Mario Boccardi
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She had promised her father that she would have won two Slams at 25
This was the last Grand Slam before turning 26... and she did it!
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Jannik Sinner met Italy's Prime Minister today in Rome 🇮🇹
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Andy Murray: “In 30 years’ time people who don’t follow tennis that much will look back and say to me, ‘you won only three Grand Slams’. I didn’t win all my matches against the Big Three but I won my fair few. I’m proud of what I achieved in the best era of men’s tennis by miles”
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Novak Djokovic, Matteo Berrettini and Carlos Sainz at the Ryder Cup in Rome
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Victoria Azarenka on the flag incident: "I don't know what it has to do
with Novak. Don't know what you want us to do. These incidents have nothing to do with players, but you keep dragging players into it.
What's the goal here? You should ask yourself that question, not me."
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Novak Djokovic in the last 17 tiebreaks he played
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It’s right imo that Djokovic and Alcaraz are clearly the two best players in the world right now
I just disagree when we put the other Top 10 players in the same category
Medvedev has been way better than the others and in fact has won multiple Masters titles on different…
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The truth is that
#Djokovic
is hated by many because he is not a puppet of the establishment. He’s a brave champion who wants love, but he's not just interested in showing off. I’m not talking about the vaccine, I’m talking about his whole life
#WeStandWithNovak
#AusOpen
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Novak Djokovic starts today his week number 378 as the world
#1
From now on it’s official: no tennis player has ever spent as many weeks as first in the world as he did
Congratulations
@DjokerNole
, hats off for this outstanding achievement 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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Female players able to successfully defend a Wimbledon singles title since 2000
• Venus Williams
• Serena Williams
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Novak
#Djokovic
: "When I heard the story of Peng Shuai I was shocked. I hope she is well and that we can find her as soon as possible"
#NittoATPFinals
#WhereIsPengShuai
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Ruud tells Djokovic that the ball was in with a hand sign
Novak asks for the challenge and the ball was actually in
Bravo Casper 👏👏👏👏👏👏
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Daniil Medvedev's win over Alcaraz is a clear warning that tennis is not as simple as most people believe
He was able to learn from previous defeats and enter the court with an excellent game plan
According to some, he should’ve won no more than 8/9 games
He had other ideas.
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Paula Badosa on Djokovic: “Mentally he’s a beast. Being so superior in every competition seems crazy to me. And he has the most complete tennis. Physically he takes care of so much... Right now you can’t say anything else, he’s the best. He has shown it. Numbers are numbers.”
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Novak Djokovic is one Monte-Carlo title away for a THIRD Career Golden Master
No one has ever done it even once
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The question: "How will you react to the defeat suffered in the Wimbledon final?"
The answer:
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Patrick Mouratoglou: "It makes no sense to whistle
#Djokovic
. If you don’t like it, you have the right not to come, it’s allowed. But when we come to watch the game, we have to appreciate these exceptional athletes, the spectacle they give us and encourage them. It’s the minimum"
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Jannik Sinner since Wimbledon
✅J.Cerundolo
✅Schwartzman
✅Halys
✅Galan
✅Safiullin
❌Djokovic
✅Berrettini
✅Monfils
✅Paul
✅de Minaur
❌Lajovic
✅Hanfmann
✅Sonego
✅Wawrinka
❌Zverev
✅Evans
✅Nishioka
✅Dimitrov
✅Alcaraz
✅Medvedev
✅Giron
✅Baez
❌Shelton
✅Shelton…
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I have a great news for tennis
Andy Murray, from Monday, will be back in top 100 for the first time since 2018
❤️🥲
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Novak Djokovic has played 71 Grand Slam matches over the past four seasons so far
He won 68 of them (95.77%)
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Patrick Mouratoglou: "Novak
#Djokovic
is an extremely authentic athlete who is revolutionizing history, over time people will realize it"
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Jannik Sinner in his last 24 matches
✅Shelton
✅Sonego
✅Tiafoe
✅Rublev
✅Medvedev
✅McDonald
✅Tsitsipas
✅Djokovic
✅Rune
✅Medvedev
❌Djokovic
✅Griekspoor
✅Djokovic
✅De Minaur
✅Van de Zandschulp
✅De Jong
✅Baez
✅Khachanov
✅Rublev
✅Djokovic
✅Medvedev
✅Van de…
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Novak Djokovic among the best eight players of the Race 2022
Without playing Australian Open, Indian Wells, Miami, Montreal, Cincinnati and US Open
Winning Wimbledon and getting zero points
If this is not a feat...!
