Djokovic extends big titles lead with Olympic gold

Novak Djokovic once again rewrote the record books on Sunday at the Paris Olympics. 

The 37-year-old defeated Carlos Alcaraz in a scintillating gold-medal match to claim his first Olympics gold medal. By doing so, the Serbian has now won every ‘Big Title’ up for offer and completed the Career Golden Slam.

Djokovic owns 72 ‘Big Titles’, which are a combination of Grand Slam championships, trophies at the Nitto ATP Finals and ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, and Olympic singles gold medals. The Serbian has claimed at least one Big Title in 16 of the past 18 seasons.

No other player has won Olympic singles gold, a major and all nine Masters 1000 events. The Serbian owns the standalone men’s record for championships at Grand Slams (24), Nitto ATP Finals (7) and Masters 1000s (40). 

The Olympics have long been Djokovic’s white whale. A bronze medalist in Beijing, the Serbian finished fourth in London and Tokyo. After losing to Alcaraz in straight sets last month in the Wimbledon final, he flipped the script in Paris. 

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Djokovic has won one ‘Big Title’ for every 3.1 events played (72/225). The player closest to him in winning rate at these events is Rafael Nadal, who has won one for every 3.5 tournaments played.

The 99-time tour-level titlist will now turn his attention to becoming the third player to eclipse the 100-titles mark, joining Jimmy Connors (109) and Roger Federer (103), according to Infosys ATP Stats.

Current and Former Champions’ Big Titles Won (20+ Big Titles, Records Since 1990)

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Player	Grand Slams	1000s	Total^ (Avg)
24/75	7/16	40/130	72/225 (3.1)
22/67	0/11	36/128	59/208 (3.5)
20/81	6/17	28/138	54/240 (4.4)
14/52	5/11	11/83	30/147 (4.9)
8/61	1/13	17/90	27/164 (6.1)
3/61	1/8	14/120	20/191 (9.5)

^Includes Olympic Games gold medals and tournament participations. Djokovic won Olympic singles gold in 2024, Murray in 2012 and 2016, Nadal in 2008 and Agassi in 1996.

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