2020 Novak Djokovic tennis season

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2020 Novak Djokovic tennis season
Full nameNovak Djokovic
CountryFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Calendar prize money$6,511,233 (singles & doubles)
Singles
Season record41–5 (89.1%)
Calendar titles4
Year-end rankingNo. 1
Ranking change from previous yearIncrease2.svg 1
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open W
French Open F
Wimbledon Not held
US Open 4R
Doubles
Season record2–1 (66.7%)
Current rankingNo. 158
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease2.svg 19
2019
2021

Novak Djokovic began the 2020 tennis season on 3 January 2020, in the first round at the inaugural 2020 ATP Cup venues in Brisbane. [1] [2]

Contents

Djokovic ended the season with semifinal loss at the ATP Finals in London. [3]

Yearly summary

Early hard court season

ATP Cup

At the 2020 ATP Cup, Djokovic defeated Kevin Anderson in 3 tight sets, as Team Serbia thrashed Team South Africa 3–0. Djokovic then won his singles match against Gaël Monfils in straight sets. He also won in 3 sets, in doubles with Viktor Troicki, winning the tiebreak set and saving Team Serbia. Serbia defeated Team France 2–1. Djokovic easily beat Cristian Garín in straight sets as Team Serbia beat Team Chile 3–0, and in the quarterfinals, Novak beat Denis Shapovalov in 3 sets, while Team Serbia thrashed Team Canada 3–0. Even in the semifinals, Djokovic beat Daniil Medvedev in 3 sets, while Team Serbia defeated Team Russia 3–0. In the final, Djokovic saved Team Serbia against Team Spain. He beat Rafael Nadal in straight sets, and partnered Viktor Troicki to win doubles in straight sets. Thus, Team Serbia won 2-1 and with that, won the inaugural ATP Cup title. [4]

Australian Open

Before the actual tournament, Djokovic participated in a charity event called "Rally For Relief", to extend help for Australians suffering in the Australian Bushfires. He played for Team Williams as they defeated Team Wozniacki, 4–1. In the actual tournament, Djokovic started his title defence with a four-set win over Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round. He then defeated Tatusma Ito, Yoshihito Nishioka, Diego Schwartzman, Milos Raonic and Roger Federer, all in straight sets, to reach the final of the Australian Open. Despite being down 2 sets to 1, Djokovic came back and won the next 2 sets, to defeat Dominic Thiem in the final, and win a record-extending eighth title in Melbourne. He became World No. 1 again, and stayed as World No. 1 for all weeks, except one week, until June 2022. [5]

Dubai

Djokovic won for the fifth time in Dubai. He won in straight sets against Malek Jaziri, Philipp Kohlschreiber and Karen Khachanov. He saved 3 match points in his semifinal against Gaël Monfils and went on to win in 3 sets. He then defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas, the second seed, in straight sets, in the final.

He extended his winning streak to 21 matches. [6]

Season hiatus

On March 8, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season went on hiatus for several months. [7] The following measures were taken:

American outdoor hardcourt season

Cincinnati Masters

Djokovic started with straight sets wins over Ričardas Berankis, Tennys Sandgren and Jan-Lennard Struff. After a 3-set semifinal win over Roberto Bautista Agut, Djokovic won the title, defeating Milos Raonic in the final, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4. By doing so, he won his 35th Masters 1000 title, tying Rafael Nadal's record of most ATP Masters 1000 titles. Djokovic also achieved the Career Golden Masters for a second time and became the first player to win an ATP Tour singles title upon its resumption, after it was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. [17]

US Open

In accordance with the Grand Slam rulebook, following his actions of intentionally hitting a ball dangerously or recklessly within the court or hitting a ball with negligent disregard of the consequences, the US Open tournament referee defaulted Novak Djokovic from the 2020 US Open. Because he was defaulted, Djokovic will lose all ranking points earned at the US Open and will be fined the prize money won at the tournament in addition to any or all fines levied with respect to the offending incident.

