Records that will evade Djokovic after his 2nd round loss to Jiri Vesely

Djokovic’s surprise loss in three sets to World No. 55 Jiri Vesely shocked the tennis world indicating that nobody is unbeatable. The 11 time Grand Slam champion’s 2 loss of the season came on a sunny Centre Court of the Monte Carlo Maters 1000 in the second round, his one of the earliest Masters 1000 exit since 2013.  It was also the first time Djokovic had lost to a player outside the top 50 since he went down to then No. 74 Xavier Malisse at Queens in 2010.

Since 2014, Djokovic has either won or has been the second best in all the ATP Maters 1000 tournaments. But now we are sure to witness a title match with two new players vying for the title.

After the unexpected loss just coming into the clay court season, there is a possibility that there might be some records which the Serb won’t be able to emulate. We take a look at some of those.

4. Career ATP Masters 1000 Sweep

Djokovic, who already has a record number of ATP Masters 1000 titles(28), also has 8 of the 9 prestigious ATP Masters 1000 titles , with only Cincinnati Maters evading him.

With a loss in round 2 in Monte Carlo Masters, this could very well be the beginning of Djokovic’s season going awry. Though, the Cincinnati Maters is bound to take place in early August, only time will tell whether Djokovic would be the first man in all of tennis history to win at all the ATP Masters 1000 tournaments.3. Career prize money

After overtaking Rafa Nadal in 2015 in career prize earnings, Djokovic extended an iron-clad domination in men’s tennis, surpassing the 17 Grand Slam champion Roger Federer as the highest prizemoney earner in the history of tennis after winning his fourth title of the season, Miami Open. Collecting $1.34 million to push his on-court earnings to almost $131 million, Djokovic is marginally ahead of Federer.

Now, with Federer already through to quarters of Monte Carlo Masters, this record is bound to often change hands between the two.2. Most ATP titles

After winning the Miami Open in March 2016, his second ATP Masters 1000 title of the year after Indian Wells in the same month, Djokovic eclipsed Nadal’s record of most Masters 1000 titles (27) in the Open Era.  Now, with Djokovic knocked out of the first ATP Masters 1000 tournament so early since 2014, this gives a chance to “the king of clay” to draw level with him. Nadal is already through to the quarter-finals of Monte Carlo Masters where he will meet the Swiss star Stan Wawrinka. Now with Nole absent from this year’s final, it should give Nadal the required motivation to once again reign supreme on his favourite Monte Carlo clay.1. Career Grand Slam Opportunity

Serbia’s no 1, Novak Djokovic can be the 5 player to complete career Grand Slam i.e. winning all the four majors once, if he manages to win the French Open next year. With Rio Olympics next year, he also has the chance to be the 3player in Open Era to win a career golden grand slam ( 4 majors + Olympic gold ) after Andrew Agassi and Rafa Nadal. With the kind of run he had last year, where he won three of the four Grand Slams on offer, it is evident that he’ll complete his career grand slam sooner or later.

But after losing his first match on the clay court season before the French Open, it is sufficient to assume that in order to complete a career Grand Slam, he will have to play out of his skin in order to stand a chance. Djokovic has lost in three French Open finals now. Two of them were to Rafael Nadal.

Also, the Olympics, which are considered more difficult than Grand Slams, a gold for the Djoker would be icing on the cake. But, at present, it all seems shaky, now that he has been beaten and is not invincible.