295 Facts About Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player.

Novak Djokovic is currently ranked world No 3 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals.

Novak Djokovic has won a joint-record 22 Grand Slam men's singles titles, including a record ten Australian Open titles.

Novak Djokovic has completed a non-calendar year Grand Slam in singles, becoming the only man in tennis history to be the reigning champion of the four majors at once across three different surfaces.

Novak Djokovic is the first man in the Open Era to achieve a double Career Grand Slam in singles by winning all four majors at least twice and the only player to complete the career Golden Masters in singles by winning all nine ATP Masters tournaments, a feat he achieved twice.

Novak Djokovic remained the most successful player in men's tennis for the rest of the decade.

In 2015, Novak Djokovic had his most successful season, reaching 15 consecutive finals, winning a season-record 10 Big Titles and beating a record 31 top-10 players along the way.

Novak Djokovic's dominant run extended through to the 2016 French Open, where he completed a non-calendar year Grand Slam and his first career Grand Slam, becoming the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four majors simultaneously and setting a rankings points record of 16,950.

In 2017, Novak Djokovic suffered from an elbow injury which kept him struggling on court for a year, more or less, but after losing in the 2018 Australian Open, he decided to undergo surgery which helped him to get back to winning ways by the 2018 Wimbledon where he won the title while ranked No 22 in the world.

Novak Djokovic continued being a dominant force on tour since then, winning 10 major titles and completing his second career Grand Slam by the 2021 French Open.

In 2022, Novak Djokovic was forced to skip many tournaments due to his opposition to the COVID-19 vaccine, notably the Australian Open and the US Open, major events he was the favorite to win.

Novak Djokovic accepted the consequences of his choice and stated that it was a price he would be willing to pay as he believes that the principles of decision making on his body are more important than any title or anything else.

One year after his Australian visa controversy, Novak Djokovic made a successful comeback to Melbourne, reclaiming the 2023 Australian Open trophy for a record-equaling 22 major titles.

Beyond competition, Novak Djokovic was elected as the president of the ATP Player Council in 2016.

Novak Djokovic was born on 22 May 1987 in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, to Dijana and Srdjan Djokovic.

Novak Djokovic is of paternal Serbian and maternal Croatian descent.

Novak Djokovic began playing tennis at the age of four, after his parents gave him a mini-racket and a soft foam ball, which his father claimed became "the most beloved toy in his life".

Novak Djokovic is a self-described fan of languages, speaking Serbian, English, French, German, and Italian.

Novak Djokovic met his future wife, Jelena Ristic, in high school, and began dating her in 2005.

Novak Djokovic played at the French Open and US Open junior events in 2003.

Novak Djokovic turned professional in 2003 by entering the ATP Tour, around the time Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal established themselves as the two dominant players in men's tennis.

Novak 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 Stan Wawrinka in qualifying.

Novak Djokovic went on to reach the third round of both Wimbledon and the US Open, coming back from two sets down to defeat Guillermo Garcia Lopez in the former, and beating Gael Monfils and Mario Ancic in the latter.

Novak 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.

Novak Djokovic reached the top 40 in the world singles rankings after making his first quarterfinal appearance at a Grand Slam event, coming at the French Open, and by reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon that year.

Three weeks after Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic won his first ATP title at the Dutch Open in Amersfoort without losing a set, defeating Nicolas Massu in the final.

Novak Djokovic won his second career title at the Moselle Open in Metz, France, and moved into the top 20.

Novak Djokovic reached his first career Masters quarterfinal at Madrid during the indoor hardcourt season.

Novak 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 in straight sets.

Novak Djokovic lost the Indian Wells final to Rafael Nadal, but defeated Nadal in Key Biscayne in the quarterfinals before defeating Guillermo Canas for the title in the final.

Novak Djokovic won a point by defeating Georgia's George Chanturia.

Novak Djokovic then reached the quarterfinals of both the Italian Open in Rome, where he lost to Nadal, and the Hamburg Masters, where he was defeated by Carlos Moya.

At the French Open, Novak Djokovic reached his first major semi-final, losing to eventual champion Nadal.

At Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic won a five-hour quarterfinal against Marcos Baghdatis.

Novak Djokovic was only the second player, after Tomas Berdych, to have defeated both Federer and Nadal since they became the top two players in the world.

