Here are some remarkable record-breaking feats and significant achievements by Djokovic in what’s been an unforgettable season of dominance:
– First man to win five Australian Open titles – Third man alongside Rod Laver and Roger Federer (in the Open Era) to reach all four Grand Slam finals in one year – Second man alongside Federer (in the Open Era) to win three Grand Slams in a single season multiple times – First man since Federer (2007) to defend Wimbledon title – First man to defeat Federer twice at Wimbledon – First man to defeat Federer three times at the US Open – Second man alongside Soderling to defeat Nadal at Roland Garros – First man to defeat Nadal in straight sets at Roland Garros – First man to defeat both Federer and Nadal at all four Grand Slams – First man to hold tied/positive H2H record against Federer at all four Grand Slams – First man to eliminate all other defending Slam champions in a calendar year – Sixth man with double digit Grand Slam titles – First man to win six Masters events in one year – First man to win six Masters tournaments at least three times (IW, Miami, Rome, Rogers Cup, Shanghai, Paris) – First man to win four Masters 1000 events at least four times (IW, Miami, Rome, Paris) – First man to win Indian Wells-Miami double three times – First man to win the Australian Open-Indian Wells-Miami triple two times – First man to win the first three Masters events of the year (IW, Miami, Monte Carlo) – The only player to win four titles in Indian Wells – The only player to win Shanghai Rolex Masters 3 times – The only player to win Paris Masters four times – First man to win three BNP Paribas Masters titles in a row – First man to reach final of eight Masters tournaments in a year – First man to win five or more Masters events in one year on two occasions – First man to win five consecutive Masters tournaments in which he participated (done twice) – Recorded most Masters wins in a season – 39 – Won most hard court Masters titles – 19 – Had second longest Masters winning streak (30, only bettered by his other streak – 31) – Highest amount of points (16,785) – Largest points lead over no.2 (8,535) – First no.1 not to drop any ATP points for 12 months, from Shanghai 2014 semi-finals to 2015 World Tour Finals Round Robin stage – First man to beat Nadal at every big clay-court tournament – First man to beat Federer five times in one season – First man to beat Nadal, Federer and Murray at least 21 times each – First man since Federer (2007) to hold no.1 ranking for an entire calendar year – Longest run of final tournament appearances in one season – 15 finals in a row – Tied with Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe on third place with 4 year-end no.1 finishes (Sampras 6, Federer and Connors 5) – Fifth player in the all-time list with number of weeks spent at no.1 (174 weeks of reign) – Record number of top 10 wins in a season – 31 – First man to have 20+ wins over top 10 players in four seasons – First man to beat all top 10 players in a calendar year – Longest winning streak at ATP World Tour Finals – 15 victories in a row – First man to win four WTFs titles in a row
(via novakdjokovic.com)