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Darren Cahill speaks out on Instagram about Simona Halep’s case
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Among all the things Novak Djokovic does in a sublime way…
I have never, ever understood how is he able to bounce back so well after a tight loss, after missing a chance, after being in a difficult time
He is from another planet
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Novak Djokovic: "The way I felt throughout the week makes me very satisfied with the current state of my body. I lost to a better opponent. I know that I didn't play well in some decisive moments, but it was also because of his quality of tennis. We move on to the next challenge"
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Novak Djokovic on Eurosport: "I'm an easy target to be the villain. That's how they portray me, for me that is now a normal occurrence, but I will not tolerate injustice. Usually I don’t react, even though I could have reacted a thousand times over different things in the past."
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Points needed by all the active players to reach
#1
for the first time
Federer 9,825*
Nadal 11,595*
Djokovic 13,285
Murray 11,185
Medvedev 8,615
Alcaraz 6,740
*Adjusted to the current ranking system
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Very sad scenes as Azarenka got booed while going off court after the heartbreaking loss against Svitolina
Very, very sad and undeserved
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Novak Djokovic: "For me the most important purpose is to serve players. We have thousands of players competing all over the world. Unfortunately only 400 live from tennis. We are the 3rd most watched sport worldwide, but we can't have more than 400 people making a living from it"
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11th November
Anett Kontaveit will play a farewell match in Tallinn with Ons Jabeur
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Players able to beat both Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev in 2023:
• Novak Djokovic
• Jannik Sinner
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List of players able to defeat both Serena and Venus Williams in Grand Slam finals
• 🇪🇸 Garbine Muguruza
End of list
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Friend: "Come on, let's hang out tonight"
My answer 👇🏼
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Alexander Zverev: "I was always told that I would never make it with diabetes. At some point I thought to myself, I'm world
#2
, I'm Olympic champion, I can help others with this issue! I want to show that everything is possible with diabetes. That's why I made it public"
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Novak Djokovic on Kyrgios: “He was one of the few who supported me last year, and I appreciate that. In those moments you can see who really supports you and stands by your side. He gave me unconditional support in difficult moments. Our relationship has changed for the better."
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Flavio Cobolli about Djokovic: "Seeing the strongest player ever being out of the top 20 at the end of the year is not good for tennis and will certainly weigh on us all. It's right to let him play in America because it's also thanks to him that tournaments are more beautiful"
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Novak Djokovic on Hurkacz: “It will be the toughest challenge for me so far. I’ve seen how he’s playing, he’s very comfortable on grass. No sets dropped. He beat Federer here few years ago and doesn't mind playing in big stadiums. He's a good guy, it's going to be a great battle”
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Novak Djokovic in the last 19 tiebreaks he played
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Carlos Alcaraz: “Many people want to create controversy but no. Clenching your fists helps maintain intensity and I don't blame Djokovic for doing that. If I were facing someone who was injured or not playing at his best, I would likely do the same. Closing a match is never easy”
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Tommy Paul on Djokovic: "He's an impressive player. Inside the locker room, nobody wants to see him in his part of the draw. Facing him here was a great experience. Obviously I wish I could have played much better, but he was the one who made me play badly, he's a great player."
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For the 5th time in his career, Novak Djokovic wins at least 25 straight Grand Slam matches
No other male player has been able to extend his streak to 25 more than twice in the Open Era
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Alexander Zverev: "Djokovic has completely dominated tennis in the last 12 years. There's a reason why he's been at the top consistently. He's the player with most weeks as
#1
ever, male or female. I'm sure he's going to break more records. The ones left, maybe he'll break them."
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Sergiy
#Stakhovsky
to 'La Stampa': "
#Djokovic
sent me a message of support, we even chatted a bit. I tried to contact
#Federer
and
#Nadal
, I’m sorry they preferred silence. I understand them, it’s not their war. We have the support of great personalities, I hope it lasts"
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Carlos Alcaraz: "I was physically perfect, I just didn't feel comfortable. He has made me feel uncomfortable on court. He has been aggressive all the time, it's been hard for me to stay in the rallies. I have made many mistakes that I don't usually make. He deserved to win."
