Djokovic's decade-long sprint and catching up with his biggest rivals
The first big "boom" Novak Djokovic he did it in 2011, when he didn't lose until June, and in July he won his first "Wimbledon", after which for the first time he was at the top of The ATP list.
The Serbian ace triumphed against Rafael Nadal, the then-defending Wimbledon champion, who had not known a defeat since 2007 at the temple of tennis.
Until then, Djokovic was solidified for the third place, behind Roger Federer and Nadal. Until that 2011, he had played three Grand Slam finals, against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the 2008 Australian Open, as well as against Federer and Nadal in 2007 and 2010, in which he was unsuccessful.
In 2011, the Serbian's sprint began, which is still going on. He surpassed the Swiss in the number of Grand Slam trophies, and the Spaniard has one more.
Magnificent.
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Nadal has withstood the change of pace and won 12 Grand Slams since 2011, while Federer has won just four in that span. Federer's record is much closer to Andy Murray and Stanislas Wawrinka (three) than to Novak and Rafa.
In the conclusion of the text of the Spanish newspaper "Mundo DeportivoThe fact that Djokovic had less problems with injuries was not missed.
Apart from the six months he missed during 2017, he had no major problems with his body. He was absent only on "US OpenThat season, Nadal missed six and Federer missed nine Grand Slams, including seven in 2021 and 2022.