Novak Djokovic won his fifth title of the year at the BA-CA TennisTrophy in Vienna, defeating Stanislas Wawrinka in the final.

Novak 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.

Novak Djokovic 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.

Novak 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.

In Serbia's tie against Russia in Moscow in early 2008, Novak Djokovic was sidelined due to influenza and missed his first singles match.

Novak Djokovic returned to win his doubles match, teaming with Nenad Zimonjic, before retiring during his singles match with Nikolay Davydenko.

Novak Djokovic started the year by playing the Hopman Cup with fellow Serbian world No 3 Jelena Jankovic.

At the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic reached his second consecutive Grand Slam final, this time without dropping a set, including a victory over two-time defending champion Federer in the semi-finals.

At the Indian Wells Masters, Novak Djokovic won his ninth career singles title, defeating Mardy Fish in the final.

Novak Djokovic won his tenth career singles title and fourth Master Series singles crown at the Italian Open in Rome after defeating Wawrinka in the final.

Novak Djokovic lost to Nadal in the semi-finals in straight sets.

Novak 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.

Novak Djokovic then defeated James Blake, the loser of the other semi-final, in the bronze medal match.

Novak Djokovic's 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.

Novak Djokovic went on to play four tournaments after the US Open.

Novak Djokovic then beat Nikolay Davydenko in three sets, before losing his final round-robin match against Tsonga.

Novak Djokovic started the year at the Brisbane International, where he was upset by Ernests Gulbis in the first round.

At the Miami Open in Key Biscayne, Novak Djokovic beat Federer in the semi-finals, before losing to Murray in the final.

Novak Djokovic reached the final of the next Masters event, the Monte-Carlo Masters on clay, losing to Nadal in the final.

At the Italian Open in Rome, Novak Djokovic failed to defend the title he had won the previous year, losing in the final.

Novak Djokovic was the top seed at his hometown tournament, the Serbia Open in Belgrade.

Novak Djokovic began his grass court season at the Gerry Weber Open where after the withdrawal of Federer, he competed as the top seed.

Novak Djokovic then lost to Haas in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.

At the Cincinnati Masters, Novak Djokovic defeated third-ranked Nadal in the semi-finals before losing in the final to No 1 Federer.

At the US Open, Novak Djokovic made the semi-finals, having dropped only two sets, defeating Ivan Ljubicic, 15th seed Radek Stepanek and 10th seed Fernando Verdasco before being defeated by Federer.

At the China Open in Beijing, Novak Djokovic defeated Victor Hanescu, Viktor Troicki, Verdasco, and Robin Soderling en route to the final, where he defeated Marin Cilic in straight sets to win his third title of the year.

Novak Djokovic then lost in the semi-finals of the inaugural Shanghai Masters to Davydenko.

At the last Masters event of the year at the Paris Masters, Novak Djokovic won his first Masters title of the year by defeating Nadal in the semi-finals, before outlasting Gael Monfils in the final.

Novak Djokovic played a large role in promoting Serbia to the 2009 World Group.

Novak Djokovic started his year by playing in the AAMI Classic, an exhibition event.

At the 2010 Australian Open, Novak Djokovic lost a five-setter to Tsonga in the quarterfinals.

At the Dubai Tennis Championships, Novak Djokovic reached the final, this time defeating Youzhny to win his first title of the year.

At the Indian Wells Masters, Novak Djokovic lost in the fourth round to Ljubicic.

Novak Djokovic then announced that he had ceased working with Todd Martin as his coach.

Novak Djokovic again lost to Verdasco at the Italian Open in Rome, this time in the quarterfinals.

Novak Djokovic defeated Evgeny Korolev, Kei Nishikori, Victor Hanescu, and Robby Ginepri en route to the quarterfinals, where he lost to Jurgen Melzer in five sets.

Novak Djokovic entered Wimbledon as the third seed, defeating Rochus, Taylor Dent, Albert Montanes, Lleyton Hewitt, and Yen-Hsun Lu en route to the semi-finals, which he lost to Tomas Berdych in straight sets.

Novak Djokovic then competed at the Rogers Cup in Toronto, where he lost to Federer in the semi-finals.

Novak Djokovic competed in doubles with Nadal in a one-time, high-profile partnership.

Novak Djokovic then lost to Roddick in the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Masters.

