Factbox on Serbian Novak Djokovic, who beat third seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 in the U.S. Open final on Sunday to win a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title.
First round: Alexandre Muller 6-0 6-2 6-3Fourth round: Borna Gojo 6-2 7-5 6-4* Began playing tennis at the age of four.
* Secured the number one ranking in July 2011 by reaching the Wimbledon semi-finals, then beat Rafa Nadal to clinch his maiden Wimbledon crown for his first title on grass. * Won third Wimbledon title by defeating Federer in the final. Beat Federer in the U.S. Open final, earning three Grand Slam titles in a year for a second time.* Beat Murray again in the French Open final that year to win the claycourt major on his 12th attempt. The win not only completed his Grand Slam collection, but he also became only the third man — after Don Budge and Rod Laver — to hold all four majors at the same time.
* Came from two match points down to defeat Federer in the Wimbledon final and claim his fifth title there. It was the first time a Wimbledon singles title had been decided in the final set tiebreak that was introduced at 12-12.* Helped Serbia win the inaugural ATP Cup in 2020 before triumphing at the Australian Open for the eighth time.
* Missed the Australian Open in 2022 after being deported from the country for not being vaccinated against COVID-19.