury which he said had been bothering him
for a year and a half.[203]
On 26 July, Djokovic announced that he would miss the 2017 US Open and the rest of the 2017
season to fully recover from his elbow injury.[204]
2018: Elbow surgery, Wimbledon & US Open titles, career Golden Masters
In January he won against Dominic Thiem in straight sets at the Kooyong Classic exhibition
tournament. At the 2018 Australian Open, the Serbian won in the second round against Gael
Monfils and then in the third round eliminated Albert Ramos Viñolas in straight sets, before bowing
out in close straight sets against Chung Hyeon from South Korea. In late January, he underwent
surgery on his elbow.[205] On 3 March, he announced on Twitter he was back on the practice
courts,[206] and with a little over one week practice, he surprisingly played Indian Wells, losing in the
second round to Taro Daniel.[207] He later had another second-round loss in the Miami Open, this
time to Benoît Paire.[208]
Reuniting with Marián Vajda, at the Monte Carlo Masters, he collected victories over Dusan
Lajovic and Borna Coric, followed by a loss to world no. 7 Dominic Thiem. In a press conference, he
stated, “After two years finally I can play without pain.[209] After another early exit, this time
in Barcelona to Martin Klizan,[210] Djokovic's gradual return to form would show itself at the Madrid
Masters. In his first win over a top 20 player in 10 months, he defeated Monte Carlo masters runner-
up Kei Nishikori in straight sets, but did not progress past the second round, losing to Kyle
Edmund in three sets.[211][212] Going into the Rome Masters with a 6-6 season record, he reached the
semifinals, losing to Rafael Nadal in straight sets.[213] He later reached the quarterfinals of the 2018
French Open, where he lost to Marco Cecchinato in four sets.[214]
He had a strong start to the grass court season at Queen's Club, securing his first win over a top 5
player in almost 18 months after defeating Grigor Dimitrov in the second round. He then
defeated Adrian Mannarino and Jérémy Chardy without dropping a set to reach the final where,
despite having a championship point, he lost to top seed Marin Čilić.[215] He also played doubles
partnering with longtime friend and rival Wawrinka.
Djokovic entered Wimbledon as the #12 seed. He defeated Tennys Sandgren, Horacio
Zeballos, Kyle Edmund, Karen Khachanov, and Kei Nishikori to reach the semifinals, where he faced
long-time rival Rafael Nadal. Djokovic defeated Nadal 10–8 in the fifth set in a 5 hour and 17 minute
match, spread over two days. This match became the second-longest semifinal in Wimbledon
history, second only to the match between Kevin Anderson and John Isner held earlier on the same
day. With this win, Djokovic reached his first major final since the 2016 US Open.[216] He claimed his
fourth Wimbledon title and 13th major title overall by defeating Anderson in straight sets after 2
hours and 18 minutes, winning the third set in a tiebreak after saving five set points throughout the
set. With this win, he rose 11 ranking spots and re-entered the top 10 for the first time since October
2017.[217]
After a triumphant grass season, Djokovic started his North American hardcourt swing with a third
round showing at the Rogers Cup, losing against eventual runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas in a 2 hour
& 16 minute three setter. Afterwards, he returned to play the Cincinnati Masters for the first time in
three years. In an event plagued by suspended play due to rain, Djokovic defeated defending
champion Grigor Dimitrov in the third round and Milos Raonic in the quarterfinals back to back in
three sets. Djokovic went on to defeat Marin Cilic in the semifinals in a fourth consecutive three set
match, setting up his sixth appearance at the finals of the tournament and fourth final against seven-
time champion Roger Federer. Although Federer was riding a streak of 100 consecutive holds of
serve at the tournament[218], Djokovic went on to break his serve three times and win his first
Cincinnati Masters title convincingly in straight sets. With this victory, Djokovic became the first and
only player in tennis history to complete the career Golden Masters—a feat achieved by winning all
nine ATP Masters 1000 events at least once in one's career.[219]
Djokovic was the #6 seed entering the US Open. This was his first appearance at the US Open
since the 2016 final. He defeated Márton Fucsovics, Tennys Sandgren, Richard Gasquet, and João
Sousa to reach the quarterfinals, where he was expected to face Roger Federer; however, Federer
was upset by John Millman, who Djokovic then defeated in straight sets. Djokovic thus advanced to
his eleventh US Open semifinal in as many appearances. He overcame Kei Nishikori in straight sets
to reach his eight US Open final, where he faced #3 seed Juan Martín del Potro. He defeated del
Potro in straight sets to win his third US Open title and second Grand Slam title of the year. This win
returned him to the top 3 in the world rankings for the first time since the 2017 French Open.[220]
Rivalries
See also: Big Four (tennis)
Djokovic vs. Nadal
Main article: Djokovic–Nadal rivalry
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have met 52 times on the tennis counrt, an Open Era record for
head-to-head meetings between male players,[221] and Djokovic leads 27–25.[222][223] Djokovic leads on
hard courts 18–7, while Nadal leads on clay 16–7, and they are tied on grass 2–2.[224] This rivalry is
listed as the third greatest rivalry in the last decade by ATPworldtour.com.[225] Djokovic is the first
player to have at least ten match wins against Nadal and the only person to defeat Nadal seven
times consecutively (which he did twice).[226] The two share the record for the longest Grand Slam
final match ever played (5 hours and 53 minutes), which was the 2012 Australian Open final.[227]
In the 2011 Wimbledon final, Djokovic won in four sets, which was his first victory over Nadal in a
Major.[228] By doing so, he became the only person other than Federer to defeat Nadal in a Grand
Slam tournament final. Djokovic also defeated Nadal in the 2011 US Open Final to capture his third
major title of the year and fourth overall. By beating Nadal, Djokovic became the second player to
defeat Nadal in more than one Grand Slam final (the other being Federer), and the first player to
beat Nadal in a Slam final on a surface other than grass (Wawrinka beat Nadal in Australian open
final in 2014). In 2012, Djokovic defeated Nadal in the Australian Open final which made Nadal the
first player to lose in three consecutive Grand Slam finals.
At the 2012 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters in April, Nadal finally beat Djokovic for the first time since
November 2010. They had met in seven finals from January 2011 to January 2012, all of which
Djokovic won. In the final at Monte Carlo, an in-form Nadal crushed Djokovic. Nadal again defeated
Djokovic in the final of the Rome Masters tournament.
At the 2012 French Open, Djokovic faced Nadal in the final. For the second time in tennis history,
two opposing tennis players played four consecutive Grand Slams finals against each other. They
also became the only players in history, except for Venus and Serena Williams, to have faced the
same opponent in the finals of each of the four different Grand Slam events. Nadal eventually won in
four sets after multiple rain delays that forced the final to be concluded on the following Monday
afternoon.
In 2013, Djokovic defeated Nadal in straight sets in the final of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters to
clinch his first title in Monte Carlo. This was his third clay win against Nadal. At the 2013 French
Open semi-final, Nadal defeated Djokovic to up his record to 20–15 against Djokovic, and again at
the 2013 Rogers Cup semi-final. On 9 September 2013, Djokovic lost to Nadal in the 2013 US
Open finals in four sets.[229] In 2014, Djokovic defeated Nadal in 3 sets at the Internazionali BNL
d'Italia Masters 1000 tournament in Rome to claim his 3rd title there.[230] At the 2014 French Open,
they played in the final, with Djokovic attempting to capture the Career Grand Slam. Nadal won in
four sets to capture the French Open for the ninth time.[231]
At the 2015 French Open, Djokovic finally defeated nine-time champion and five-time consecutive
defending champion at Roland Garros, thus ending Nadal's 39-match win streak at the French
Open. He became only the second man in history to have defeated Nadal at the tournament (after
Robin Soderling in 2009), and the first to do so in straight sets.[232]
At the 2018 Wimbledon Championships, the two faced each other in the semifinals. This match
became their second-longest match and just their third five-set meeting, stretching for 5 hours and
17 minutes over two days. Djokovic broke Nadal in the 18th game of the fifth set to win 10-8, after
saving three break points at 7-7 which would have allowed Nadal to serve for the match. This was
Nadal's first defeat in the semifinals of a Grand Slam since the 2009 US Open, and his first ever
defeat in the semifinals of Wimbledon.
Djokovic vs. Federer
Main article: Djokovic–Federer rivalry
Djokovic and Federer at the 2013 ATP World Tour Finals
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have faced each other 46 times (not including one
