2023, another record-breaking year for Djokovic

Here’s a look back at the incredible 2023 season for the Serb as he heads into 2024 as the dominating world No 1 player in men’s tennis

Novak Djokovic

Jérémy Baudu

December 26, 2023

Haresh Ramchandani

With only a few days to go until the start of the 2024 season, there is still time to take a final look at Novak Djokovic‘s exceptional 2023 thanks to the statistics provided by Opta. The 36-year-old Serb has dominated the ATP Tour, winning three of the four Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Finals and finishing number No 1 in the world for a record eighth time.

After winning the US Open, Novak Djokovic became the tennis player with the most Grand Slam titles in both the men’s and women’s categories in the Open era. Alone in the world, at the top of world tennis.

Since the current world No 1 won his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in 2008, the Serb has won 24 of the 63 Grand Slams played, more than 35% of the majors played during that period.

Djokovic faster and stronger than Nadal and Federer

Novak Djokovic, Turin 2023 - Chryslene Caillaud / Panoramic — Novak Djokovic, Turin 2023 – Chryslene Caillaud / Panoramic

Roger Federer had won 12 Grand Slam titles before Djokovic won his first Grand Slam title in 2008. Among the big three, the Djoker has won 20 Grand Slam titles in the space of 13 years, while Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have done so in the space of 15 years.

In the 2023 season, Djokovic won three of the four Grand Slam titles, this is the fourth season that he has managed to achieve the same, thus eclipsing Federer who has managed to do the same in three seasons during his career.

At 36 years and 20 days, the Serbian player also became the oldest player to win the singles title at Roland Garros in the Open era, surpassing his rival Rafael Nadal, who won the title in 2022 at 35 years and 337 days.

Djokovic is the second player to win multiple Grand Slam titles at the age of 36, after Ken Rosewall and he is also the only player in the Open Era to maintain a win rate above 85% in all four Grand Slam tournaments.

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