In pictures: Novak Djokovic: career record and 2026 season form
Serbian player holds 24 majors and saw his ATP Finals hopes end after defeat to Rinky Hijikata.

Novak Djokovic is a Serbian tennis player with 24 major singles titles and a record 428 weeks at world No. 1. His 2026 season began at the Australian Open on 18 January, and his ATP Finals hopes ended after a loss to Rinky Hijikata.
Key takeaways
- Djokovic has won 24 major singles titles.
- He has been world No. 1 for a record 428 weeks.
- He won an Olympic gold medal.
- His 2026 season began at the Australian Open on 18 January.
- His ATP Finals hopes ended after defeat to Rinky Hijikata.
Novak Djokovic's ATP Finals hopes ended after a defeat to Rinky Hijikata, Apex Sports News reported. The Serbian professional tennis player has won 24 major singles titles and spent a record 428 weeks as ATP world No. 1, according to Wikipedia.
Djokovic has won 102 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including a record 40 Masters titles and seven year-end championships.
He also won an Olympic gold medal and is the only man in tennis history to be the reigning champion of all four majors at once across three different surfaces.
Djokovic is the only man to achieve a triple Career Grand Slam in singles, and the first player to complete a Career Golden Masters, accomplishing it twice.
He is the only player in singles to have won all of the Big Titles over the course of his career, and he finished as the year-end No. 1 a record eight times, having been ranked No.
1 at least once in a year for a record 13 different years.
Alexander Zverev's first match as world No. 1
Alexander Zverev lost his first match as ATP world number one to Lorenzo Musetti at the Paris Masters, Apex Sports News reported. The result came alongside Djokovic's defeat to Hijikata, which ended the Serbian's hopes of qualifying for the ATP Finals. Djokovic has been ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals for a record 428 weeks.
2026 season and what happens next
The 2026 Novak Djokovic tennis season officially began on 18 January 2026 with the start of the Australian Open, according to Wikipedia. Djokovic withdrew from his first scheduled tournament, the 2026 Adelaide International. His ATP Finals hopes are now over following his loss to Rinky Hijikata.
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