WWhen a player has done everything in the game, what is left of the hat? That’s a great question for Novak Djokovic, who basically perfected tennis by winning the gold medal at the Paris Olympics this summer. It was the only major title missing from his legendary resume.
With this run, he became the only tennis player ever to win all four Grand Slams, Olympic gold, ATP Finals and all nine Masters 1000 events at least once.
And aside from the Olympics, he’s won literally everything on this list at least twice, including four Grand Slams and each of the nine Masters 1000 events.
All major titles of NOVAK DJOKOVIC:
10 Australian Open titles [2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023]
· 3 Roland Garros titles [2016, 2021, 2023]
· 7 Wimbledon titles [2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022]
4 US Open titles [2011, 2015, 2018, 2023]
· 1 Olympic Gold Medal [2024]
7 ATP Finals titles [2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022, 2023]
5 Indian Wells titles [2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016]
· 6 Miami titles [2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016]
· 2 Monte Carlo titles [2013, 2015]
· 3 Madrid titles [2011, 2016, 2019]
6 Rome titles [2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2022]
· 4 Canadian titles [2007, 2011, 2012, 2016]
· 3 Cincinnati titles [2018, 2020, 2023]
4 Shanghai titles [2012, 2013, 2015, 2018]
· 7 Paris titles [2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2024]
Not to mention his 428 career weeks at No. 1, the most by far in ATP rankings history (next to Roger Federer with 310).
Djokovic did not drop a set throughout the tournament at the Paris Olympics this year, but his toughest match came in the gold medal match, where he defeated Alcaraz, who defeated him in two tiebreaks in the Wimbledon final. was -6 (3), 7-6 (2).
“Just to share my thoughts, my feelings and reflective experiences that for me, I think now that I look back, winning the gold medal for Serbia, overall the biggest of my career. Success is the most important thing.” His golden victory at the pre-tournament press conference at the US Open.
“Had some heartbreaking losses at the Olympic Games, worked so hard to try to get myself in a position to fight for gold. At 37 I thought, ‘You know, I don’t know.’ , could this be the last chance? Maybe. So I had to push harder than I ever did.
“One of my best performances of the year, the whole tournament. In the final against Carlos, it was a dream scene, really, my wife and kids were there, the whole nation was watching. Serbian anthems and Serbian Just a very proud moment to experience the gold medal around my neck. Very, very special. Probably the most intense feeling I’ve ever had on a tennis court.
“I was saying that raising the flag, being the flag bearer for my country, the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London in 2012, was the best feeling overall in my professional career, every slam I’ve won. Left behind – until I won the gold medal.
“The moment I got it, how I got it, after years of trying, the journey, the way it was, makes it even more unique.”
– tennis.com