US Open statement [18]

Djokovic entered the US Open as the top seed. Djokovic beat Damir Džumhur in straight sets, Kyle Edmund in 4 sets, and Jan-Lennard Struff in straight sets to advance to the fourth round against 20th seed Pablo Carreño Busta. The fourth round match was uneventful until the tenth game, when Carreño Busta came back down 0–40 to hold serve; Djokovic had frustratedly hit a ball into an advertising board earlier when Carreño Busta tied it at deuce. At 5-5, Djokovic was injured and had to be treated on the court. When the match resumed, Carreño Busta took the game and a 6–5 lead in the first set, at which point Djokovic pulled out a spare ball from his pocket and again hit it behind him. The ball unintentionally struck a lineswoman in the throat, who fell to her knees and started hyperventilating. [19] [20] [21] Djokovic was then defaulted from the tournament for recklessness, ending his US Open run. The US Open issued a statement regarding the default. [22] [18]

Clay court season

Italian Open

Djokovic defeated Salvatore Caruso and compatriot Filip Krajinović in straight sets. He defeated Dominik Koepfer in 3 sets in the quarterfinals, and he defeated Casper Ruud in the semifinals in straight sets. Djokovic won a record 36th ATP Tour Masters 1000 title and his fifth in Rome, by defeating Diego Schwartzman in the final 7–5, 6–3. [23]

French Open

Djokovic attempted to become the first man in the Open Era to win each Grand Slam at least twice. [24] He defeated Mikael Ymer, Berankis, Daniel Elahi Galán and Khachanov in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Djokovic defeated Carreño Busta in 4 sets. He won a 5-set thriller against Tsitsipas in the semifinal. [25] He lost in the final in straight sets to Nadal, 6–0 6–2 7–5, his first loss of the season.

European indoor hard court season

Vienna Open

In his first appearance at the Erste Bank Open since his 2007 title win, Novak Djokovic passed an early test to defeat countryman Filip Krajinović. He went 3-5 down in the first set and also conceded a set point in the tiebreaker beating him 7–6(8–6), 6–3 in straight sets. Djokovic faced four set points in his second-round clash against Borna Ćorić, but the top seed defeated the Croatian to reach the quarter-finals. [26]

Djokovic then suffered his heaviest defeat ever in a three-set ATP Tour match, losing 6–2 6–1 to 42nd-ranked lucky loser Lorenzo Sonego in a strangely lacklustre quarter-final performance at the Erste Bank Open. It was only Djokovic's second loss of the year, and the first outside of a Grand Slam tournament. People close to him later revealed that he was in an incredibly bad mood after celebrated Serbian-Montenegrin bishop Amfilohije Radovic passed away few hours before the match. [27]

ATP finals

In the ATP Finals, Djokovic lost to Daniil Medvedev in straight sets but defeated Alexander Zverev and Diego Schwartzman in straight sets to qualify for the semifinals. He then lost his semifinal match to Dominic Thiem in three sets, ending his season. [28]

All matches

This table lists all the matches of Djokovic this year, including walkovers (W/O)

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches

TournamentMatchRoundOpponent (seed or key)RankResultScore
2020 ATP Cup
Brisbane, Group A
Sydney, Knockout stage
Australia