occasion when there was a walkover in favour of Djokovic), and Djokovic currently leads 24–22.
Djokovic leads on hard courts 18–17 as well as grass 2–1, whereas they are split 4–4 on
clay.[233] Djokovic is the only player other than Nadal who has defeated Federer in consecutive Grand
Slam tournament matches.[234] Federer ended Djokovic's 41-match winning start to the 2011 season
at the 2011 French Open semi-finals.[235] However, Federer would lose to Djokovic in the following
year in straight sets.[236] Djokovic played Federer in his first Major final at the 2007 US Open and lost
in three sets.[237]
Djokovic has the most wins against Federer. The two had three encounters at the Australian Open
(in 2007, 2008, and 2011), which Federer won in straight sets in 2007 and Djokovic won in straight
sets in the other two. The two have met five years in a row at the US Open with Federer triumphant
in their first three encounters, while their last two meetings (in 2010 and 2011) were five-set matches
in which Djokovic saved two match points before going on to win. On 6 July 2012, Djokovic lost to
Federer in the Wimbledon semi-final.[238] On 12 November 2012, Djokovic won the 2012 ATP World
Tour Finals by defeating Roger Federer in straight sets in the final.[239] The two met again during the
finals of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships with Djokovic emerging victorious after a five-set
match and with the victory reclaiming the No. 1 ranking from Nadal.[240] Federer withdrew from
the 2014 ATP World Tour final and Djokovic successfully defended his title, the first walkover in a
final in the tournament's 45-year history.[241] In the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, despite "an
extraordinary second-set tiebreaker in which Federer saved seven set points to level the match" at
1–1, Djokovic went on to claim a 3–1 victory and even the lifetime record between the two
players.[242] The two met again in another Grand Slam final in 2015, this time at the 2015 US Open,
where Djokovic defeated Federer in 4 tight sets to claim his second US Open title and tenth Grand
Slam.
The two would also meet in the 2016 Australian Open semi-finals, where Djokovic played virtually
flawless tennis in the first two sets to eventually claim a 6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 victory en route to
capturing a record 6th Australian Open and his 11th Grand Slam title.
Djokovic vs. Murray
Main article: Djokovic–Murray rivalry
Djokovic and Andy Murray have met 36 times with Djokovic leading 25–11.[243] Djokovic leads 5–1 on
clay, 20–8 on hard courts, and Murray leads 2–0 on grass. The two are almost exactly the same
age, with Murray being a week older than Djokovic. They went to training camp together, and Murray
won the first match they ever played as teenagers. The pair have met 19 times in finals, and
Djokovic leads 11–8. Ten of the finals were ATP Masters 1000 finals, and they are tied at 5–5. Their
most notable match in this category was a three set thriller at the final of the 2012 Shanghai
Masters, in which Murray held five championship point opportunities in the second set; however,
Djokovic saved each of them, forcing a deciding set.[244] He eventually prevailed to win his first
Shanghai Masters title, ending Murray's 12–0 winning streak at the event. This, and the three set
match they played in Rome in 2011, were voted the ATP World Tour match of the Year, for each
respective season.[245][246] They have also met in seven Grand Slam tournament finals: The 2011
Australian Open, the 2012 US Open,[247] the 2013 Australian Open, the 2013 Wimbledon
Championships, the 2015 Australian Open, the 2016 Australian Open and most recently, the 2016
French Open. Djokovic has won in Australia four times and won at the French Open,[248] while it was
Murray who emerged the victor at the US Open and Wimbledon.
Djokovic and Murray also played an almost five-hour-long semi-final match in the 2012 Australian
Open, which Djokovic won 7–5 in the fifth set after Murray led two sets to one. Murray and Djokovic
met again in 2012 at the London 2012 Olympic Games, with Murray winning in straight sets. The two
met in the final of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, where second seed Murray defeated
Djokovic in straight sets, the first time since 2010 that Djokovic had failed to win a set in a Grand
Slam match. In the final of the 2015 Paris Masters, Djokovic triumphed in two sets and became the
first man to win six Masters tournaments in one season.[249] At the 2016 Australian Open final, in a
rematch of the previous final, Djokovic won in three sets and captured his sixth Australian Open
title.[183]
In the 2016 clay court season, Djokovic and Murray met in the final of the 2016 Mutua Madrid Open,
where Djokovic captured his record breaking 29th Masters 1000 title in three sets. One week later,
however, Murray comfortably beat Djokovic in straight sets in the 2016 Internazionali BNL
d'Italia final, denying Djokovic his 30th Masters 1000 crown and interrupting his path to becoming the
first player to break through the 100 million dollar prize money mark. At the apex of the clay court
season, the 2016 French Open, Djokovic and Murray met once again at the final. Despite losing the
first set 3–6, Djokovic went on to win the next three sets 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 and claim his maiden French
Open title. This win completed Djokovic's Career Grand Slam and denied Murray his first French
Open title.[250]
Djokovic vs. Wawrinka
Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka have met 24 times with Djokovic leading 19–5, however the two have
contested numerous close matches, including four five-setters at Grand Slam level.[251] Wawrinka and
Djokovic have played three consecutive Australian Open years, each match going to five sets, and a
five-setter in the US Open: in the 2013 Australian Open fourth round, which Djokovic won 12–10 in a
fifth set; at the 2013 US Open semi-finals, which Djokovic won 6–4 in a fifth set; and at the 2014
Australian Open quarterfinals, which Wawrinka won 9–7 in a close fifth set. Wawrinka's win broke
Djokovic's impressive run of 14 consecutive semi-finals in Grand Slam play, ended a 28-match
winning streak, and prevented Djokovic from capturing a record fifth Australian Open
crown.[252] Djokovic got revenge in the 2015 Australian Open, winning 6–0 in the fifth set, but again it
went the distance.[253] At the 2015 French Open final, Wawrinka defeated Djokovic in four sets to
claim his second major title. In 2015, Djokovic defeated Wawrinka at the Paris Masters.[254] At
the 2016 US Open, Wawrinka beat Djokovic in a Grand Slam final for the second time. Suffering
from a foot injury for the latter stages of the match, Djokovic lost in four sets. He did not attribute his
loss to the injury, but rather to Wawrinka's courageous play at decisive moments in the
match.[255] Contrary to most high-profile rivalries, they have played doubles together.[256]
Despite Djokovic's 19–5 overall record against Wawrinka, Wawrinka leads Djokovic 2–0 in Grand
Slam finals and 3–2 in all ATP finals.[257] During Djokovic's run of eight appearances at Grand Slam
finals from 2014 Wimbledon through the 2016 US Open, his only two losses came at the hands of
Wawrinka. Moreover, in Djokovic's 21 Grand Slam championship matches, Wawrinka is the only
opponent he has not defeated and the only opponent outside the Big Four who has defeated him.
Djokovic vs. Tsonga
Djokovic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga have met 22 times with Djokovic leading 16–6.[258][259] Their first
meeting was in the final of the 2008 Australian Open; Djokovic and Tsonga had defeated the top two
players, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in their respective semi-finals in straight
sets.[260][261] Djokovic won this match in 4 sets to win his first Grand Slam singles title.[262]
Their next meeting at a Grand Slam event was again at the Australian Open, in the 2010
quarterfinals, exactly two years to the day since Djokovic defeated Tsonga to win his first Grand
Slam singles title. However, this time it was Tsonga who prevailed, winning in five sets after Djokovic
fell ill during the match.[263] It would be another year-and-a-half until they met again, with the stakes
even higher – in the semi-finals at Wimbledon in 2011, with the winner advancing to his first
Wimbledon final. It was their first meeting on grass, and Djokovic prevailed in four sets to advance to
his first Wimbledon final,[264] and in the process ending the seven-and-a-half-year reign of Roger
Federer and Rafael Nadal at the top of the rankings. At the 2012 French Open, Djokovic and Tsonga
met again in an important quarterfinals match, with Djokovic prevailing in five sets after more than
four hours of play.[265]
They met again two months later at the Olympics, with Djokovic winning in straight sets in the
quarterfinals.[266] They met in the final of the 2012 China Open, with Djokovic once again victorious in
straight sets.[267] The pair were drawn in the same pool for the 2012 ATP World Tour Finals. Djokovic
defeated Tsonga in his first (of three) round robin matches.[268] It was Djokovic's fifth win over Tsonga
in 2012.
Their most recent Grand Slam tournament meeting was in the quarter-finals of the 2016 US Open.
Djokovic won after Tsonga retired while two sets to love down.[269]
Place among the all-time greats