Novak Djokovic then defeated Philipp Petzschner, James Blake, Mardy Fish, and No 17 seed Gael Monfils, all in straight sets, to reach the US Open semi-finals for the fourth consecutive year.

Novak Djokovic went on to lose to Nadal in the final, a match that saw Nadal complete his career Grand Slam.

Novak Djokovic won the title for the second successive year, after defeating Maoxin Gong, Mardy Fish, Gilles Simon, and John Isner en route to the final.

At the Shanghai Masters, Novak Djokovic made a semi-final appearance, losing to Federer.

Novak Djokovic played his final tournament of the year at the ATP Finals in London.

Novak Djokovic was placed in Group A along with Nadal, Berdych, and Roddick.

Novak Djokovic defeated Roddick in his final round-robin match and advanced to the semi-finals, where he lost to Federer in two sets.

Novak Djokovic went on to win his two singles rubbers in Serbia's Davis Cup final victory over France.

Novak Djokovic finished the year ranked No 3, his fourth successive finish at this position.

Novak Djokovic was awarded the title "Serbian Sportsman of the year" by the Olympic Committee of Serbia and "Serbian Athlete of the year" by DSL Sport.

Novak Djokovic won ten tournaments in 2011, including three Grand Slam tournament victories at the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open.

Novak Djokovic captured a then-record-breaking five ATP Masters titles, and set a then-record for the most prize money won in a single season on the ATP Tour.

Novak Djokovic held a 41-match winning streak from the start of the season to the French Open semi-finals, when he lost to Federer.

Novak Djokovic was beaten by John Isner in the semi-finals at Indian Wells.

Novak Djokovic lost in straight sets to Nadal at the 2012 Rome Masters final.

Novak Djokovic reached his maiden French Open final by defeating Roger Federer, reaching the final of all four majors consecutively.

Novak 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.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Novak Djokovic was chosen as the flag bearer for Serbia.

On 2 August 2012, Novak Djokovic defeated French fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and advanced to the semi-finals, where he was beaten by Murray in straight sets.

Novak Djokovic successively defended his Rogers Cup title, dropping just a single set to Tommy Haas.

At the US Open, Novak Djokovic reached his third consecutive final by beating fourth-seeded David Ferrer in a match suspended a day due to rain.

Novak Djokovic then lost the final to Murray in five sets.

Novak Djokovic went on to defend his China Open title, defeating Tsonga in straight sets.

On 12 November 2012, Novak Djokovic won the 2012 ATP Finals by defeating Federer in the final.

Novak Djokovic began the 2013 season by defeating Andy 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.

On 2 March 2013, Novak Djokovic defeated Tomas Berdych in the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships.

Novak Djokovic clinched a tie for his team by defeating John Isner and Sam Querrey.

Novak Djokovic began his French Open campaign with wins over David Goffin, Guido Pella, and Dimitrov in straight sets.

Later, Novak Djokovic lost to Isner in the quarterfinals in Cincinnati.

Novak Djokovic went on to reach the US Open final, where he met Nadal for the 37th time in his career.

Novak Djokovic won his 16th Masters title in Paris at the end of the season, beating David Ferrer in the final.

At the 2013 ATP Finals Novak Djokovic retained his trophy, beating Nadal in straight sets.

Novak Djokovic began the year with a warmup tournament win, the 2013 Mubadala Championship.

Novak Djokovic met Wawrinka in the quarterfinals of the tournament, the second consecutive year the two had met at the event.

Novak Djokovic won his third Indian Wells Masters title, defeating Federer in the final.

Novak Djokovic subsequently donated the $500,000 in prize money that he had received to the victims of the 2014 Southeast Europe floods.

Novak 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.

At the Wimbledon Championships Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in the final in five sets.

Novak Djokovic played at the Rogers Cup, losing to eventual first-time champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets.

Novak Djokovic followed that with a loss to Tommy Robredo at the Cincinnati Masters.

At the US Open, Novak Djokovic reached the semi-finals, where he lost in four sets to Kei Nishikori.

Novak Djokovic returned to Beijing with a fifth trophy in six years, defeating Murray in the semi-final and Berdych in the final.

Novak Djokovic then won the Paris Masters title, without losing a single set, beating Raonic in the final.

Novak Djokovic was awarded the ATP Finals trophy after Federer withdrew before the final.