Hard, outdoor
3–12 January 2020
1 / 1081RR Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson 147Win7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)
2 / 1082RR Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils 9Win6–3, 6–2
3 / 1083RR Flag of Chile.svg Cristian Garín 33Win6–3, 6–3
4 / 1084QF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denis Shapovalov 14Win4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
5 / 1085SF Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev 5Win6–1, 5–7, 6–4
6 / 1086W Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 1Win (1)6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
20 January – 2 February 2020
7 / 10871R Flag of Germany.svg Jan-Lennard Struff 37Win7–6(7–5), 6–2, 2–6, 6–1
8 / 10882R Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuma Ito (WC)146Win6–1, 6–4, 6–2
9 / 10893R Flag of Japan.svg Yoshihito Nishioka 71Win6–3, 6–2, 6–2
10 / 10904R Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman (14)14Win6–3, 6–4, 6–4
11 / 1091QF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic (32)35Win6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
12 / 1092SF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (3)3Win7–6(7–1), 6–4, 6–3
13 / 1093W Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem (5)5Win (2)6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Dubai Open
Dubai, UAE
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
24 February – 1 March 2020
14 / 10941R Flag of Tunisia.svg Malek Jaziri (WC)260Win6–1, 6–2
15 / 10952R Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Kohlschreiber 80Win6–3, 6–1
16 / 1096QF Flag of Russia.svg Karen Khachanov (7)17Win6–2, 6–2
17 / 1097SF Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils (3)9Win2–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–1
18 / 1098W Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas (2)6Win (3)6–3, 6–4
Cincinnati Masters
New York City, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
22–28 August 2020
1RBye
19 / 10992R Flag of Lithuania.svg Ričardas Berankis (Q)72Win7–6(7–2), 6–4
20 / 11003R Flag of the United States.svg Tennys Sandgren (WC)55Win6–2, 6–4
21 / 1101QF Flag of Germany.svg Jan-Lennard Struff 34Win6–3, 6–1
22 / 1102SF Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut (8)12Win4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–0)
23 / 1103W Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic 30Win (4)1–6, 6–3, 6–4
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
31 August – 13 September 2020
24 / 11041R Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Damir Džumhur 109Win6–1, 6–4, 6–1
25 / 11052R Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kyle Edmund 44Win6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
26 / 11063R Flag of Germany.svg Jan-Lennard Struff (28)29Win6–3, 6–3, 6–1
27 / 11074R Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta (20)27Default5–6, defaulted
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
14–21 September 2020
1RBye
28 / 11082R Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Caruso (WC)87Win6–3, 6–2
29 / 11093R Flag of Serbia.svg Filip Krajinović 29Win7–6(9–7), 6–3
30 / 1110QF Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Koepfer (Q)97Win6–3, 4–6, 6–3
31 / 1111SF Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud 34Win7–5, 6–3
32 / 1112W Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman (8)15Win (5)7–5, 6–3
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
27 September – 11 October 2020
33 / 11131R Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Ymer 80Win6–0, 6–2, 6–3
34 / 11142R Flag of Lithuania.svg Ričardas Berankis 66Win6–1, 6–2, 6–2
35 / 11153R Flag of Colombia.svg Daniel Elahi Galán (LL)153Win6–0, 6–3, 6–2
36 / 11164R Flag of Russia.svg Karen Khachanov (15)16Win6–4, 6–3, 6–3
37 / 1117QF Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta (17)18Win4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
38 / 1118SF Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas (5)6Win6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 4–6, 6–1
39 / 1119F Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal (2)2Loss0–6, 2–6, 5–7
Vienna Open
Vienna, Austria
ATP Tour 500
Hard, indoor
26 October – 1 November 2020
40 / 11201R Flag of Serbia.svg Filip Krajinović 30Win7–6(8–6), 6–3
41 / 11212R Flag of Croatia.svg Borna Ćorić 24Win7–6(13–11), 6–3
42 / 1122QF Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Sonego (LL)42Loss2–6, 1–6
ATP Finals
London, United Kingdom
ATP Finals
Hard, indoor
16–22 November 2020
43 / 1123RR Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman (8)9Win6–3, 6–2
44 / 1124RR Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev (4)5Loss3–6, 3–6
45 / 1125RR Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev (5)7Win6–3, 7–6(7–4)
46 / 1126SF Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem (3)3Loss5–7, 7–6(12–10), 6–7(5–7)

Doubles matches

TournamentMatchRoundOpponents (seed or key)RanksResultScore
2020 ATP Cup
Brisbane, Group A
Sydney, Knockout stage
Australia

