Happy 30th Birthday, Novak Djokovic

One week after World No. 1 Andy Murray turned 30 years old, Novak Djokovic joined his friend and rival at the milestone age. In honour of the Serbian’s 30th birthday, the ATP World Tour is celebrating by reliving the 30 facts, moments or memories that have made his tennis career so spectacular thus far.

30 – The number of ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles to his name (tied with Rafael Nadal)
29 – The number of consecutive sets won in 2015, a career high
28 – The number of consecutive Grand Slam quarter-finals he reached from 2009-16 (second all-time behind Roger Federer’s 36)
27-9 – His record in fifth sets (3-0 vs. Federer)
26-24 vs. Rafael Nadal, 25-11 vs. Andy Murray and 23-22 vs. Federer
25th player to become World No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings (4 July 2011)
24-0 at the end of 2013 with titles in Beijing, Shanghai, Paris, the ATP Finals and Davis Cup
23 straight wins from August to November in 2015 after 28 straight wins from March to June 2015
22 consecutive wins from November 2012 to March 2013, including 11 vs. Top 10 players
21 Grand Slam finals reached (tied with Nadal for second all-time behind Federer’s 28)
20 years old when he won his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in 2008
19 years old when he won his first Masters 1000 title in Miami in 2007
18 years old when he first finished in the Top 100 of the year-end Emirates ATP Rankings (No. 83 in 2005)
17 straight wins vs. Top 10 opponents from the 2015 ATP Finals to 2016 Rome, a career high
16 years old when he made his tour-level debut (d. Skroderis in 2004 Davis Cup)
15 consecutive finals reached by the end of 2015 (17 including 2016 Doha and 2016 Australian Open)
14 straight Grand Slam semi-finals reached from 2010-13 (second all-time behind Federer’s 23)
13 sets won 6-0 in 2011 and 14 sets won 6-0 in 2013
12 Grand Slam titles to his name (tied with Roy Emerson for fourth all-time)
11 ATP World Tour titles won in 2015, a career-high
10 times he has qualified for the ATP Finals in the past 10 seasons
9 losses in Grand Slam finals (Nadal 4, Murray 2, Stan Wawrinka 2, Federer 1)
8 of the nine Masters 1000 events he has won a title (0-5 in Cincinnati finals)
7 singles titles and a career-high 43 victories in a row from December 2010 to June 2011
6-time champion at the Australian Open, Miami and Beijing
5-time champion at Indian Wells and ATP Finals
4 year-end finishes and 223 weeks overall as World No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings
3-time winner of the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award (2012, 2015, 2016)
2 match points saved to beat Federer in both the 2010 and 2011 US Open semi-finals
1 of 3 men to hold all four Grand Slam titles at once (also Budge and Laver)

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