Djokovic is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time.[270] Following his
tremendous success in the 2011 season, he began to feature on all-time greatest lists and, in late
2011, Rod Laver listed Djokovic number six in his top ten male players of the Open Era. According
to Tim Henman's June 2012 statement, Djokovic is "probably a top eight player in tennis
history".[271] Andre Agassi stated in September 2012 that Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic "may very well
be the greatest three players to ever play tennis".[272] In March 2012, contemporary competitor Andy
Murray described Djokovic as 'one of the greatest players ever'.[273] In his September 2013 men's
greatest players of all-time list, International Business Times' writer Jason Le Miere put the Serb in
seventh place.[274] In January 2014, ESPN writer Howard Bryant called him 'arguably the best pure
tennis player in the world'.[275]
In April 2015, Henman offered another comment on Djokovic's standing among the all-time greats,
saying "it's only a matter of time before he is considered alongside Federer and Nadal as one of the
greatest players of all time".[276] Having proclaimed him "one of the all-time greats" in November
2014,[277] John McEnroe put Djokovic in all-time top five following his 2015 Wimbledon win, Djokovic's
ninth Grand Slam tournament title: "My top four are Laver, Sampras, Roger and Nadal but Novak is
at number five and rising".[278][279] Andrew Castle stated in January 2016 that Djokovic is "undoubtedly
moving towards being considered the sport's all-time greatest player".[280] In June 2016, a panel of
more than forty ESPN experts ranked Djokovic as number eight on their top twenty all-time
combined list of both male and female tennis players; he was number five among the males, behind
Federer, Laver, Sampras, and Borg.[281] Rod Laver said in 2016 that Djokovic was tied with Federer
as the best player of all time.[282]In February 2018, Djokovic got placed No. 5 by Tennis.com in their
list of 50 greatest male players of the Open era, behind Federer, Laver, Nadal, and Sampras.[283]
Djokovic is widely considered to be one of the greatest returners in the history of the sport,[284] an
accolade given to him even by Andre Agassi, who was considered to be the best returner ever.
Though staying clear of best ever conversations,[285] tennis coach Nick Bollettieri has continually
been praising Djokovic as the "most complete player ever"[286][287] and the "most perfect player of all
time":[288]
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. Over all, 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.[289]
Tennis pundits have classified many of Djokovic's matches as some of the greatest contests ever,
with the 2012 Australian Open final being considered one of the greatest matches ever
seen.[290][291] Some longtime analysts claim that the Djokovic–Nadal rivalry ranks as the best rivalry in
tennis history primarily because of the quality of matches they produce.[292]
Playing style and equipment

