With the success achieved in the 2023 Australian Open final, Novak Djokovic achieved the 22nd Grand Slam of his incredible career. With clashes with Rafael Nadal in the all-time rankings, Roland Garros, scheduled for May-June, may represent a coveted opportunity to top him in the rankings.
Nole, with the success obtained at the Rod Laver Arena, against Stefanos Tsitsipas, rose to the 10 titles obtained in Melbourne, an absolute record, which at least as regards the Grand Slams was only achieved by Nadal, in Roland Garros (14).
But if we also take into account the 1,000 and 500 tournaments, the list expands and sees the presence, in addition to the two mentioned, of Roger Federer, who once again attests to the authentic, almost indisputable dominance of the Big Three in the last twenty years.
In the ranking of the most dominated tournaments we see the first three positions occupied by the Spanish champion Rafael Nadal, and all of them are on clay. If we see the Parisian Slam in first place, in second (12) and third (11) are the tournaments in Barcelona and Monte Carlo.
In fourth and fifth place Halle (10) and Basel (10) won by the Swiss legend. Always in 10, Nadal returns to the classification with the Italian Open. In the last hours, another great news has also arrived for the Serbian champion, he will be able to participate in the US Open and thus potentially contribute to another incredible feat that he already caressed in 2021, the Grand Slam of the calendar, which consists of the victory of the four Majors in the same calendar year.
On that occasion, his triumphant march was interrupted right in the last act, in the final at Flushing Meadows, where Daniil Medvedev closed the doors of the title on him, conquering his first Grand Slam. Impressive numbers that automatically make Djokovic the tennis player with the best chance of winning the remaining Grand Slams of the season.
Stefanos Tsitsipas is using his heartbreaking loss to Novak Djokovic in the 2023 Australian Open final as motivation to keep improving.
Stubbs pays tribute to Djokovic
Former doubles World No. 1 Rennae Stubbs has predicted that Novak Djokovic will end his illustrious career with 28 Grand Slam titles to his name.
“I think that by the time Novak [Djokovic] finishes his career, he’s gonna have, I’m gonna guess at 28. I think that he can win at least five more Grand Slams by the time he’s finished his career. So that’ll put him in about 27,” she said.
“Over five sets, that’s the future. Guys believe that they can beat him over three because they’ve done it, right? And he can have a bit of an off day, but having an off day over five sets… Even if you have a bit of an off day, you can always pull it back. So over five sets, Novak is just unbeatable. For now,” she concluded.