Novak Djokovic began the season at the Qatar Open in Doha, where he won his first two rounds for the loss of just 6 games lost in the quarterfinals against Ivo Karlovic in three tight sets.

Novak Djokovic rebounded from this defeat well at the Australian Open, where he made it through the first five rounds without dropping a set.

Novak Djokovic twice lost a set lead came roaring back in the fifth to take it to love, and set up a third final against Andy Murray.

Novak Djokovic 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.

Novak Djokovic next competed at the Dubai Championships and lost to Federer in the final.

Novak Djokovic won the title for the fourth time at the Rome Masters, making it 4 out of 4 titles in Masters events entered by Djokovic in the season.

Novak Djokovic 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.

At the US Open, Novak 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.

Novak 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 tournament in one year.

Novak Djokovic beat Federer in straight sets winning his fifth ATP Finals title and becoming the first player to win the Year-end Championships four consecutive times.

Novak Djokovic won 11 titles including a season-record 10 Big Titles on all court surfaces and conditions.

Novak Djokovic set a season record for most ranking points accumulated as world No 1.

Novak Djokovic collected his 60th career title in Doha, defeating Rafael Nadal in two sets in a final that lasted 73 minutes.

Novak Djokovic broke his own ATP ranking points record, bringing it up to 16,790.

Novak Djokovic 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.

On 3 April 2016, Novak Djokovic won the 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.

Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray in the final of the French Open in four sets, making him the reigning champion of all four major tournaments, a historic feat the media dubbed the Nole Slam.

Novak Djokovic was defeated by Roberto Bautista Agut and Marin Cilic in the semi-finals and quarterfinals of Shanghai and Paris.

On 21 May 2017, Novak Djokovic announced that Andre Agassi would become his new coach, starting at the 2017 French Open.

Novak Djokovic began the grass court season at the Eastbourne International, playing his first non-Wimbledon tournament on grass since 2010.

Novak Djokovic won the title by beating Gael Monfils in the final.

Novak Djokovic made it to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon before retiring against Tomas Berdych due to an elbow injury.

On 26 July, Novak Djokovic announced he would miss the US Open and the rest of the 2017 season to recover from his elbow injury.

Novak Djokovic then lost to Benoit Paire in the second round of the Miami Open.

Novak Djokovic then reached the quarterfinals of the French Open before losing to Marco Cecchinato.

Novak Djokovic began the grass court season at Queen's Club, securing his first win over a top 5 player in almost 18 months by defeating Grigor Dimitrov in the second round.

Novak Djokovic reached the final where, despite holding a championship point, he lost to Marin Cilic.

Novak Djokovic played doubles partnering with longtime friend and rival Stan Wawrinka.

Novak Djokovic then entered Wimbledon as the 12th seed, where he reached the semifinals to face Rafael Nadal.

Novak Djokovic defeated Nadal in a 5-hour and 17-minute, five-set match spread over two days.

Novak Djokovic then defeated Juan Martin del Potro to win his third US Open title and 14th major title overall, tying Pete Sampras' tally.

At the Shanghai Masters, Novak Djokovic defeated Kevin Anderson and Alexander Zverev en route to the title, not dropping a set nor having his serve broken throughout.

At the ATP Finals, Novak Djokovic was guaranteed a fifth year-end No 1 ranking following the withdrawal of Rafael Nadal from the event.

Novak Djokovic then entered the Australian Open as the top seed, and defeated Rafael Nadal in the final to win his record seventh Australian Open and 15th major title overall.

Novak Djokovic then played at the Indian Wells Masters, where he was upset by Philipp Kohlschreiber in the third round, and lost in the fourth round of the Miami Open to Bautista Agut.

Novak Djokovic then began his clay court season at the Monte-Carlo Masters, losing in the quarterfinals to Daniil Medvedev.

Novak Djokovic competed in the French Open, reaching the semifinals without dropping a set.

At Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic defended his title to win his fifth Wimbledon title and 16th major title overall, defeating Roger Federer in an epic five-set final that lasted a record four hours and fifty-seven minutes.

Novak Djokovic, who won fewer points overall than Federer, saved two championship points in the fifth set to win the title.

Novak Djokovic next played at the Cincinnati Open as the defending champion, but lost to eventual champion Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals.

At the Shanghai Masters, Novak Djokovic reached the quarterfinal stage, but lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Novak Djokovic then played at the 2019 ATP Finals but was eliminated in the round robin stage after losses to Dominic Thiem and Federer.