Djokovic is an all-court player with emphasis on aggressive baseline play.[293] His groundstrokes from
both wings are consistent, deep, and penetrating. His backhand is widely regarded as one of the
best in today's game. His best shot is his backhand down the line, with great pace and precision. He
is also known as one of the greatest movers on the court with superior agility, court coverage and
defensive ability, which allows him to hit winners from seemingly defensive positions. 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.[293]
Djokovic's return of serve is a powerful weapon for him, with which he can be both offensive and
defensive. Djokovic is rarely aced because of his flexibility, length and balance. Djokovic 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. John McEnroe considers Djokovic to be
the greatest returner of serve in the history of the men's game. 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 interview with Jim
Courier after his semi-final win against Andy Murray in the 2012 Australian Open tournament:[294]
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 ...
Entering the pro circuit, Djokovic used the Head Liquidmetal Radical, but changed sponsors
to Wilson in 2005. He couldn't find a Wilson racquet he liked, so Wilson agreed to make him a
custom racquet to match his previous one with Head.[295] 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.[296] 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.[297] 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.[298]
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 defence into offence well.[299]
Coaching and personal team
In the period 2004 and 2005, Djokovic was coached by Dejan Petrovic.[300] 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.[301]
From June 2006 until May 2017, Djokovic was coached by Slovakian former professional 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 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.[302] From early 2007 until 2017, Djokovic worked with physiotherapist Miljan
Amanović, who was previously employed by Red Star Belgrade, and NBA player Vladimir
Radmanović.[303]
From the fall 2006, Djokovic had an Israeli fitness coach, Ronen Bega, but the two parted ways
during spring 2009.[304] Djokovic decided to make a change after identifying his conditioning as a
weakness in his game following continual losses to Nadal.[305] 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.[306][307]
In July 2010, before the Davis Cup clash away at Croatia, Djokovic made another addition to his
team – nutritionist Igor Četojević who additionally focuses on Chinese medicine and
does acupuncture.[308] He allegedly discovered that the tennis player suffers from gluten intolerance,
using applied kinesiology,[309][310] and that he cannot eat gluten, purging it from his diet. It appeared to
have worked as Djokovic began feeling stronger, quicker, and much more fit.[311] He eventually
settled on a vegan diet. He later added the occasional consumption of fish to his dietary regimen.
After Djokovic's Wimbledon win in July 2011, Četojević left the team.[312] A Wall Street Journal article
noted, "He had an otherworldly season in 2011 and has been the world's most consistent player
since. His devotion to his diet has only gotten stronger. (In 2016) he opened a vegan restaurant in
Monte Carlo, where he lives."[313]
After retiring from professional tennis in August 2011, Serbian player Dušan Vemić joined Djokovic's
team as assistant coach and hitting partner for Novak. The collaboration ended before the 2013 US
Open.[314]
Six-time major champion and former world No. 1 Boris Becker, who had mostly worked as 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.[315] 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.[316] 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.[317] 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."[318]
Sponsorships and business ventures

