Novak Djokovic has gained the primary three of the 4 main tournaments of 2021 – The Australian Open, the French Open and Wimbledon. He’s going for the Grand Slam, all 4 wins in a calendar yr together with the U.S. Open in New York, the place Djokovic superior to the semifinal late Wednesday.
The final to do the grand Slam was Steffi Graf in 1988. The final man to do it was Rod Laver in 1969.
Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are tied for the open-era males’s report of main wins, with 20 every.
Federer, Nadal and U.S. Open 2020 champion Dominic Thiem are all out of the U.S. Open with accidents.
Beginning with Federer’s Wimbledon win in 2003, there have been 72 majors; solely 12 have been gained by somebody aside from the Massive Three.
The final American man to win a significant championship was Andy Roddick on the U.S. Open in 2003.
Nadal has gained 13 occasions on the French Open and has gained the Australian Open simply as soon as.
Federer has gained Wimbledon eight occasions and the French Open simply as soon as.
Djokovic was the one one of many three to carry all 4 titles on the similar time, in 2015-16 nevertheless it wasn’t a “calendar yr” Grand Slam.
Nadal’s finest yr: 2010 “floor slam,” gained three majors on arduous courtroom, grass and clay.
Federer’s finest yr: 2006, gained three majors, misplaced in French Open last to Nadal.
Djokovic’s finest yr: 2021; and in 2015, he gained three majors, dropping within the French Open last after beating Nadal.
