Top 5 matches of Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic is one of the most famous Tennis players of all time. Ever since he started playing the game, he has been dominating the opposition quite efficiently. Moreover, he has won 98 singles titles, including a record 71 Big Titles: 24 majors, a record 40 Masters, and a record seven ATP Finals. Also, he is the only man in the history of tennis to be the reigning champion of all four majors at once across three different surfaces.

Let’s check out Novak Djokovic’s top 5 matches:

5. French Open vs Rafael Nadal (2021)

The 2021 semi-final of the  Roland Garros was one good match as Novak defeated Rafael Nadal, 3-6 6-3 7-6 6-2. Even though Nadal won the first set, Novak made sure that the comeback would be bigger than the setback. The match was quite competitive as both of them were good players, however, Novak stood out to be the best by winning the match. 

4. Wimbledon vs Roger Federer (2019)

After tying the match, 7-6 1-6 7-6 4-6, the Final Wimbledon match in 2019 between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic took an interesting turn. In the tiebreaker set for the Championship point, the match went on to 13-12. The last set went on till 40 minutes before the Serbian won the championship. Together, the match lasted for four hours and 57 minutes.

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3. Wimbledon vs Rafael Nadal (2018)

In the semi-final match against Rafael Nadal in Wimbledon, Novak won the odd sets and lost the even ones (6-4 3-6 7-6 3-6) with quite a lot of margins. However, he managed to win the tiebreaker set, 10-8 against Nadal. The match lasted for five hours and 15 minutes. 

 2. Australian Open vs Stan Wawrinka (2013)

In the 2013 match against Stan Wawrinka in the fourth round of the Australian Open, Novak turned the match in his favour by winning three straight sets, 1-6 7-5 6-4 6-7 12-10. Even though Wawrinka tried hard until the last set, he couldn’t defeat Djokovic in the match.  

1. French Open vs Andy Murray (2016)

The 2016 final of the  French Open against Andy Murray was a very mediocre match in terms of a match’s standard. Novak won the match in three straight sets, 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-4. Since Murray is one of the best Tennis players, nobody expected him to give up this easily. However, due to Novak’s determination, the result went in his favour.