Grand Slam records within Novak Djokovic’s reach: US Open, Wimbledon, and most appearances
A closer look at some of the records that the Serb could match or even exceed in the coming years
Novak Djokovic – US Open 2024
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Novak Djokovic has already engraved his name into history as the greatest tennis player of all time, in the eyes of many, due to the remarkable Grand Slam records he has broken in recent years.
The Serbian is now the all-time leading Grand Slam champion with 24 titles (joint record holder with Margaret Court) to his name and is the only male player ever that has managed to record three career Grand Slams – having won each major three times or more.
Djokovic still has plenty more records relating to the men’s Grand Slams that he could go on to break in the rest of his career. Here we will look at the records that he could match or perhaps exceed in the coming years to secure himself the undisputed greatest legacy in the history of the sport.
US Open leader in the Open Era
While Djokovic is the leader in the history of tennis when it comes to overall major titles combined, he is only the outright individual leader in the Australian Open event. The US Open is an example of a Grand Slam in which he could close the gap in the coming years though.
Djokovic was one of the favourites this time around in the Betano live betting odds – which are likely to fluctuate throughout what promises to be a hard-fought tournament filled with drama.
A win in the future would allow Djokovic to equal the Open-Era leading tally of five wins in the United States major and it is certainly a realistic possibility. Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras, and Roger Federer are the three legendary players with five US Open wins in the Open Era. Although the Serb did not manage to win the title this year, if healthy, he will have solid chances to get his hands on the trophy once more.
If Djokovic can win for the fifth time in the US, he will be poised to become the outright Open Era leading title holder with six trophies in 2026 – it would be tough to imagine anybody preventing the Serbian while on a streak of two consecutive competition wins.
Wimbledon all-time leader
The Wimbledon championship is another Grand Slam that Djokovic has yet to make himself the historic face of. Like in the US Open standings, Federer holds one more title than Djokovic shown in the all-time Radio Times rankings list for the British competition – eight to seven in favour of the Swiss.
Wimbledon Centre court has seen Djokovic produce some of the greatest form of his career and, overall, he holds an impressive 89 precent win rate at the venue. It would be a surprise if he does not win at least once more in London to match the record, and it seems fitting that he could truly become Wimbledon’s greatest ever – at least on a tied basis.
Leading Grand Slam appearance-maker
Djokovic has played in a remarkable 428 Grand Slam matches and yet again he is close to catching is Federer.
The Serbian will only need to play one more grand slam match to equal Federer’s career-long 429 tally. This record may be one that Djokovic is not quite as desperate to get, although it would certainly help to represent his immense longevity as an elite player.
Djokovic’s position in the current world of tennis shows that, as incredible as one individual can be, there will always be new records that can be broken and ways in which players can further the legacies they leave behind when they retire.
