Djokovic : Records broken in 2015

Novak Djokovic is having another phenomenal year. The Serbian has shown no signs of slowing down since he became THE man to beat in world tennis. The undisputed world number 1 has broken records throughout the year. Here is a look at some mind boggling records broken by him.

Note: The records are sorted by the time line in which they occurred.

1. Record Number of Australian Open titles

Novak got into the business from the very first Grand Slam  of the season – The Australian Open. With 4 titles already to his name, Djokovic was the favourite to win the tournament, but the unpredictable Stan Wawrinka, who beat him in the previous year final set-up a semi-final meeting. But Djokovic had different plans this time around as he beat the Swiss 7(7)-6(1), 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0. In the final he defeated Andy Murray 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–0, becoming the first player in the open era to win the coveted trophy for the fifth time overtaking Roger Federer and Andre Agassi.

2. Joint Record for consecutive semi-final appearances at Roland Garros

Though the French Open evaded the Joker again, he became only the third player after his two closest rivals, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to reach the semi-final state 5 times consecutively.

3. Joint record for most number of Indian Wells titles

When Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in the Indian Wells final, he also equaled a record held by the very man. Djokovic now has record 4 number of Indian Wells along-side Swiss maestro.

4. First player to complete the Indian Wells – Miami title sweep three times

Djokovic stormed his way to the victory in Indian Wells, winning the final against Roger Federer in 3 sets, after beating Andy Murray on route to the final. In the next tournament, the Miami Open, Novak became the first player to complete The Indian Wells-Miami sweep 3 times, with it winning his 22 Masters Title.

5. First Player to win a year’s first three Masters 1000 tournaments

Masters tournaments are considered as the major tournaments after grand slams, and   Djokovic has made a mark on them too. Winning the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., the Miami Open, and the Monte-Carlo Masters, Dkokovic became the first man to win three masters 1000 tournaments – breaking another record.

6. Third Player to reach the finals of all grand-slams in a season

Though Djokovic couldn’t complete his career slam as he was bettered by Stan Wawrinka in the final of French Open, Djokovic did achieve a rare feat of reaching the finals of all the grand slams in a calendar year. The previous were Roger Federer and Rod Laver.

7. Highest win percentage on hard court

With winning the Australian open for a 5 time, Djokovic broke another record. He now has the highest winning percentage on hard courts. With a mind boggling 87.70% of wins in the US open and Australian open, he is by far the master of hard courts in slams. He also has the highest win percentage in all the tournaments with 83.8%. The Serbian has a 107-15 win-lose ratio in grand-slams and (440–85) in all tournaments, making him the best player on hard court in open era.

8. 20+ wins over the “Big 4” of Tennis

A very interesting fact and achievement that the world number 1 achieved this year was that he now has 20+ plus wins over Nadal, Federer and Murray, a feat that only he has managed to achieve. He achieved this record when he beat Roger Federer in the final of Cincinnati Masters in straight sets 7–6(7–1), 6–3. His head to head record:

Djokovic : Federer – 21-21

Djokovic : Nadal  — 22-23

Djokovic : Murray – 20-9

9. 7 ATP masters 1000 finals in a single season

Another proof of the Serbian’s dominance in the ATP masters 1000 is his yet another world record of reaching 7 different finals in a calendar year, being the only man to be able to achieve this. With this, he also became the first player to reach 6 or more ATP finals for the third time as he previously achieved the feat in 2011 and 2012 season.

10. Highest prize money for the year

The Serbian overtook Nadal’s record prize money won in a year. Djokovic has already earned a staggering US$16 million as prize money. Nadal held the record with total earnings of $14,570,935 in 2013 season. It’s not just the titles, the Serbian is also getting most of the green.

11. 6 overall and 4  Consecutive China Open Titles

Djokovic has a special connection with China. A tournament which he really cherishes and has been very successful in. With this year’s win, he is now the only player to win the title 6 times, and while at it, made another record as he won the tournament for the 4 consecutive time this season.

12. Highest number of points accrued in ATP rankings (16,785)

Over the course of a tremendous year, Djokovic accumulated the highest number of points in  the ATP rankings, just proving how dominant he has been. With a record 16,785 points to his name, he has a massive 8035 lead over the second placed Andy Murray who has 8750 – quite a mind boggling fact.