Hard, outdoor
3–12 January 2020
Partner: Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Troicki
1 / 125RR Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut / Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin 3 / 15Win6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–3]
2 / 126W Flag of Spain.svg Feliciano López / Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta 54 / 111Win6–3, 6–4
Dubai Open
Dubai, UAE
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
24 February – 1 March 2020
Partner: Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić
3 / 1271R Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Salisbury (1)6 / 5Loss2–6, 2–6

Exhibition matches

Singles

TournamentMatchRoundOpponent (seed or key)RankResultScore
2019 World Tennis Championship
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Hard, outdoor
19–21 December 2019
QFBye
1SF Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas (3)6Loss6–3, 6–7(4–7), 4–6
2PO Flag of Russia.svg Karen Khachanov (4)17Win7–5, 6–3
2020 Adria Tour Belgrade
Belgrade, Serbia

Clay, outdoor
13–14 June 2020
3RR Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Troicki 184Win4–1, 4–1
4RR Flag of Serbia.svg Filip Krajinović 32Loss4–2, 2–4, 1–4
5RR Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev 7Win4–0, 1–4, 4–2
2020 Adria Tour Zadar
Zadar, Croatia

Clay, outdoor
20–21 June 2020
6RR Flag of Serbia.svg Peđa Krstin 246Win4–3(7–3), 4–1
7RR Flag of Croatia.svg Borna Ćorić 33Win4–1, 4–3(7–1)
8RR Flag of Croatia.svg Nino Serdarušić 299Win4–1, 4–3(7–3)
F Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Rublev 82Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Schedule

Per Novak Djokovic, this is his current 2020 schedule (subject to change). [29]

Singles schedule

DateTournamentLocationTierSurfacePrev.
result
Prev.
points
New
points
Result
3 January 2020–
12 January 2020
ATP Cup Brisbane, Sydney (AUS) ATP Cup HardN/AN/A665Champion (defeated Flag of Spain.svg , 2–1)
6 January 2020–
12 January 2020
Qatar Open Doha (QAT) 250 Series HardSF900Participated in ATP Cup
20 January 2020–
2 February 2020
Australian Open Melbourne (AUS) Grand Slam HardW20002000Champion (defeated Dominic Thiem, 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4)
24 February 2020–
1 March 2020
Dubai Open Dubai (UAE) 500 Series HardN/AN/A500Champion (defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6–3, 6–4)
9 March 2020–
22 March 2020
Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells (USA) Masters 1000 Hard3R4545 [lower-alpha 1] Tournaments cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic [31]
23 March 2020–
5 April 2020
Miami Open Miami (USA)Masters 1000Hard4R9090 [lower-alpha 1]
13 April 2020–
19 April 2020
Monte-Carlo Masters Monte Carlo (MON)Masters 1000ClayQF180180 [lower-alpha 1]
4 May 2020–
10 May 2020
Madrid Open Madrid (ESP)Masters 1000ClayW10001000 [lower-alpha 1]
29 June 2020–
12 July 2020
Wimbledon London (GBR)Grand SlamGrassW20002000 [lower-alpha 1]
27 July 2020–
2 August 2020
Summer Olympics Tokyo (JPN) Olympic Games HardN/AN/A0Tournament postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic [32]
10 August 2020–
16 August 2020
Canadian Open Toronto (CAN) Masters 1000 HardN/AN/A0 [lower-alpha 1] Tournament cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic [33]
24 Aug 2020–
30 Aug 2020
Cincinnati Masters New York City (USA)Masters 1000HardSF3601000 [lower-alpha 1] Champion (defeated Milos Raonic, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4)
31 August 2020–
6 September 2020
US Open New York (USA)Grand SlamHard4R180180 [lower-alpha 1] Fourth round (lost to Pablo Carreño Busta, 5–6, defaulted)
14 September 2020–
20 September 2020 [lower-alpha 2]
Italian Open Rome (ITA)Masters 1000ClayF6001000 [lower-alpha 1] Champion (defeated Diego Schwartzman, 7–5, 6–3)
28 September 2020–
11 October 2020 [lower-alpha 2]
French Open Paris (FRA)Grand SlamClaySF7201200 [lower-alpha 1] Final (lost to Rafael Nadal, 0–6, 2–6, 5–7)
5 October 2020–
11 October 2020
Japan Open Tokyo (JAP)500 SeriesHardW500500 [lower-alpha 1] Tournaments cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic [33]
12 October 2020–
18 October 2020
Shanghai Masters Shanghai (CHN)Masters 1000HardQF180180 [lower-alpha 1]
26 October 2020–
1 November 2020
Vienna Open Vienna (AUT)500 SeriesHard (i)N/AN/A90 [lower-alpha 1] Quarterfinals (lost to Lorenzo Sonego 2–6, 1–6)
2 November 2020–
8 November 2020
Paris Masters Paris (FRA)Masters 1000Hard (i)W10001000 [lower-alpha 1] Withdrew
15 November 2020–
22 November 2020
ATP Finals London (GBR) Tour Finals Hard (i)RR200400 [lower-alpha 1] Semifinals (lost to Dominic Thiem 5–7, 7–612–10, 6–75–7)
Total year-end points914512030Increase2.svg2885difference

