Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player, widely considered one of the greatest in the sport's history.
He holds the record for most Grand Slam men's singles titles and weeks ranked world number one.
His name often appears in debates about tennis greatness alongside Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal: Djokovic won his twenty-fourth major at the 2023 US Open.
Winning every trick
- backhandRacket stroke across body
- forehandPalm-outward racket stroke
- serveAttend to needs
- volleySimultaneous firing burst
baseline · Wimbledon · Australian Open · US Open · French Open · ATP · hardcourt · clay
Serbia's main city
Award for winning
- titleFormal honorific or name
- victoryDefeating an opponent
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- GOATSuperlative status designation
legend · triumph · dominance · winner · crown · glory · achievement · historic
Graceful tennis legend
- NadalSpanish clay-court tennis champion
- MurrayAnglo-Celtic proper name
- Big ThreeChief triad of leaders
- Big FourDominant group of four
head-to-head · rivalry · Medvedev · matchup
Concentrated attention point
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- composureEmotional self-control
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
comeback · pressure · concentration · willpower · grit · tenacity · fortitude · fighting spirit
Pull to extend
- splitsDivides into parts
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
- contortionUnnatural twisting or bending
- reachExtend to touch
sliding · defense · retrieval · rubber · bend · agility · mobility · yoga
First in rank
- ATPCell's energy molecule
- weeksSeven-day periods
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- pointsUnits of tally
top · preeminence · supremacy · leaderboard · consecutive · pinnacle · peak · longest
grand slam
Winning every trick
volley · baseline · Wimbledon · Australian Open · US Open · French Open · ATP · hardcourt · clay · grass
Belgrade
Serbia's main city
- BalkansSoutheastern European peninsula
- SerbiaBalkan country, capital Belgrade
- YugoslavCitizen of dissolved federation
Danube · ćevapi · slivovitz · Cyrillic · Slavic · rakija · Kosovo
trophy
Award for winning
GOAT · legend · triumph · dominance · winner · crown · glory · achievement · historic · career
Federer
Graceful tennis legend
- NadalSpanish clay-court tennis champion
- MurrayAnglo-Celtic proper name
- Big ThreeChief triad of leaders
Big Four · head-to-head · rivalry · Medvedev · matchup
focus
Concentrated attention point
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- composureEmotional self-control
clutch · comeback · pressure · concentration · willpower · grit · tenacity · fortitude · fighting spirit · never-say-die
stretch
Pull to extend
- splitsDivides into parts
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
- contortionUnnatural twisting or bending
reach · sliding · defense · retrieval · rubber · bend · agility · mobility · yoga · range
number one
First in rank
points · top · preeminence · supremacy · leaderboard · consecutive · pinnacle · peak · longest
- Olympic ChampionsMichael Phelps, Usain Bolt, Phelps, Simone Biles, Jesse Owens
- Racket AthletesRoger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Pete Sampras, Steffi Graf
- tennisace, serve, forehand, backhand, volley
- Sports LegendsMichael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, Tiger Woods, Tom Brady, Babe Ruth
- Sports ChampionsNew York Yankees, Los Angeles Lakers, New England Patriots, Manchester United, Real Madrid
- Australian Openhardcourt, Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, finals
Novak DjokovicRoger Federer
crowd favorite · Rafael Nadal · media darling · fan favorite · Andy Murray