Serbia’s legendary tennis star Novak Djokovic is edging closer to achieving yet another milestone. The 36-year-old is often regarded as the greatest player in the history of men’s tennis in the singles category, having won 24 Grand Slams in his illustrious career.
Djokovic is now edging closer to achieving yet another milestone as he recently equalled the record of the former world number one Spain’s Rafael Nadal of securing at least a semifinal spot in one ATP 1000 for 17 consecutive years. The Spaniard registered this record after playing in the last four of an ATP 1000 event from 2005 to 2022.
On the other hand, Djokovic managed to achieve the record after playing in the semifinals of the event consecutively from 2007 to 2024. In the ongoing season, the Belgrade-born managed to register a place in the semifinal of the ongoing Monte-Carlo Masters after beating Australia’s Alex de Minaur in straight sets with a score of 7-5, 6-4.
Djokovic is now set to face off Norway’s Casper Ruud in the last-four clash on Saturday. It will be the sixth meeting between the two and Serbia’s legendary tennis star holds a clear edge as he won on all the previous five occasions. Their most recent meeting was in the final of the French Open 2023 where Djokovic came out on top in straight sets with a score of 7-6, 6-3, 7-5.
18 - Novak Djokovic (2007 to 2024) has become the player with the most consecutive seasons with at least one ATP Masters 1000 semi-final appearance equalling Rafael Nadal's 18 (2005 to 2022). Finest. #RolexMonteCarloMasters | @ROLEXMCMASTERS @atptour