At the inaugural 2020 ATP Cup, Novak Djokovic led Serbia to the title by scoring six victories, including wins over Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals and Rafael Nadal in the final.

Novak Djokovic regained the world No 1 spot in the ATP rankings.

Novak Djokovic then won the title at Dubai Tennis Championships for the fifth time, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final.

Novak Djokovic was criticized for holding the event with a lack of social distancing and other precautions taken against COVID-19.

Novak Djokovic stated he was "deeply sorry", admitting he and organisers "were wrong" to go ahead with the event and that they believed the tournament met all health protocols.

Novak Djokovic said that many of the criticisms were malicious, adding: "It's obviously more than just criticism, it's like an agenda and a witch hunt".

The United States Tennis Association docked Novak Djokovic all ranking points he would have earned at the tournament and fined him the prize money that he would have won had the incident not occurred.

Novak Djokovic next won a record 36th Masters title and his fifth in Rome, defeating Diego Schwartzman in the final.

At the rescheduled French Open, Novak Djokovic lost in straight sets to Rafael Nadal in the final.

Novak Djokovic then played at the Vienna Open, where he was upset in the quarterfinals by Lorenzo Sonego in straight sets.

Novak Djokovic then lost his semifinal match to Dominic Thiem.

Novak Djokovic began his 2021 season by playing for Serbia as the defending champions in the ATP Cup, but the nation was eliminated in the group stage despite Novak Djokovic winning both his singles matches.

Novak Djokovic then went on to win his 18th major title and record-extending ninth title at the Australian Open, over Daniil Medvedev in the final.

Novak Djokovic next played at the Monte-Carlo Masters, where he lost his third round match to Dan Evans.

Novak Djokovic then played at the Serbia Open, losing a lengthy three-set semifinal to Aslan Karatsev.

At the Italian Open, Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas and Lorenzo Sonego, but lost in a three-set final to Rafael Nadal.

Novak Djokovic became the first player in the Open Era to win a Major after coming back from a two-set deficit in two separate matches; Djokovic became only the third man to win all four singles majors at least twice, and the first to do so in the Open Era.

At the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, Novak Djokovic recorded the 100th grass-court win by reaching the semifinals, and defeated Matteo Berrettini in the final to claim his sixth Wimbledon title and equal Federer and Nadal's all-time record of 20 men's singles major titles.

Novak Djokovic became the second player to win Majors on three different surfaces in the same year achieving a "Surface Slam" and the fifth man in the Open Era to achieve the "Channel Slam", winning the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year.

Novak Djokovic opened his summer hard court season at the Tokyo Olympics, where he sought to improve on his bronze medal result from Beijing 2008.

Novak Djokovic competed in mixed doubles partnering Nina Stojanovic; the pair lost in the semifinals to Aslan Karatsev and Elena Vesnina, then withdrew from their bronze medal match against WTA singles No 1 Ashleigh Barty and John Peers, with Novak Djokovic citing a shoulder injury.

Novak Djokovic then entered the US Open vying to be the third man in history to achieve the Grand Slam in men's singles.

At the Paris Masters, Novak Djokovic defeated Hubert Hurkacz to reach the final, which secured the year-end No 1 ranking for the seventh time, breaking Pete Sampras' all-time record.

At the 2021 ATP Finals, Novak Djokovic was defeated in the semifinals by Zverev.

Novak Djokovic finished the season by leading Serbia to the semifinals of 2021 Davis Cup Finals, where they lost to Croatia.

Novak Djokovic was set to begin his 2022 season by participating in the ATP Cup in Sydney but pulled out.

Novak Djokovic was one of "a handful" of players and staff to be granted a medical exemption by Tennis Australia and the Department of Health in Victoria.

Novak Djokovic had been granted a visa to enter Australia on 18 November 2021.

Novak Djokovic disclosed that a member of his support team ticked a box on his application form stating he had not travelled abroad two weeks before he left for Australia; however, he had been to Spain at that time.

Novak Djokovic's visa was cancelled and he was held in an immigration detention hotel for several days awaiting a court hearing.

On 14 January 2022, Alex Hawke, Australia's Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, exercised his ministerial powers under sections 133C and 116 of the Migration Act 1958 to cancel Novak Djokovic's visa, citing "health and good order grounds, on the basis that it was in the public interest to do so".