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Novak Djokovic is one win away from standing alone as the man with the most Grand Slam titles, from being back at
#1
in the ATP Ranking and from being the first man able to win all the Grand Slams at least 3 times
History is on the line
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Sweaty training session in New York featuring Casper Ruud and Stan Wawrinka
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Stefanos Tsitsipas on Djokovic: "He's the most consistent. A perfectionist who took tennis to another level. His diet, his physical work, his elasticity and his professionalism in each of the areas. I think there’s not a single thing he neglects. I personally feel very inspired"
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Year-end
#1
in the last 13 years
2011: Djokovic
2012: Djokovic
2013: Nadal
2014: Djokovic
2015: Djokovic
2016: Murray
2017: Nadal
2018: Djokovic
2019: Nadal
2020: Djokovic
2021: Djokovic
2022: Alcaraz
2023: Djokovic
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Most wins vs Top 10 players in 2022
10 - Djokovic
9 - Alcaraz, Rune
8 - Nadal, Tsitsipas
7 - Auger-Aliassime
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Casper Ruud: "I don't play tennis because I want the media to
write good about me or write that I won or whatever. I play
because I love competing. I love to try to win. Whatever might be written about me
or not, that's not going to be in my head."
A masterpiece statement.
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Andy Murray: “I’m totally behind equal prize money. I always felt like when we're competing at the same event on the same courts, we should be playing for the same prize money. But I think for it ever to become truly equal, the WTA and the ATP are actually going to work as one”.
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Novak
#Djokovic
: "I personally believe there's no need to suspend Russian players. Competing is their right: there's a rule against discrimination in tennis, which states that everyone can play according to his ranking and not his nationality. Wimbledon has violated it"
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🎙️Tommy Paul about Jannik Sinner
"He's been playing awesome tennis. My fitness trainer taught me a term that they use in Argentina. When somebody is playing unbelievable, they say they're playing naked, and he's absolutely playing naked right now."
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John McEnroe on Djokovic: "I think it's stupid they don't let him to play. I would have been vaccinated in his place, but you have to respect his way of thinking. We have been living with the pandemic for two and a half years and they don't let him to play, I consider it a joke"
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Novak Djokovic’s 39 Masters titles - chronological history
2007 🏆🏆
2008 🏆🏆
2009 🏆
2010
2011 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
2012 🏆🏆🏆
2013 🏆🏆🏆
2014 🏆🏆🏆🏆
2015 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
2016 🏆🏆🏆🏆
2017
2018 🏆🏆
2019 🏆🏆
2020 🏆🏆
2021 🏆
2022 🏆
2023 🏆
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Victoria Azarenka: “This conversation about shaking hands is not a life-changing conversation. I thought it was a great tennis match. If people are going to be focusing only on handshakes, that’s a shame. I just did what I thought was respectful towards her decision.”
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🎙️Ons Jabeur about Ostapenko
"The truth is that everyone has a different personality on the court. Everyone knows Jelena. She always tells me that sometimes the demons she has in her head come to light in the middle of a match, so I understand her. I was very motivated, perhaps…
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Roger Federer: "Nobody’s allowed to say ‘I’m tired’ today, because it looks like you’re weak. That’s why players end up having mental problems sometimes, because you’re always supposed to show strength but we are also not machines – we’re also just human beings."
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Stefanos
#Tsitsipas
: "Del Potro has always been my favourite tennis player, along with Federer. I grew up watching him play, and now I’m so sorry to see him announce his retirement in tears. He has had a huge impact both in my career and in the entire world of tennis"
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Novak Djokovic: "A lot of people still have a wrong idea of what happened. 2/3 more people came before with the same exemption. I came in with all the valid papers. Everything got out of hand, then I was labelled this or that. I have to say that media presented it in a wrong way"
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Her ability to suffer, to accept criticism, to work with her head down not caring what was said about her, her strength and her smile, but also the tears that made her incredibly human
Maria Sakkari is the WTA 1000 Guadalajara champion, and it feels very well deserved ❤️
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Victoria Azarenka: "I
can resonate what Novak said the other day.
There's incredible desire
for a villain and hero story that has to be written. We're not villains or heroes, we are human beings. Assumptions and judgments are
shit because nobody's there to see the full story"
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Andy Murray: “I know I’m fortunate to be playing tennis, but playing at four in the morning I don’t think it helps the sport that much when you know everyone’s leaving because they have to go and get public transport home and you finish a match like that in front of 10% of the…
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Rafael Nadal: "My greatest rival is Novak Djokovic. After all, he's the one who's closest to my number of Grand Slams, with 21. And for all the times we’ve faced each other, for our history. Among the active players, my most dangerous rival, no doubt, is Novak"
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Craig Tiley on Djokovic: "He’s so focused on what he eats, what he drinks, when he does it, how he does it. He’s been through a lot and to win 10 Australian Opens, I don’t think it’s ever going to be repeated. He’ll hold a significant place in the history of the Australian Open."
