Djokovic's astonishing Grand Slam record, played 72 majors and won a full third

Serbia’s tennis star Novak Djokovic has an outstanding record while playing in the Grand Slams.

The 36-year-old defeated Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in the final of the US Open 2023 on Sunday in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-3.

It was Djokovic’s 24th Grand Slam title victory and with that, he has now won exactly one-third of the major events he has taken part in.

That victory once again stamped the current world number one’s authority on top of the ladder in the ATP rankings.

It was earlier expected that the Belgrade-born has already passed his prime but he managed to win three out of the four major titles in 2023.

His only defeat in a Grand Slam this year was in the final of Wimbledon where he lost to Spain’s young tennis star Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set thriller with a score of 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–1, 3–6, 6–4.

Djokovic is often termed as the greatest player in the history of men’s singles tennis in the Open era, having won the most number of Grand Slams.

His most successful competition is the Australian Open where he has lifted the title many as 10 times — in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023.

His first victory in a major tournament came in 2008 in Melbourne where he defeated France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final with a score of 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6.