Novak Djokovic applied for a judicial review, but three Federal Court of Australia judges unanimously dismissed his application on 16 January, preventing his participation in the 2022 Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic said he was "extremely disappointed" with the decision but accepted the ruling, and flew out of Australia to Dubai that night.

Novak Djokovic said: "The amount of pressure and everything that I was feeling in the first few months of the year, as much as I've felt pressure in my life and my career, that was something really on a whole different level".

Novak Djokovic was upset in the quarterfinals by Jiri Vesely, resulting in him conceding his world No 1 ranking to Daniil Medvedev.

Novak Djokovic withdrew from both the Indian Wells Masters and the Miami Open, due to the United States forbidding unvaccinated foreign travellers.

Novak Djokovic received a bye in the first round and lost to Davidovich Fokina in the second, his first opening match loss since the 2018 Barcelona Open.

Novak Djokovic lost in four sets, ending his French Open title defense.

Novak Djokovic went on to defeat Nick Kyrgios in the final in four sets for his fourth consecutive and seventh overall Wimbledon trophy.

Novak Djokovic won his 90th singles trophy defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final.

Novak Djokovic powered into his 74th Masters semifinal and eighth at this tournament with a straight sets win over Lorenzo Musetti.

Novak Djokovic reached his third straight final for the season and eighth overall at this Masters defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Novak Djokovic lost in the final to teenager Holger Rune.

Novak Djokovic reached his eighth final at this event defeating Taylor Fritz to secure his 15th year-end top-5 finish in the rankings.

Novak Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud to win a record-tying sixth ATP Finals title.

Novak Djokovic kicked off his season by winning his 92nd career title at the 2023 Adelaide International 1, where he defeated Sebastian Korda in three sets in the final after saving a championship point.

Novak Djokovic then played an exhibition event playing against Nick Kyrgios the following week despite hamstring injury concerns.

At the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic dropped only one set en route to the final, where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets to claim his record-extending 10th Australian Open title while tying Nadal for the record of 22 men's singles major titles and reclaiming the world No 1 ranking from Carlos Alcaraz.

On 20 February 2023, Novak Djokovic tied Steffi Graf's record for most weeks as World No 1 that she set back 25 years ago in March of 1997.

Novak Djokovic was forced to withdraw from the Indian Wells Masters after being denied a visa into the United States due to being unvaccinated.

Novak Djokovic withdrew from the Madrid Open the following week due to concerns over an elbow injury.

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

Novak Djokovic is the only player to have beaten Nadal in all four majors.

Novak Djokovic is the player with the most victories over Nadal on clay, beating him twice at Roland Garros and all three claycourt Masters events, notably in 2013 Monte-Carlo Masters where he ended Nadal's run of 8 consecutive titles.

Novak Djokovic is the player with the most victories over Federer and the only player to beat Federer multiple times at his most successful major tournaments, four times at the Australian Open, three at the US Open, three at the Year-end Championship and most notably three in Wimbledon finals.

One of their most notable matches 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, Novak Djokovic saved each of them, forcing a deciding set.

Wawrinka's win broke Novak Djokovic's run of 14 consecutive major semifinals, and ended a 28-match winning streak; and Wawrinka went on to win his first major title at the tournament.

Later that year, Novak Djokovic beat Wawrinka at the Cincinnati Masters and Paris Masters.

Novak Djokovic won their first four meetings, before back-to-back victories for del Potro at the 2011 Davis Cup and their Bronze medal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics in straight sets.

Novak Djokovic won the next four matches before he lost to del Potro at the 2013 Indian Wells Masters, where the Argentine made his second career Masters final.

Novak Djokovic got the upper hand on the rivalry by winning two of the most important matches between them to date; an epic five-setter at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships semifinals, and a thrilling three-setter at the 2013 Shanghai Masters final.

In 2018, Novak Djokovic defeated del Potro in three close sets in the final of the US Open, which was the first Grand Slam final for del Potro since his 2009 US Open victory.

Novak Djokovic won their first two matches at the 2017 Davis Cup and 2017 Aegon International Eastbourne.

Novak Djokovic avenged this loss by beating Tsitsipas, then ranked in the top 10, in straight sets to win the 2019 Mutua Madrid Open.