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• Jannik Sinner
• Daniil Medvedev
• Carlos Alcaraz
Three players have reached the SFs in both Indian Wells and Miami 2023
2011 the last time it has happened
• Novak Djokovic
• Rafael Nadal
• Roger Federer
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Novak Djokovic: "It's interesting to see how the narrative surrounding me continues, narrative that's different compared to other players that have been going through similar situation. I am used to it, and it just gives me extra strength and motivation. So I thank them for that"
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4 years ago, Novak Djokovic won his first title in Cincinnati and became the first player in history to complete the Career Golden Masters (now he has two).
He's still today the only male player ever able to triumph in all the Big Events held annually, and he's done it twice
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Aryna Sabalenka: "I decided to stop working with a psychologist, I realised that nobody than me will help, you know? Hoping that someone will fix my problem, it’s not fixing it. I have to take this responsibility. I’m not working with psychologist any more. I’m my psychologist!"
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According to the data available on Tennis Abstract, never Carlos Alcaraz had a '1st serves in' percentage as high as tonight (84%)
Novak Djokovic broke in 3/8 return games
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Standing ovation for Novak Djokovic as he leaves the Centre Court
Touching moment.
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Novak Djokovic has reached at least 10 semifinals in every Grand Slam
Australian Open: 10
Roland Garros: 11
Wimbledon: 11
US Open: 12
Completeness. 💥💥💥💥
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Novak Djokovic: "That’s why I keep on playing tennis, because I want to be the best, I want to win the biggest tournaments in the world. There's no secret about it. I like my chances. I always like my chances. When I’m healthy, on this court I have chances really against anybody"
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🚨 STAT ALERT 🚨
According to , Novak Djokovic has won at least 20 matches in a row for the 10th different time in his career
He's the first man able to do it so many times in the Open Era
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Novak Djokovic: “I don’t know what the future holds, but I know that what I hold in my mind is a huge hunger still to win trophies, make history of this sport, compete on the highest level all around the world, bring good emotions to tennis fans. That’s what drives me a lot.”
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Novak Djokovic: “I’m aware of the tiebreak streak. I think the longer the streak goes, I guess mentally the more resilient or tougher I am in these particular situations. Coming into every tiebreak now I think my opponents also know about that record, mentally makes a difference”
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Anyone who knows me knows how fundamental Novak Djokovic was in bringing me closer to tennis 13 years ago, starting an adventure for which I am still grateful today
That’s why I feel super privileged to be able to witness history with him, that’s why every Grand Slam title feels…
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I see many journalists proudly saying that Novak Djokovic may not play the next two Slams.
This is, imo, a horrendous thing, 'cause sport should unite so that all tennis players can participate in the most important events, without medical, political and nationality distinctions
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Alexander Zverev and Maria Sakkari on their Instagram stories following Novak Djokovic’s US Open success
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Novak Djokovic welcomes back Rafa Nadal, Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu on Instagram ‼️
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Novak Djokovic has been world
#1
for 377 out of the last 585 weeks, that's the 64.44% of the time during the last 11 years and 7 months
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Fabio Fognini: "Djokovic is the strongest among the Big 3 and the numbers testify it, but also the least loved. Last year he missed 2 Slams, 4 Masters and despite this, he qualified for the ATP Finals. After what happened last year in Melbourne, Nole came back and left his mark."
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As a young journalist I always try to maintain impartiality, but I'm 20 and, like everyone, I grew up before the matches of an icon that made me fall in love with tennis: he's Novak
#Djokovic
and I'll always be on his side no matter what. Without him I wouldn’t be here today ❤️
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Jannik Sinner is the first player able to defeat Carlos Alcaraz on every surface
Wimbledon (grass)
Umag (clay)
Miami (hard)
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Novak Djokovic's longevity showed in five different Top 3 he has been part of
2007
1️⃣ Federer
2️⃣ Nadal
3️⃣ Djokovic
2011
1️⃣ Djokovic
2️⃣ Nadal
3️⃣ Federer
2016
1️⃣ Djokovic
2️⃣ Murray
3️⃣ Wawrinka
2021
1️⃣ Djokovic
2️⃣ Medvedev
3️⃣ Zverev
2024
1️⃣ Djokovic
2️⃣ Alcaraz
3️⃣ Sinner
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Since June 2018, Novak Djokovic has played both Wimbledon and Australian Open 4 times
He's 56-0 in these two Majors during this time span 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
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Tommy Paul on Djokovic: "It's crazy what he's doing in his professional career and how he manages emotions at all times. I pay close attention to him to try to improve on that because I consider him to be the best in the world on a mental level."
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