It has been clear for a long time that he is the greatest tennis player to walk the tennis courts in Melbourne, his results remain for all time, just like the records he sets at the Australian Open.
Novak Djokovic, the ten-time champion of this Grand Slam, continued his quest to defend his title today against Tomas Martin Ećeverija in his 100th match at the Australian Open.
It was his 92nd victory in Melbourne, and even his 31st in a row, which set the record of the Australian Open - to this day, local legend Roy Emerson, who recorded 1963 consecutive triumphs from 1968 to 30, was undisputed.
However, the absolute record for Grand Slams has been held by the American Bill Tilden for almost a century - "Big Bill" won 1920 US Open titles from 1926 to 42.
THE LONGEST STRINGS ON GS
- 42 - Bill Tilden, US open (1920 - 1926)
- 41 - Björn Borg, Wimbledon (1976 - 1981)
- 40 - Roger Federer, Wimbledon (2003 - 2008)
- 40 - Roger Federer, US Open (2004 - 2009)
- 39 - Rafael Nadal, Roland Garros (2010 - 2015)
- 36 - Rafael Nadal, Roland Garros (2016 - 2021)
- 34 - Novak Djokovic, Wimbledon (2018 - 2023)
- 31 - Rafael Nadal, Roland Garros (2005 - 2009)
- 31 - Rod Laver, US Open (1961 - 1970)
- 31 - Pete Sampras, US Open (1997 - 2001)
- 31 - Novak Djokovic, Australian Open (2019 -)
Very close to breaking that record were Björn Borg and Roger Federer at Wimbledon - the legendary Swede stopped at 41 victories (1976-1981), and the famous Swiss at 40 (2003-2008).
"Fedeks" was close to history at the US Open as well, since it reached 40 victories in a row in New York from 2004 to 2009.
When it comes to streaks at Roland Garros, there is the undisputed "king of clay" Rafael Nadal, who from 2010 to 2015 recorded 39 consecutive victories.
One of the longest individual streaks (35) was held by Rafa in Paris from 2016 to 2021, while Djokovic is also on top at Wimbledon with 34 triumphs from 2018 to 2023, when he was interrupted by Carlos Alcaraz in the final.
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