3 records of Novak Djokovic that could be nearly impossible to break
Novak Djokovic is widely regarded as one of the best players to have graced the game. During his illustrious career spanning nearly two decades, the 34-year-old has carved out many records. He's one of only three players to win 20 Grand Slam singles titles and is the all-time title leader in Masters 1000 tournaments.
He won a record-extending 38th Masters 1000 title on Sunday, beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Rome final. Nadal (36), Federer (28) and Andy Murray (14) are next on the list of players with the most Masters titles.
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Djokovic has also carved out a few standalone records that appear to be near impossible to break. On that note, here's a look at three such Novak Djokovic records that could stay intact unbroken for a long time, if not stand the test of time itself:
#1 Double career Grand Slam and double career Golden Masters
Novak Djokovic became one of only five players in the Open Era (Rod Laver, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal) to complete the career Grand Slam (all four Major titles) when he triumphed at 2016 Roland Garros.
Five years later at the same tournament, Djokovic entered unchartered territory. By triumphing at the claycourt Major for the second time, he became the first male player in the Open Era to win every Grand Slam tournament at least twice. A few months later, Rafael Nadal matched Djokovic's achievement by winning his second title at the Australian Open (2022).
However, Djokovic is the only player to also win all nine Masters 1000 tournaments, an achievement known as the Golden Masters. He reached the milestone by winning Cincinnati in 2018.
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Two years later, his second Cincinnati triumph made him the first - and only - player to win the double career Golden Masters.
Following his 2021 Roland Garros triumph, Djokovic became the only player in history to win every Major and Masters 1000 tournament at least twice. It's a tough enough proposition to do so once, which means this record could remain intact for a very long time.
#2 Weeks at No. 1
For a long time, Roger Federer's record of most weeks at World No. 1 (310) seemed beyond reach. That was until Novak Djokovic's reign at the top of the rankings began.
In March last year, the Serb surpassed Federer, a few weeks after winning his 18th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.
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Djokovic seems likely to pass Serena at 319 as well.
Steffi Graf, the overall singles #1 leader at 377, is just over a year away.
Following his sixth triumph in Rome on Sunday, Djokovic is into his 370th week as World No. 1. He's now just seven shy of Steffi Graf's record for most weeks at No. 1 by any player, male or female.
To put Djokovic's achievement into context, only 27 players have been ranked No. 1. Out of the group, only nine players - three active (including Djokovic) - have occupied the spot for at least 100 weeks.
The Serb is far from done. He's set to surpass Graf in the next few weeks and possibly become the first player to reign at No. 1 for 400 weeks.
#3 Hold all four Grand Slam titles
Since Rod Laver (1969), Novak Djokovic has been the only male player in the Open Era to hold all four Grand Slam titles at the same time.
The Serb achieved the feat after completing his career Grand Slam at 2016 Roland Garros, beating Andy Murray in the final. He had won the last three Majors coming into Paris - 2015 Wimbledon (beat Roger Federer), 2015 US Open (beat Roger Federer) and 2016 Australian Open (beat Andy Murray).
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The Serb came close to achieving the feat two more times in his career.
In 2015, he reached all four Slam finals but lost to Stan Wawrinka in the Roland Garros title match. Six years later, the Serb once again reached all four Major finals. However, Daniil Medvedev beat him in the US Open final to deny the World No. 1 the opportunity to hold all four Slam titles.
His defeat to the Russian also meant Djokovic couldn't emulate Rod Laver and complete the calendar Grand Slam.
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