2024 Novak Djokovic tennis season

2024 Novak Djokovic tennis season
	Djokovic at the2023 US Open
Full name	Novak Djokovic
Country	Serbia
Calendar prize money	$3,629,824
Singles
Season record	23–7
Calendar titles	0
Current ranking	No. 2
Ranking change from previous year	1
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open	SF
French Open	QF
Wimbledon	F
Doubles
Season record	0–0
Ranking change from previous year
Mixed doubles
Season record	1–0
Injuries
Injuries	right-knee injury
	Last updated on: 10 July 2024.
	←2023 2025→

The2024 Novak Djokovic tennis season,officially began on 31 December 2023, with the start of the2024 United Cup.^[2]

During this season, Djokovic:

Extended his men's Open Era record of 405 weeks asworld No. 1to 428.
Became the oldest world No. 1 of all time (37 years, 18 days).^[3]
Extended his record of 36Grand Slam men's singles finalsto 37.
Extended his record of 31grand slam first place seedingsto 33.
Extended his record of 47Grand Slam men's singles semifinalsto 49.
Extended his record of 76 Masters 1000 semifinals (previously tied with Nadal) to 77.
SurpassedRoger Federer'srecord of 58Grand Slam men's singles quarterfinals to 60.
Surpassed Roger Federer'srecord of 369career Grand Slam matches wins to 375.^[4]
Equalled Nadal's record of 17 consecutive seasons of least one ATP Masters 1000 semifinals per year.
Maintained his Open Era men's singles record of thehighest career winning percentage (minimum 500 wins)to 83.46% (1110–220).
Became the third player in the Open Era to win1,100 tour-level matches,after Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer.^[5]
SurpassedRafael NadalandRoger Federer's record of most seasons with at least one major final to 16

Yearly summary

Early hard court season

United Cup

Djokovic represented Team Serbia in the United Cup. Serbia was drawn into Group E along withTeam ChinaandTeam Czech Republic.Serbia registered a 2-1 win against China, with Djokovic winning againstZhizhen Zhangin his singles match, and in his doubles match, alongside teammateOlga Danilovic,against Zhang andQinwen Zheng.Serbia then went on to defeat Czech Republic 2-1 as well, with Djokovic winning his singles match againstJiri Leheckain three sets. Serbia topped Group E and reached the quarter finals.

But after the match against Lehecka, Djokovic raised injury concerns, claiming that he was struggling with an injury in his wrist. In the quarter final against hostsTeam Australia,Djokovic lost toAlex De Minaurin straight sets, and struggled with his wrist again. Serbia lost to Australia 3-0 eventually, hence getting knocked out of the United Cup.

Australian Open

Djokovic reached the semi finals and lost toJannik Sinnerin four sets. It was his first ever loss in an Australian open semifinal or final (previously he was 10-0 in semifinals and 20-0 in semifinals and finals combined).^[6]

Indian Wells Open

Djokovic received a first round bye into theIndian Wells Openand defeatedAleksandar Vukicin three sets to open up his Indian Wells campaign. He was then defeated by lucky loserLuca Nardiranked #123 in the world at the time, in three sets in the third round. This marked the lowest ranked opponent to ever beat Djokovic in any Masters 1000 tournament or Grand Slam event in his career.

Monte Carlo

All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Novak Djokovic in 2024.

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	P#	DNQ	A	Z#	PO	G	S	B	NMS	NTI	P	NH

(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

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent (seed or key)	Rank	Result	Score
United Cup Perth,Australia Hard 29 December 2023 – 7 January 2024
	1 / 1301	RR	Zhang Zhizhen	58	Win	6–3, 6–2
	2 / 1302	RR	Jiří Lehečka	31	Win	6–1, 6–7^(2–7),6–1
	3 / 1303	QF	Alex de Minaur	12	Loss	4–6, 4–6

Australian Open Melbourne,Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 14 – 28 January 2024
	4 / 1304	1R	Dino Prižmić(Q)	187	Win	6–2, 6–7^(5–7),6–3, 6–4
	5 / 1305	2R	Alexei Popyrin	43	Win	6–3, 4–6, 7–6^(7–4),6–3
	6 / 1306	3R	Tomás Martín Etcheverry(30)	32	Win	6–3, 6–3, 7–6^(7–2)
	7 / 1307	4R	Adrian Mannarino(20)	19	Win	6–0, 6–0, 6–3
	8 / 1308	QF	Taylor Fritz(12)	12	Win	7–6^(7–3),4–6, 6–2, 6–3
	9 / 1309	SF	Jannik Sinner(4)	4	Loss	1–6, 2–6, 7–6^(8–6),3–6

