The ever-green Novak Djokovic has more records to add to his legacy when he steps onto the grass at this year’s highly-anticipated Grand Slam at Wimbledon.
His list of achievements is already lengthy and there is only one place to start and that is the outright record for most Grand Slam titles won by a man as he secured his 24th major when he won the 2023 US Open.
Djokovic has also won a record 40 ATP Masters 1000 titles, spent an astonishing 428 weeks at No 1 in the ATP Rankings and sits at No 1 for in the list of all-time career prize earnings with a whopping $187m.
Since this is about Wimbledon, let’s add a few more Grand Slam records as he is the only man to win a triple career Grand Slams (win all four Grand Slams at least three times), he has also won three consecutive Grand Slams four times in his career and holds the record for most major match wins with 387 victories.
But Djokovic will be the first to admit that winning Grand Slams is becoming more difficult each year as his last title was that record-extending US Open trophy in September 2023.
Since then he has appeared in one final, the 2024 Wimbledon Championship match, but lost against Carlos Alcaraz for a second consecutive year at the All England Club.
He also reached the semi-final at three other majors, but Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have taken over as the men to beat at the Grand Slams.
But there are still three big records on the spell for Djokovic every time he makes an appearance at the Grand Slams and he will be looking at three particular records when he takes part in Wimbledon 2025.
Djokovic has held the record for most Grand Slams won by a man since 2023 when he lifted the French Open trophy as he moved ahead of Rafael Nadal (22) while Roger Federer retired with 20.
He then moved to 24 when he won the US Open later in the year and that saw him tie Margaret Court’s all-time record. Of course, the Australian’s 24 majors were split as 13 were won before the sport turned professional in 1968 and 11 came during the Open Era.
One more title and he will move ahead of Court.
Djokovic was 36 years, three months and six days when he won the 2023 US Open and he currently finds himself third on the list for oldest men’s winners.
Ken Rosewall holds the record as he was 37 years, one month and 24 days when we won the 1972 Australian Open.
Forty-six years after Rosewall’s achievement, Federer won the 2017 Australian Open when he was 36 years, months and seven days.
If Djokovic wins Wimbledon this year, he will be the first 38-year-old man to win a Grand Slam as he celebrated his birthday May 22.
Djokovic moved to joint-second with Pete Sampras on the list for most Wimbledon titles won in the Open Era when he beat Nick Kyrgios in the 2022 final at the All England Club with Roger Federer holding the record with eight.
His other titles came in 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2021.
The Serbian had an opportunity to join Federer on eight in 2023, but he lost the Wimbledon final in five sets against Carlos Alcaraz with the Spaniard also denying him the Calendar Grand Slam.
And Alcaraz again prevented him from equalling Federer’s tally last year.
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