Novak Djokovic then won all of their next ten matches, including the 2020 French Open semifinal, 2021 French Open final, 2021 Italian Open final, and 2023 Australian Open final, the last of which saw the two competing for the world No 1 ranking.

Novak Djokovic is credited with beating more higher-ranked players on the way to his Grand Slam tournament trophies than anyone among the big three.

Pat Cash emphasized that Novak Djokovic is one of two players who beat Rafael Nadal at the French Open, which he considers to be "the biggest challenge in tennis".

Richard Krajicek and The Roar, sports opinion website, said that Novak Djokovic should be considered for the greatest player of all time because he is the only one among his greatest rivals who has won four Grand Slams in a row.

Novak Djokovic is widely considered to be one of the greatest returners in the history of the sport, an accolade given to him even by Andre Agassi, who was considered to be the best returner ever.

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

Novak Djokovic's backhand is widely regarded as one of the best in today's game, due to its effectiveness on both sides of the court.

Novak Djokovic's best shot is his backhand down the line, with great pace and precision.

Novak Djokovic excels at returning serve in particular, and regularly ranks among the tour leaders in return points, return games, and break points won.

Novak Djokovic has led the ATP Tour in their career "Under Pressure Rating" statistic, in part because of his prowess at winning deciding sets.

Novak Djokovic has been described as one of the fittest and most complete athletes in sports history, with high agility, court coverage and mobility, which allows him to hit winners from seemingly indefensible positions.

Novak Djokovic's return of serve is a powerful weapon for him, with which he can be both offensive and defensive.

Novak 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.

Occasionally, Novak Djokovic employs a well-disguised backhand underspin drop shot and sliced backhand.

Novak Djokovic's smash is considered to be one of his biggest weaknesses, being prone to making mistakes on the shot in big moments such as the 2008 Olympics.

Novak Djokovic commented on the modern style of play, including his own, in an interview with Jim Courier after his semi-final win against Andy Murray in the 2012 Australian Open tournament:.

Novak Djokovic then switched to the Head YouTek IG Speed 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.

Novak Djokovic uses a hybrid of Head Natural Gut in the mains and Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power Rough in the crosses.

Novak Djokovic uses Head Synthetic Leather Grip as a replacement grip.

In 2012, Novak 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.

From June 2006 until May 2017, Novak Djokovic was coached by former professional Slovakian tennis player Marian Vajda.

On occasion Novak Djokovic employed additional coaches on a part-time basis: in 2007, during the spring hardcourt season, he worked with Australian doubles ace Mark Woodforde with specific emphasis on volleys and net play while from August 2009 until April 2010 American Todd Martin joined the coaching team, a period marked by his ill-fated attempt to change Novak Djokovic's serve motion.

From early 2007 until 2017, Novak Djokovic worked with physiotherapist Miljan Amanovic, who was previously employed by Red Star Belgrade, and NBA player Vladimir Radmanovic.

Novak Djokovic decided to make a change after identifying his conditioning as a weakness in his game following continual losses to Nadal.

For Becker, in addition to working alongside Vajda, the job entailed special emphasis on Grand Slam tournaments as Novak 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.

Becker's first tournament coaching Novak Djokovic was the 2014 Australian Open.

On 5 May 2017, Novak Djokovic confirmed that he had come to a mutual agreement to terminate his coaching relationship with Vajda, as well as Phil-Gritsch and Amanovic.

Novak Djokovic reunited with Marian Vajda in April 2018 for the Monte-Carlo Masters.

On 30 June 2019, Novak Djokovic confirmed that he added former world No 2 and Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic to his coaching team.

In early March 2022 both Novak Djokovic and Vajda announced that Vajda would no longer coach Novak Djokovic and that it was an amicable and mutual decision.

Novak Djokovic's foundation has built 50 schools as of April 2022 and are building their 51st, and supported more than 20,800 children and over a thousand families.

Novak Djokovic was selected as the 2012 Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year, for his contributions through the foundation, his role as a UNICEF national ambassador and other charitable projects.

Novak Djokovic endorses Serbian telecommunications company Telekom Srbija and German nutritional supplement brand FitLine.

On turning professional in 2003, Novak Djokovic began wearing Adidas clothing.

Tacchini doesn't make shoes so Novak Djokovic continued with Adidas as his choice of footwear.