Djokovic endorses Serbian telecommunications company Telekom Srbija and German nutritional
supplement brand FitLine.[319]
Since turning professional in 2003, Djokovic has been 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).[320] Tacchini doesn't
make shoes so Djokovic continued with Adidas as his choice of footwear. His sponsorship contract
with Tacchini was incentive heavy, and due to Djokovic's disproportionate success and dominance in
2011, the company fell behind on bonus payments, leading to the termination of the sponsorship
contract.[321][322]
From 2011, Djokovic began to wear custom Red and Blue Adidas Barricade 6.0's shoes, referring to
the colours of the Serbian national flag. By April 2012, the Tacchini deal had fallen first short and
then apart.[323] At that point, he was set to join forces with Nike, Inc.,[324] but instead, on 23 May
2012, Uniqlo appointed Djokovic as its global brand ambassador. The five-year sponsorship,
reportedly worth €8 million per year,[325] began on 27 May 2012 in Paris' Roland-Garros French Open
Tennis Tournament. A year later, Djokovic's long-term footwear deal with Adidas was announced
ahead of 2013 French Open.[326]
Djokovic during the 2017 French Open
In August 2011, Djokovic became the brand ambassador of Swiss watch manufacturer Audemars
Piguet.[327] Less than a month later, Djokovic signed a sponsorship deal with German car
company Mercedes-Benz.[328] 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.[329] From January
2014 Djokovic has been endorsing French car manufacturer Peugeot.[330] At the same time he
entered into an endorsement deal with Japanese watch manufacturer Seiko,[331] having just ended
his affiliation with their rivals Audemars Piguet.[332] 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.[333][334] 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".[335]
According to Forbes, Djokovic earned US$31 million in endorsements during 2014, behind
only Roger Federer (US$58 million), Tiger Woods ($50 million), Phil Mickelson ($48), LeBron
James ($44), Kevin Durant ($35), and Rory McIlroy ($32).[336]
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, the duo that also had Marat
Safin and Dinara Safina as their clients. In June 2008, after the duo entered into 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,[337] Djokovic formally signed
with CAA Sports.[338] 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.[339]
On 22 May 2017, Djokovic was unveiled as a brand ambassador of Lacoste after a five-year
partnership with Uniqlo.[340]
Investments
In 2005, as Djokovic moved up the tennis rankings, he ventured into the business world. Most of
these activities are channeled through Family Sport, a legal entity in Serbia founded 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 establishing Novak Café &
Restaurant, a franchise themed around 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.[341]
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.[342] On 16 December 2011 a location in Novi
Sad was opened,[343] however, it operated just over three years before closing in late March
2015.[344] It was announced in late 2012 that Djokovic had purchased the entire existing 2013
production of donkey cheese, which is produced by a single farm in Serbia. It was believed that it
was done to ensure a reliable supply for his chain of restaurants in Serbia.[345] One week later, it was
proven that the story was exaggerated.[346][347] Banja Luka in neighbouring Republika Srpska got its
Novak Café & Restaurant location on 16 October 2015 within Hotel Trešnja on Banj hill.[348][349]
In February 2008, the company reached an agreement with local authorities in the city of Kragujevac
about jointly entering into a real estate development deal that was to include 4 hectares of city-
owned land at Veliki Park being developed into a tennis centre with 14 courts. But by 2010 the
company pulled out of these plans.[350][351]
In March 2008, Family Sport won a municipal authority-organized tender in Novi Beograd by
submitting an €11 million bid for the 3.8 hectares of land located in Ivan
Ribar neighbourhood;[352] with the ambitious plan to build a big tennis centre there.[353][354][355] As of
spring 2013, construction was yet to commence.
In 2009, the company bought an ATP tournament known as the Dutch Open and brought it to Serbia
where it was called the Serbia Open. With the help of Belgrade city authorities, the tournament's
inaugural edition was held during May 2009 at the city-owned 'Milan Gale Muškatirović' courts,
located at an attractive spot in Dorćol neighbourhood.[356]
On Monday, 4 July 2011, one day after Djokovic won Wimbledon, Family Sport organized the
homecoming reception in front of the National Assembly building with more than 80,000 people
gathering to greet him.[357][358]
In May 2015, right after winning his fourth Rome Masters title, Djokovic launched a line of nutritional
food products, called Djokolife.[359] Unveiled in Milan at the Lombardy regional administrative
headquarters,[360][361] the project saw Djokovic represented by Withers LLP international law firm.[359]
Serbian press reported in February 2016 about Djokovic's uncle's buying hectares of arable land on
their company's behalf in the Lipovac village near Topola in Serbia's Šumadija region with a view of
turning it into vineyards and moving into the winemakingbusiness.[362]
In popular culture
Owing to his extroverted personality, fluency in several languages, and willingness to go along with
comedic concepts, Djokovic became a fixture on entertainment-based TV talk shows around the
globe immediately upon achieving a measure of prominence via results on the tennis
court.[363][364] After winning the Australian Open, his first major, in early 2008, Djokovic appeared on
the American late-night programme The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[365][366] In May 2008, he was a
special guest during the first semi-final 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 a song about Belgrade.[367]
Boris Malagurski interviewing Djokovic for documentary film Belgrade
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 hosted by Italian
comedian Rosario Fiorello[368]followed by an appearance on Pablo Motos' show El
Hormiguero.[369] During the week off, in-between the two tournaments, Djokovic came home to
Belgrade where he was interviewed by Nenad Lj. Stefanović on the RTS' hour-long, flagship one-on-
one talk programme Svedok.[370] In 2009, and 2010, Djokovic won an Oscar of Popularity for the most
popular male athlete in Serbia.[371]
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.[372] In 2010, the Serbian blues-rock band Zona B recorded the song
"The Joker", dedicating it to Djokovic.[373][374]
Djokovic's international television appearances particularly intensified during his successful 2011
season. After winning Wimbledon and reaching the No. 1 ranking, he again appeared on