Indian Wells Open Indian Wells,United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 6 – 17 March 2024
	–	1R	Bye
	10 / 1310	2R	Aleksandar Vukic	69	Win	6–2, 5–7, 6–3
	11 / 1311	3R	Luca Nardi(LL)	123	Loss	4–6, 6–3, 3–6

Miami Open Miami Gardens,United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 20 – 31 March 2024
	Withdrew

Monte-Carlo Masters Roquebrune-Cap-Martin,France ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 7 – 14 April 2024
	–	1R	Bye
	12 / 1312	2R	Roman Safiullin^[a]	41	Win	6–1, 6–2
	13 / 1313	3R	Lorenzo Musetti	24	Win	7–5, 6–3
	14 / 1314	QF	Alex de Minaur(11)	11	Win	7–5, 6–4
	15 / 1315	SF	Casper Ruud(8)	10	Loss	4–6, 6–1, 4–6

Italian Open Rome,Italy ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 8 – 19 May 2024
	–	1R	Bye
	16 / 1316	2R	Corentin Moutet(LL)	83	Win	6–3, 6–1
	17 / 1317	3R	Alejandro Tabilo(29)	32	Loss	2–6, 3–6

Geneva Open Geneva,Switzerland ATP Tour 250 Clay, outdoor 18 – 25 May, 2024
	–	1R	Bye
	18 / 1318	2R	Yannick Hanfmann	85	Win	6–3, 6–3
	19 / 1319	QF	Tallon Griekspoor(6)	27	Win	7–5, 6–1
	20 / 1320	SF	Tomáš Macháč	44	Loss	4–6, 6–0, 1–6

French Open Paris,France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 26 May – 9 June 2024
	21 / 1321	1R	Pierre-Hugues Herbert(WC)	142	Win	6–4, 7–6^(7–3),6–4
	22 / 1322	2R	Roberto Carballés Baena	63	Win	6–4, 6–1, 6–2
	23 / 1323	3R	Lorenzo Musetti(30)	30	Win	7–5, 6–7^(6–8),2–6, 6–3, 6–0
	24 / 1324	4R	Francisco Cerúndolo(23)	27	Win	6–1, 5–7, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
	–	QF	Casper Ruud(7)	7	Withdrew	N/A

Wimbledon London,United Kingdom Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor 1 – 14 July 2024
	25 / 1325	1R	Vít Kopřiva(Q)	123	Win	6–1, 6–2, 6–2
	26 / 1326	2R	Jacob Fearnley(WC)	277	Win	6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5
	27 / 1327	3R	Alexei Popyrin	47	Win	4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6^(7–3)
	28 / 1328	4R	Holger Rune(15)	15	Win	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
	–	QF	Alex de Minaur(9)	9	Walkover	N/A
	29 / 1329	SF	Lorenzo Musetti(25)	25	Win	6–4, 7–6^(7–2),6–4
	30 / 1330	F	Carlos Alcaraz(3)	3	Loss	2–6, 2–6, 6–7^(4–7)

Mixed doubles matches

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent (seed or key)	Rank	Result	Score
United Cup Perth,Australia Hard 29 December 2023 – 7 January 2024 Partner:Olga Danilović
	1 / 4	RR	Zheng Qinwen/Zhang Zhizhen	– / 627	Win	6–4, 1–6, [10–6]

Exhibition matches

Singles

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent (seed or key)	Rank	Result	Score
Riyadh Season Tennis Cup Riyadh,Saudi Arabia Hard, outdoor 27 December 2023
	1	PO	Carlos Alcaraz	2	Loss	6–4, 4–6, 4–6

Australian Open Opening Week Melbourne,Australia Hard, outdoor 11 January 2024
	2	PO	Stefanos Tsitsipas	7	Win	6–3

Giorgio Armani Tennis Classic London,United Kingdom Grass, outdoor 28 June 2024
	3	PO	Daniil Medvedev^[a]	5	Win	6–3, 6–4

Schedule

Per Novak Djokovic, this is his current 2024 schedule (subject to change).^[7]

