Novak Djokovic puts his 33-match unbeaten Australian Open run to the test against Jannik Sinner on Rod Laver Arena on Friday. The world number one has not been beaten at Melbourne Park since a fourth-round loss to Chung Hyeon back in 2018, with only two opponents in the intervening six years managing to push him […]
Novak Djokovic fought off a strong challenge from Taylor Fritz to reach the Australian Open semi-finals for the 11th time. The world number one has never lost in Melbourne once he has made it beyond the last eight, and there is no doubt how much he wants a 25th grand-slam title. Djokovic had beaten American […]
Novak Djokovic faces American Taylor Fritz tonight in the Australian Open quarterfinals. (Ciro De Luca/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The 2024 Australian Open is in full swing in Melbourne Park, Australia. Tonight, world No. 1 Novak Djokovic and Taylor Fritz face off in the quarterfinals. Djokovic brings an all-time record of 24 Grand Slam men’s singles […]
Novak Djokovic equalled Roger Federer’s record by reaching a 58th grand slam quarter-final in style at the Australian Open. It appeared the world number one might do so by becoming the first player to claim a ‘triple bagel’ victory at the tournament when he won the first 13 games against Adrian Mannarino. The Frenchman looked […]
Defending champion Novak Djokovic survived a scare for the second match in succession to reach the third round of the Australian Open. Djokovic, who came through the longest first-round match of his grand slam career on Sunday, had to save four set points on his serve to avoid falling 2-1 down to Australia’s Alexei Popyrin […]
Novak Djokovic was given a scare by Croatian teenager Dino Prizmic in the longest first-round match of his grand slam career. The world number one is a big favourite to win an 11th title at Melbourne Park, where he has not lost since 2018, but he dropped the second set as 18-year-old Prizmic showed what […]
Novak Djokovic is optimistic his wrist problems are behind him as he prepares to start his bid for an 11th Australian Open title. The world number one was hampered by a right wrist issue during an uncharacteristic loss to Alex De Minaur playing for Serbia at the United Cup earlier this month. But he has […]
Novak Djokovic is confident he can recover from a wrist injury in time for his Australian Open title defence. The world number one struggled with a problem with his right wrist and was not at his best in a straight-sets defeat to Alex de Minuar in the United Cup in Perth. Djokovic, bidding for a […]
2023 was the year Novak Djokovic turned 36. It also marked the year he declared game, set, match on the men’s tennis debate over the GOAT, the greatest of all-time. Djokovic has 24 major singles titles now, two more than his longtime rival Rafael Nadal, four more than Roger Federer. Next month, Djokovic heads to […]
Novak Djokovic is always hunting for signs of weakness across the net. Eye contact is a big part of the game for the tennis genius. He watches his opponents as they change ends, as they sit on their benches – even as they drink water. The way they drink, sweat and breathe matters to Djokovic. […]
This week, 60 Minutes correspondent Jon Wertheim profiled the number one ranked tennis player in the world, Novak Djokovic. Djokovic won three of the four majors tennis tournaments this year, bringing his total Grand Slam wins to 24 and surpassing the records of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, who have won 22 and 20, respectively. […]