Leno's Tonight Showas well as on Conan O'Brien's show on TBS.[375] Djokovic's dramatic win at the
US Open was followed by another television blitz including spots on Live with Regis and
Kelly, CBS' The Early Show, NBC's Today[376] as well as a walk-on appearance on Late Night with
Jimmy Fallon.[377] On 25 June 2011, its seventieth Congress in Chicago, all the members
unanimously awarded Djokovic the Order of Serbian National Defense in America I class, the
highest decoration of the SND. The order was given to him because of his merits in the international
sport scene and his contributions to the reputation of Serbs and Serbia around the world.[378] In mid-
November 2011, he made a triumphant return to Rai 1's Il più grande spettacolo dopo il weekend,
hosted by Fiorello.[379]
In late November during the ATP World Tour Finals in London he was a guest on David Frost's
interview programme Frost Over The World on Al Jazeera English.[380]
He was voted the 19th most influential man on AskMen.com's Top 49 Most Influential Men of
2011.[381] On invitation from film producer Avi Lerner, Djokovic became part of the high-budget
Hollywood movie production The Expendables 2 in a cameo playing himself,[382] which he shot on 29
November 2011 in a warehouse in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia.[383] However, his bit part was cut out
of the final version of the movie.[384] He appeared on the cover of Italian GQ's March 2012
issue.[385] Also, in March 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.[386] On
26 October 2012, he appeared on Canal+'s Le Grand Journal.[387]
Djokovic with Emir Kusturica in Andrićgrad in January 2014, where he received Key to the City
Before the 2014 US Open, Djokovic went on the Late Show with David Letterman on 19 August
2014.[388]
In February 2015, following his 2015 Australian Open win, Djokovic made a return appearance on
RTS' Svedok for another hour-long sitdown with Nenad Lj. Stefanović in prime time.[389] His 2015
Wimbledonwin got him a spot via a live linkup on CBS This Morning where he was interviewed
by Charlie Rose and Gayle King.[390] In late August 2015, ahead of the 2015 US Open, shortly after
his appointment as the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador was announced, Djokovic appeared on All in
with Chris Hayes on MSNBC, also publicizing his foundation's partnership with the World Bank to
promote early childhood development.[391]
Two weeks later, the day after his US Open win, Djokovic went on another blitz of the New York
City-based media. Starting with the morning shows – with a return to NBC's Today for an in-studio
interview with Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, and Carson Daly[392] followed by a return to CBS This
Morning, this time in studio, with Charlie Rose, Gayle King, and Norah O'Donnell,[393] and finally a
guest spot on Live! with Kelly and Michael. Later in the day he went on The Late Show with Stephen
Colbert late-night comedy programme for a walk-on appearance that included firing a serve
at Stephen Colbert who hid behind Captain America's shield.[394]
Djokovic is also popular on video sharing sites due to his famous imitations of other tennis players
such as Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams and Ana Ivanovic.[395]
Philanthropy
In 2007, Djokovic founded the Novak Djokovic Foundation. The organization's mission is to help
children from disadvantaged communities to grow up and develop in stimulating and safe
environments.[396] In August 2015, Djokovic was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.[397] The
foundation partnered with the World Bank in August 2015 to promote early childhood education in
Serbia.[398][399][400] Following his 2016 Australian Open victory, Djokovic donated $20,000.00 to
Melbourne City Mission's early childhood education programme to help disadvantaged children.[401]
Career statistics
Main article: Novak Djokovic career statistics
Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
Tourna 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 S W Win
ment 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 R –L %
Grand Slam tournaments
6
Australia / 61
A 1R 1R 4R W QF QF W W W QF W W 2R 4R 88%
n Open 1 –8
4
1
63
French /
A 2R QF SF SF 3R QF SF F SF F F W QF QF – 83%
Open 1
13
4
4
65
Wimble /
A 3R 4R SF 2R QF SF W SF F W W 3R QF W – 87%
don 1
10
4
3
69
US /
A 3R 3R F SF SF F W F F SF W F A W – 87%
Open 1
10
3
1
4 25
Win– 0– 5– 9– 19 18 15 19 25 24 24 22 27 21 9– 21
/ 8– 86%
Loss 0 4 4 –4 –3 –4 –4 –1 –3 –3 –3 –1 –2 3 –2
5 41
5
Note: Djokovic's quarterfinal match at the 2011 French Open and his second round match at the 2016 US Open were
walkovers (so not counted as wins)
Finals: 23 (14 titles, 9 runner-ups)
Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-
2007 US Open Hard Roger Federer 6–7(4–7), 6–7(2–7), 4–6
up
Winner 2008 Australian Open Hard Jo-Wilfried 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Tsonga
Runner-
2010 US Open (2) Hard Rafael Nadal 4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 2–6
up
Australian
Winner 2011 Hard Andy Murray 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
Open (2)
Winner 2011 Wimbledon Grass Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Winner 2011 US Open Hard Rafael Nadal 6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1
Australian
Winner 2012 Hard Rafael Nadal 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
Open (3)
Runner-
2012 French Open Clay Rafael Nadal 4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 5–7
up
Runner-
2012 US Open (3) Hard Andy Murray 6–7(10–12), 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 2–6
up
Australian
Winner 2013 Hard Andy Murray 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3, 6–2
Open (4)
Runner-
2013 Wimbledon Grass Andy Murray 4–6, 5–7, 4–6
up
Runner-
2013 US Open (4) Hard Rafael Nadal 2–6, 6–3, 4–6, 1–6
up
Runner-
2014 French Open (2) Clay Rafael Nadal 6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 4–6
up
Winner 2014 Wimbledon (2) Grass Roger Federer 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–4
Australian
Winner 2015 Hard Andy Murray 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–0
Open (5)
Runner-
2015 French Open (3) Clay Stan Wawrinka 6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 4–6
up
Winner 2015 Wimbledon (3) Grass Roger Federer 7–6(7–1), 6–7(10–12), 6–4, 6–3
Winner 2015 US Open (2) Hard Roger Federer 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Australian
Winner 2016 Hard Andy Murray 6–1, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Open (6)
Winner 2016 French Open Clay Andy Murray 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
Runner-
2016 US Open (5) Hard Stan Wawrinka 7–6(7–1), 4–6, 5–7, 3–6
up
Winner 2018 Wimbledon (4) Grass Kevin Anderson 6–2, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Juan Martín del

