What records could Djokovic break?

The last one starts Grand Slam of the year. The US Open, which is played on hard court in it Flushing Meadows, New Yorkand has a Jannik Sinner (world number 1) already Novak Djokovic (number 2 in the ranking of the ATP) as the top candidates to lift the trophy.

Exactly, The Serbian has a great chance to continue breaking records. Absentwho arrives as defending champion, can break several records in this US Open and thus add them to his impressive showcase of milestones, which go beyond the 99 trophies (24th Grand Slam) and 428 weeks as number one in the ranking.

The first record that the Balkan player can break is the most matches played. in tournaments of Grand Slam. Currently, the 37-year-old tennis player has a total of 425 matches played (375 wins and 50 losses) and is only surpassed by Roger FedererThe Swiss has 429 matches under his belt, which means Novak It is only Four to match it and five to surpass it. In this way he would beat the record by reaching the quarter-finals, ensuring that he would compete his 430th match in the US Open semifinals.

Continuing along this line, it should be mentioned that Nole is the second tennis player with the highest percentage of victories in major tournaments with a total of 88.2% from their 375 wins and just 50 losses. However, they can rise to the first place they currently hold Bjorn Borg con 89.2% (141–17) always and when i win the next five games that come to him in a row. Of course, it should be noted that, if he does manage to do so, in the future he could lose it again to the Swede if he loses more matches than he wins, since his percentage would decrease.

Also, going specifically to the US Open, He could also become the tennis player with the highest winning percentage. surpassing the American Pete Sampras. The American has a total of 88.8% (71–9) and the Serbian 87.1% (88–13), with which would need to win just two games to keep this record, which, like the last one mentioned, will depend on continuing to have more games won than lost to maintain it.

And finally, what is possibly the most difficult record to achieve of all those mentioned. It is to be the first champion in the entire history of the US Open without losing sets. Currently only five players have been able to win a Grand Slam tournament without losing games, although none of them did it in New York. This select group is made up of Rafael Nadal (Roland Garros 2008, 2010, 2017 and 2020), Bjorn Borg (Roland Garros 1978, 1980 and Wimbledon 1976), Roger Federer (Australian Open 2007 and Wimbledon 2017), Ken Rosewall (Australian Open 1971) and Christmas (Roland Garros 1973).