Doubles schedule

DateTournamentLocationTierSurfacePrev.
result
Prev.
points
New
points
Result
3 January 2020–
12 January 2020
ATP Cup Brisbane, Sydney (AUS) ATP Cup HardN/AN/A120Champion (defeated Flag of Spain.svg , 2–1)
6 January 2020–
12 January 2020
Qatar Open Doha (QAT) 250 Series HardSF900Participated in ATP Cup
24 February 2020–
1 March 2020
Dubai Open Dubai (UAE) 500 Series HardN/AN/A0First round (lost to Ram / Salisbury, 2–6, 2–6)
9 March 2020–
22 March 2020
Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells (USA) Masters 1000 HardSF360360 [lower-alpha 1] Tournaments cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic [33]
12 October 2020–
18 October 2020
Shanghai Masters Shanghai (CHN)Masters 1000Hard2R9090 [lower-alpha 1]
Total year-end points540570Increase2.svg30difference

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Novak Djokovic has a 41–5 (89.1%) ATP match win–loss record in the 2020 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings is 10–3 (76.9%). Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:

* Statistics correct as of 21 November 2020.

Finals

Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Category
Grand Slam (1–1)
ATP Finals (0–0)
Masters 1000 (2–0)
500 Series (1–0)
250 Series (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (4–1)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Feb 2020 Australian Open, Australia (8)Grand SlamHard Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win2–0 Feb 2020 Dubai Open, UAE (5)500 SeriesHard Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas 6–3, 6–4
Win3–0 Aug 2020 Cincinnati Masters, United States (2)Masters 1000Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win4–0 Sep 2020 Italian Open, Italy (5)Masters 1000Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman 7–5, 6–3
Loss4–1 Oct 2020 French Open, FranceGrand SlamClay Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 0–6, 2–6, 5–7

Team competitions: (1 title)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartner(s)OpponentsScore
Win1–0 Jan 2020 ATP Cup, AustraliaATP CupHard (i) Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Lajović
Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Milojević
Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Troicki
Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Ćaćić
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal
Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut
Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta
Flag of Spain.svg Albert Ramos Viñolas
Flag of Spain.svg Feliciano López
2–1

Earnings

Singles
EventPrize moneyYear-to-date
ATP Cup $1,013,160$1,013,160
Australian Open A$4,120,000$3,844,836
Dubai Tennis Championships $565,705$4,410,541
Cincinnati Masters $285,000$4,695,541
US Open $0$4,695,541
Italian Open €205,200$4,938,579
French Open €850,000$5,926,959
Vienna Open €41,500$5,976,158
ATP Finals $459,000$6,435,158
$6,435,158
Doubles
EventPrize moneyYear-to-date
ATP Cup $70,175$70,175
Dubai Tennis Championships $5,900$76,075
$76,075
Total
$6,511,233