Winner 2018 US Open (3) Hard 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Potro
Year–End Championships performance timeline
W
Tourna 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 S Win
–
ment 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 R %
L
Year-end championship
5
31
ATP Did Not DN /
RR W RR SF RR W W W W F – 74%
Finals Qualify Q 1
11
0
Year–End Championships finals: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)
Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 2008 Shanghai Hard (i) Nikolay 6–1, 7–5

Davydenko
Winner 2012 London Hard (i) Roger Federer 7–6(8–6), 7–5
Winner 2013 London Hard (i) Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–4
Winner 2014 London Hard (i) Roger Federer Walkover
Winner 2015 London Hard (i) Roger Federer 6–3, 6–4
Runner-
2016 London Hard (i) Andy Murray 3–6, 4–6
up
Records
Main article: List of career achievements by Novak Djokovic
All-time tournament records
Players
Event Since Record accomplished
matched
ATP Rankings 1973 Highest number of ranking points (16,950) Stands alone
Grand Slams 1978 Holding all 4 Majors titles on 3 different surfaces at once[b] Stands alone
Grand Slams 1877 3 consecutive finals at each Grand Slam Stands alone
Grand Slams 1877 Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam Don Budge
Holding all 4 Grand Slams and Year-End Championship at

ATP World Tour 1970 Stands alone
once
ATP World Tour 1970 10 Top tier tournaments won in a season (2015) Stands alone
ATP World Tour 1970 18 Top tier tournament finals in a row Stands alone
ATP World Tour 1970 15 straight finals reached in a season (2015) Stands alone
ATP Masters
1990 22 hardcourt Masters titles Stands alone
1000
ATP Masters
1990 9 different titles[c] Stands alone
1000
ATP Masters
1990 6 titles won in a single season (2015) Stands alone
1000
Open Era records
 These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis and in ATP
World Tour Masters 1000 series since 1990.
 Records in bold indicate peer-less achievements.
Time span Selected Grand Slam tournament records Players matched

