Running nonstop on pure champion energy, Novak Djokovic has been recharging his batteries to give it his all on the tennis court. He has also found success in terms of victories and breaking records as an unbeatable tennis player. Even after winning 3 out of 4 Grand Slam titles, the world’s number one has not relinquished any chance to benchmark records while dominating the tennis circuit.

Apparently, in the bigger picture, he has also faced some defeats, but in terms of ruling the hard court, Djokovic has left everyone behind. But even after being the greatest player on the hard court, there is only one tennis player who defeated him on his ruling ground. The 24 Grand Slam winning legend faced but a minor setback after finding his match in a lanky Daniil Medvedev.

Who usurped Novak Djokovic’s fame on the hard court? 

The 36-year-old Serbian tennis player has faced very few defeats in comparison to his victories this year. But do you know that there is only one person who has defeated the 24-time Grand Slam champion on the hard court? Apparently, Djokovics’s win-loss ratio is 28-1, which means he has achieved 28 victories but at the same time only faced a single loss.

As the world number one is currently competing at the Paris Masters, another tournament on a hard surface, his single defeat has astonished a lot of fans in the tennis arena. Subsequently, this defeat came earlier this year, in March, when he played in the Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships. Daniil Medvedev is the only tennis player to beat him this year on hard court.

This victory came in the semi-final round of the tournament, after which Medvedev won the tournament by defeating Andrey Rublev in the finals. While the rivalry between both tennis players is quite iconic, they have never missed an opportunity to give their 100% when pitted against each other. Although both of them have faced each other 15 times till now in their tennis careers, Djokovic has always carried the upper hand in their rivalry.

Among those 15, the 36-year-old Serbian tennis player has won 10 matches, while the Russian was only able to dominate the world number one in the remaining 5 clashes. Despite being the only tennis player to defeat him on his journey on the hard court, the 27-year-old tennis player carries a negative head-to-head record against him this year.

Medvedev carries a negative record against the stellar record of Djokovic 

Till now, as they have played 15 matches, three of those battles came this year, among which the 3rd-ranked tennis player was only able to win the semi-final in Dubai. On the other hand, the rest two, including the US Open final and the Adelaide International semi-finals, were played at the beginning of this year, are some victories embedded under the 24-time Grand Slam Champion’s name.

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Even after creating history as someone to defeat Djokovic this year, he still lost the other two clashes against him. The US Open final itself was a historic victory that recorded the Serbian tennis player’s 24th major victory. Despite this, we have a formidable rising star in the making. Whether he will keep overthrowing Djokovic or any other great consistently is yet to be seen. Nevertheless, what do you think about Medvedev’s unique achievement against Djokovic? Do let us know in the comment section below.

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