Tennis legend Novak Djokovic once again made history on Sunday night (CET) and won his 24th Grand Slam title at the US Open in New York. The Serb set or re-established four records with his historic victory.
Novak Djokovic added another chapter to his illustrious career on Sunday. With his clear three-set win against Daniil Medvedev in the final of the US Open, the Serb not only stormed back to the top of the world rankings, but also set the record for most Grand Slam victories.
Djokovic was already the record winner in the men’s category before the final in New York, but with his 24th title he has now overtaken Magret Court, the leader in this statistic. The 81-year-old Australian also won 24 titles at the four major tournaments between 1960 and 1973 – a record that she now has to share with Djokovic.
However, setting the Grand Slam record was only one of four records that Nole set in Flushing Meadows. Since Sunday, the Serb has also become the oldest player to ever win the US Open. The previous record was held by Ken Rosewall, who won his title in 1970 at the age of 35 years and 315 days. Djokovic celebrated his 36th birthday in May this year.
Djokovic tops Federer, Nadal and Co.
As of Sunday, Djokovic also became the first player in history to win at least three Grand Slam titles in four different years. Neither Roger Federer nor Rafael Nadal or any other legend from earlier years had achieved this feat before.
Another record that Nole can now call his own: a whopping twelve years have passed between his first and last US Open title. Such a long gap between two titles at Flushing Meadows has only happened once before, set by Pete Sampras. “Pistol Pete” won his first New York title in 1990 and his last in 2002.