Grand Slam tournaments Time span Records at each Grand Slam tournament Players matched
Time span Record accomplished Players matched
See also
 Tennis portal
 Biography portal
 Serbia portal
 Book: Novak Djokovic
 Novak Djokovic career statistics

 ATP World Tour Awards
 Open Era tennis records – men's singles
 All-time tennis records – men's singles
 ATP World Tour records
 List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players
 List of Grand Slam men's singles champions
 Tennis tournament records and statistics
 List of Open Era tennis records
 2012 Summer Olympics national flag bearers
 List of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors
Notes
1. ^ Novak's father Srđan was born in a village near Trepča,
in Kosovo.[12] In the early 1980s his family moved
to Belgrade.[13] Srđan's grandfather Neđeljko with his wife Sara moved
from Jasenovo Polje (sr) near Nikšić (now in Montenegro) in the 1920s
to Voćnjak in Metohija, receiving lands for serving in the
wars.[13][14] During World War II the family fled Albanian threats and took
refuge at the house of relative Novak, after whom Novak was
named.[13] After the war, Vladimir, Srđan's father, returned to Metohija
and then settled Kosovska Mitrovica in 1951.[13] The Đoković family
ultimately hails from Čevo, which it left in 1730 after ancestor Đoko
Damjanović killed a Turk.[13] The family celebrates the Serbian
Orthodox family feast day (slava) of Aranđelovdan.[15]
Novak's mother Dijana (née Žagar) was born in Belgrade. Her parents
Zdenko and Elizabeta, who worked in the Yugoslav
military as pharmaceut and nurse respectively, moved to Belgrade
from Vinkovci in eastern Croatia.[16][17]
2. ^ Clay, Grass and Hardcourt.
3. ^ Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo, Madrid, Rome, Canada,
Shanghai, Paris and Cincinnati.
4. ^ The final took 5 hours, 53 minutes to complete.[407][408]
5. ^ Known as "Tennis Masters Cup" (2000–2008), "ATP World Tour
Finals" (2009–2016) and "ATP Finals" (2017–present).
6. ^ Djokovic did not play in the 9th tournament (Madrid).
7. ^ Indian Wells, Miami, and Monte Carlo.
8. ^ Djokovic proceeded to defeat Nadal at the 2011 US Open and 2012
Australian Open, where their rankings were by then reversed.[421]
9. ^ The match took 4 hours, 3 minutes to complete.[422]
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October 2011.
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Illustrated. 114 (21). Retrieved 9 June 2011.
 Scocca, Tom (29 November 2011). "Novak Djokovic: GQ Men of the Year
2011". GQ. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
 Bowers, Chris (2014). Novak Djokovic and the Rise of Serbia: The Sporting
Statesman. John Blake. ISBN 978-1-78219-770-6.
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Djokovic at the 2017 Aegon International Eastbourne

Native name Новак Ђоковић

Country (sports) Serbia and Montenegro(2003–2006)

Residence Monte Carlo, Monaco

Born 22 May 1987 (age 31)

Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia

Turned pro 2003

Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Coach Marián Vajda

Prize money US$ 119,110,890

 All-time leader in earnings

Official website novakdjokovic.com

draw matches, and in Davis Cup)

Career titles 71 (7th in the Open Era)

Highest ranking No. 1 (4 July 2011)

Current ranking No. 3 (10 September 2018)[3]

Grand Slam Singles results

Australian Open W (2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016)

French Open W (2016)

Wimbledon W (2011, 2014, 2015, 2018)

US Open W (2011, 2015, 2018)

Tour Finals W (2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)

Olympic Games SF (2008, 2012)

Career record 47–63 (42.73%)

Highest ranking No. 114 (30 November 2009)

Grand Slam Doubles results

Australian Open 1R (2006, 2007)

French Open 1R (2006)

Davis Cup W (2010)

Hopman Cup F (2008, 2013)

Last updated on: 10 September 2018

Signature of Novak Djokovic.

 1Early and personal life

Early and personal life

Novak Djokovic Singles Ranking History Chart

2007: Reaching the top ten & first major final

Winning the Masters Cup

Djokovic reached his first French Open final in 2012

Place among the all-time greats

Playing style and equipment

Sponsorships and business ventures

Djokovic during the 2017 French Open

Boris Malagurski interviewing Djokovic for documentary film Belgrade

Grand Slam tournaments

Finals: 23 (14 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score

Juan Martín del

Year–End Championships finals: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score

Winner 2008 Shanghai Hard (i) Nikolay 6–1, 7–5

Winner 2012 London Hard (i) Roger Federer 7–6(8–6), 7–5

Winner 2013 London Hard (i) Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–4

Winner 2014 London Hard (i) Roger Federer Walkover

Winner 2015 London Hard (i) Roger Federer 6–3, 6–4

Grand Slams 1877 Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam Don Budge

Holding all 4 Grand Slams and Year-End Championship at

Open Era records

Time span Selected Grand Slam tournament records Players matched

Time span Record accomplished Players matched

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