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Tournaments that were postponed or canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic had their rankings adjusted – players can use the best result from 2019 or 2020 from the same Tour-level event. If a player's 2019 result is better than his 2020 result, his 2020 result will not be included in his ranking breakdown. And for canceled tournaments player's 2019 results will be included. [30]
  2. 1 2 Tournaments postponed to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic [34] [33]

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Diego Sebastián Schwartzman is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles and reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 in October 2020. As a clay court specialist, his best results have been on this surface. He is noted for his high-quality return game.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jan-Lennard Struff</span> German tennis player

Jan-Lennard Struff is a German professional tennis player. He has won four doubles titles, and in 2024 at the age of 33, Struff won his first ATP singles title by beating third seeded Taylor Fritz in straight sets in the final of the BMW Open. With that win, Struff became the third oldest first-time champion since the inception of the ATP Tour in 1990.He reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 21 on 19 June 2023. In doubles, he achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 21 on 22 October 2018. He is the current German No. 2.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marco Cecchinato</span> Italian tennis player

Marco Cecchinato is an Italian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 16 reached on 25 February 2019. On 29 April 2018, he won his first ATP World Tour title at the 2018 Hungarian Open as a lucky loser, becoming the first Sicilian tennis player to win an ATP title. Cecchinato is a clay specialist and his best Grand Slam result is a semifinal at the 2018 French Open. At the other Grand Slams he has not won a match in singles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniil Medvedev</span> Russian tennis player (born 1996)

Daniil Sergeyevich Medvedev is a Russian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), and is the current world No. 4. Medvedev has won 20 ATP Tour singles titles, including the 2021 US Open and 2020 ATP Finals. Medvedev defeated world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the final to deny him the Grand Slam. In the latter, he became the only player to defeat the top three ranked players in the world en route to the year-end championship title. He has also won six Masters titles and contested six major finals. His six Masters titles all came in different venues, making him only the sixth player to win Masters titles at six different venues.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Rafael Nadal tennis season</span>

The 2016 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on 4 January 2016 with the start of the 2016 Qatar Open.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexander Bublik</span> Kazakhstani tennis player (born 1997)

Alexander Stanislavovich "Sasha" Bublik is a Kazakhstani professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 17 in singles by the ATP, achieved in May 2024, and is the current Kazakhstani No. 1 player. Bublik also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 47, attained on 8 November 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sebastian Korda</span> Czech-American tennis player (born 2000)

Sebastian Korda is an American professional tennis player. Korda's career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 23 was achieved on October 16, 2023. He has won one ATP singles tournament, the 2021 Emilia-Romagna Open. He also won the junior title at the 2018 Australian Open, 20 years after his father Petr Korda won the Australian Open title.

The 2019 Novak Djokovic tennis season officially began on 1 January 2019, in the first round of the Qatar Open, and ended 22 November 2019 after Serbia defeat by Russia in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup Finals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Rafael Nadal tennis season</span>

The 2020 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on 3 January 2020, in the first round at the inaugural 2020 ATP Cup Group B venues in Perth.

The 2021 Novak Djokovic tennis season is considered one of Djokovic's best. It saw him become the second man in tennis history to achieve the Surface Slam following Rafael Nadal in 2010, and repeat his feat from 2015 of reaching all four major finals in a season. He won five tournaments, three of them majors: the Australian Open, the French Open, and the Wimbledon Championships. Djokovic reached the final of the US Open in an attempt to achieve the Grand Slam, but finished runner-up to Daniil Medvedev. He also won the Paris Masters and Belgrade Open, and reached his first final in a doubles tournament since 2010 at the Mallorca Open.

The 2020 Dominic Thiem tennis season saw the Austrian tennis player win 25 matches with 9 losses, earning over six million dollars in prize money, and recording his first Grand Slam title at the 2020 US Open. He began the season ranked fourth on the ATP Tour, and finished the season ranked third.

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