From 2011, Novak Djokovic began to wear custom Red and Blue Adidas Barricade 6.0's shoes, referring to the colours of the Serbian national flag.

Less than a month later, Novak Djokovic signed a sponsorship deal with German car company Mercedes-Benz.

In March 2012, Novak 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.

From January 2014 Novak Djokovic has been endorsing French car manufacturer Peugeot.

In early 2015, ahead of the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic teamed up with Australian banking corporation ANZ for a social media campaign to raise money for local communities across the Asia Pacific region.

Since 2004, the business end of Novak Djokovic's career has been handled by Israeli managers Amit Naor and Allon Khakshouri, a duo which had Marat Safin and Dinara Safina as its clients.

In June 2008, after the duo entered into a partnership with CAA Sports, the sports division of Hollywood talent firm Creative Artists Agency, meaning that the famous company started representing tennis players for the first time, Novak Djokovic formally signed with CAA Sports.

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

Novak Djokovic did not wear the RBI logo, but he did wear on his shirt the logo of UKG, an American workforce management and human resource management company.

In 2005, as Novak Djokovic moved up the tennis rankings, he began venturing into the business world.

In May 2015, right after winning his fourth Rome Masters title, Novak Djokovic launched a line of nutritional food products, called Djokolife.

On 10 April 2016, while in town for the Monte-Carlo Masters, Novak Djokovic opened a vegan restaurant called Eqvita in Monte Carlo.

Two months later at the US Open, a phone video shot by Argentine players of Novak Djokovic doing locker room impressions of Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, Filippo Volandri, Nadal, etc.

Novak Djokovic is featured in the music video for the song "Hello" by Martin Solveig and Dragonette.

The day after winning his first Wimbledon title and reaching the No 1 ranking for the first time in his career, Novak Djokovic went home to Belgrade for a homecoming celebration in front of the Serbian National Assembly, an event attended by close to 100,000 people.

On 28 November 2011, after returning from London where he finished early due to failing to progress out of his round-robin group, Novak Djokovic visited his childhood tennis coach Jelena Gencic at her Belgrade home, bringing the Wimbledon trophy along.

The next day, 29 November 2011, on invitation from film producer Avi Lerner, Novak Djokovic was part of the high-budget Hollywood movie production The Expendables 2 in a cameo playing himself that was shot in a warehouse in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia.

Novak Djokovic was named amongst the 100 most influential people of 2012 by TIME magazine.

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

Novak Djokovic allegedly discovered that Djokovic suffers from gluten intolerance, using applied kinesiology, and that he should not eat gluten, removing it from his diet.

Novak Djokovic eventually settled on a vegan diet, while later sometimes eating fish.

Novak Djokovic further stated that his belief that human "bodies are self-healing mechanisms".

Novak Djokovic later clarified his remarks by stating that he is not against all kinds of vaccines, but that he is against forced vaccination.

Novak Djokovic added that he was extremely careful about what he puts into his body.

Novak Djokovic's views came under increased scrutiny in late 2021, in the run-up to the 2022 Australian Open, after comments made by Australian government officials indicated that tennis players would need to be vaccinated to enter the tournament.

However, while being interviewed by the Australian Border Force in January 2022, Novak Djokovic confirmed to the officer interviewing him that he was unvaccinated.

Novak Djokovic was unable to play the 2022 Australian Open, where he was the defending champion and the main favourite to win.

Novak Djokovic re-affirmed sticking to his principles and refusal to receive a vaccine, saying that he would be willing to forego entry into tournaments which are held in countries mandating the vaccine even if it cost him his career records and placement among the all-time great players.

Novak Djokovic has said that he admired and held in high regard Bishop Amfilohije, who played a key part in helping him through a tough time during the Yugoslav Wars.

Novak Djokovic has been reported to meditate for up to an hour a day at the Buddhist Buddhapadipa Temple in Wimbledon as he appreciates the natural setting and serenity, and is close to monks in the complex.

Novak Djokovic has spoken of the positive power of meditation.

Novak Djokovic is frequent visitor of Bosnian town of Visoko and its park that is host to several meditation platforms.

Novak Djokovic is a fan of Serbian football club Red Star, Italian club Milan, and Portuguese club Benfica, as well as Serbian basketball club Red Star.

Novak Djokovic is good friends with former Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic, whom he has known since the two were children growing up in Serbia.

Novak 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.