Djokovic rose to prominence nearly two decades ago when, along with Roger Federer (Switzerland) and Rafael Nadal (Spain), he dominated the world tennis scene for a very long time. While "Express Train" Federer has retired and "King of Clay" Nadal is on the other side of his career at the age of 37, the Serbian tennis player is still the strongest tennis player in the world, holding a record of 24 Grand Slam titles.
Djokovic is still the strongest tennis player in the world
Djokovic’s dominance at the age of 36 this season has been clear as he has won three Grand Slam titles at the Australian Open, the French Open and the US Open. His only defeat in the Grand Slam this season was a 2-3 loss to young talent Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) in the Wimbledon final.
In addition, the 36-year-old Serbian tennis player also won two more ATP Masters titles in Cincinnati and most recently in Paris.
Serbian tennis player in the final of the Paris Masters
Although the world tennis village has seen promising players emerge in recent years such as Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev (Russia), Alexander Zverev (Germany), Casper Ruud (Norway), Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) or Dominic Thiem (Austria)... but all are still considered "underdogs" when facing Djokovic.
Even the most rising 20-year-old tennis player in the world, Alcaraz, has lost twice to Nole (Djokovic's nickname) at Grand Slam tournaments. This shows that Djokovic has maintained a very stable performance despite many troubles off the court such as hitting the ball at the referee at the 2020 US Open or not getting vaccinated against Covid-19...
Dimitrov was completely overwhelmed by Djokovic in the final
To maintain his dominance over his juniors, besides his "very cool and cunning" head and reasonable tactics in each match, Djokovic also maintains very good physical strength at the age of 36.
At the recent Paris Masters, despite his poor health due to a stomach virus, the Serbian tennis player still knew how to overcome it to win his 7th title in France and continue to improve his record with 40 ATP Masters 1,000 titles, far surpassing the second-placed Nadal with only 37 titles.
Nole has a 'very cool and mischievous' head
"To be able to win the title after a difficult week for me is incredible. I'm basically coming back from the brink and maybe losing three matches in a row before that. I was close to losing matches and somehow found that extra motivation when I needed it. I'm very proud of this victory," Djokovic said after the final against Dimitrov.
Djokovic still has records to chase ahead
If he can maintain his current form, Djokovic hopes to equal Federer's record of six ATP Finals titles. The Serbian currently has five titles at the year's top eight tournaments, and Djokovic last won the ATP Finals in 2015.
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