Serbia’s legendary tennis star Novak Djokovic has been nominated for the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year Award.
The 36-year-old is often regarded as the greatest player in the history of men’s singles tennis in the Open era, having won as many as 24 Grand Slam titles. Djokovic has had a fabulous year at the highest level where he ended up winning three out of four Grand Slams.
7 - Novak Djokovic has won his 7th ATP Finals title, surpassing Federer for the most at this event. Respect. Player with the most titles in the Open Era: Grand Slam: Djokovic (24)🐐 #ATPFinals: Djokovic (7)🏆 Masters 1000: Djokovic (40)💯 Most Top-10 wins: Djokovic (257)🥇
It is because of this reason, as per the latest report, the current world number one has been nominated for the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year Award. Djokovic’s only defeat this year in a major tournament came in the final at Wimbledon where he lost to Spain’s young tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set thriller with a score of 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–1, 3–6, 6–4.
Djokovic won the Australian Open by beating Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final with a score of 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5). At the Roland Garros, he got the better of Norway’s Casper Ruud in straight sets with a score of 7–6(7–1), 6–3, 7–5.
At the US Open, Djokovic ended up defeating the current world number three Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 to lift the title.
