At 37 years old, the Serbian tennis player is ranked 7th in the world and remains very dangerous, even for promising young players.
More than a week ago the Australian Openthe first tournament of the four that make up the Grand Slam and played in the Melbourne Park. Currently, the champions of the previous edition and those who must defend their title are Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka.
The living legend of tennis, Novak Djokovicwill be competing to add his 11th title in this territory at 37 years old and with a long and decorated career. However, this tournament has an extra spice, since it could break two records at the same time if he wins the final and becomes champion.
Novak Djokovic
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Djokovic’s possible new record
Although the Serbian tennis player has already reached the top of tennis with a large number of trophies under his belt, he still has ambitious goals to achieve. This year he seeks to break the Grand Slams recordto overcome the 24 titles by Margaret Court. With one more award, he would establish himself as the most successful player in the history of the majors, both in the male and female categories.
As a complement, winning the Australian Open would also achieve another recognition. Thus, I would be able to break the barrier of 100 crowns in the ATP Toursomething that only two tennis players have achieved so far: Jimmy Connors with 109 and Roger Federer with 102.
All Djokovic’s titles at the Australian Open
- 2008 – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France): 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 and 7-6 (2)
- 2011 – Andy Murray (Great Britain): 6-4, 6-2 and 6-3
- 2012 – Rafael Nadal (Spain): 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5) and 7-5
- 2013 – Andy Murray (Great Britain): 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 6-3 and 6-2
- 2015 – Andy Murray (Great Britain): 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-3 and 6-0
- 2016 – Andy Murray (Great Britain): 6-1, 7-5 and 7-6 (3)
- 2019 – Rafael Nadal (Spain): 6-3, 6-2, 6-3
- 2020 – Dominic Thiem (Austria): 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3 and 6-4
- 2021 – Daniil Medvedev (Russia): 7-5, 6-2 and 6-2
- 2023 – Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece): 6-3, 7-6 (4) and 7-6 (5)
Source: Ambito