Singles schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Tier	Surface	Prev. result	Prev. points	New points	Result
1 January 2024– 7 January 2024	United Cup	Perth/Sydney (AUS)	United Cup	Hard	N/A	0	60	Quarterfinals (Serbia lost toAustralia, 0–3)
8 January 2024– 14 January 2024	Adelaide International	Adelaide (AUS)	250 Series	Hard	W	250	0	Withdrew
14 January 2024– 28 January 2024	Australian Open	Melbourne (AUS)	Grand Slam	Hard	W	2,000	800	Semifinals (lost toJannik Sinner,1–6, 2–6, 7–6^(8–6),3–6)
26 February 2024– 2 March 2024	Dubai Tennis Championships	Dubai (UAE)	500 Series	Hard	SF	180	0	Withdrew
6 March 2024– 17 March 2024	Indian Wells Open	Indian Wells (USA)	Masters 1000	Hard	N/A	0	50	Third round (lost toLuca Nardi,4–6, 6–3, 3–6)
7 April 2024– 14 April 2024	Monte-Carlo Masters	Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (FRA)	Masters 1000	Clay	3R	90	400	Semifinals (lost toCasper Ruud,4–6, 6–1, 4–6)
8 May 2024– 19 May 2024	Italian Open	Rome (ITA)	Masters 1000	Clay	QF	180	50	Third round (lost toAlejandro Tabilo2–6, 3–6)
20 May 2024– 26 May 2024	Geneva Open	Geneva (SUI)	250 Series	Clay	N/A	0	100	Semifinals (lost toTomáš Macháč,4–6, 6–0, 1–6)
26 May 2024– 9 June 2024	French Open	Paris (FRA)	Grand Slam	Clay	W	2000	400	Quarterfinals (withdrew to Casper Ruud, due to a right knee injury)
1 July 2024– 14 July 2024	Wimbledon	London (UK)	Grand Slam	Grass	F	1200	1300	Final (lost toCarlos Alcaraz,2–6, 2–6 6–7^(5–7))
26 July 2024– 11 August 2024	Summer Olympics	Paris (FRA)	Olympic Games	Clay	NH	N/A	N/A
Total year-end points (as ofWimbledon)						5945	3160	2785
Total year-end points						11245		difference

source:Rankings breakdown

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Novak Djokovic has a 23–7 ATP match win–loss record in the 2024 season. His record against players who were part of theATP rankingsTop Ten at the time of their meetings is 0–3.Boldindicates 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 4 July 2024^[update].

Top 10 record (0–3)

Category
Grand Slam (0–2)
ATP Finals (0–0)
Masters 1000 (0–1)
500 Series (0–0)
250 Series (0–0)

Wins by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–1)

Wins by setting
Outdoor (0–3)
Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Player	Rk	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	Rk	Ref
Loss	0–1	Jannik Sinner	4	Australian Open,Australia	Hard	SF	1–6, 2–6, 7–6^(8–6),3–6	1	^[8]
Loss	0–2	Casper Ruud	10	Monte-Carlo Masters,France	Clay	SF	4–6, 6–1, 4–6	1	^[9]
Loss	0–3	Carlos Alcaraz	3	Wimbledon,United Kingdom	Grass	F	2–6, 2–6, 6–7^(4–7)	2	^[10]

Key: (Rk) first use, opponent rank; (Rd) round; (Rk) 2nd use, player rank; (Ref) reference; (F) final; (SF) semifinal; (QF) quarterfinal; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage

Earnings

Event	Prize money	Year-to-date
Singles
United Cup	$293,850	$293,850
Australian Open	A$990,000	$955,665
Indian Wells Open	$59,100	$1,014,765
Monte-Carlo Masters	€274,425	$1,312,104
Italian Open	€51,665	$1,367,706
Geneva Open	€30,220	$1,400,552
French Open	€415,000	$1,851,615
Wimbledon Championships	£1,400,000	$
		$1,851,615
Total
		$1,851,615

Figures inUnited States dollars(USD) unless noted.

source:2024 Singles Activity
source:2024 Doubles Activity

Notes

^^a ^b ^cRussian and Belarus players are not allowed to compete under the name or flag of their country following theRussian invasion of Ukraine.^[11]

References

^"ATP Prize Money Leaders"(PDF).Protennslive.com.Retrieved27 November2023.
^"Djokovic, Swiatek Headline New-Look United Cup".atptour.com.ATP Tour.13 November 2023.Retrieved19 October2023.
^"Djokovic to become the oldest No. 1 in PIF ATP Rankings history".ATP Tour.2024-04-01.
^"Novak Djokovic on the brink of even more history after grueling win over Musetti at Roland Garros".Tennis.com.1 June 2024.Retrieved1 June2024.
^"Djokovic celebrates 1,100th win on 37th birthday in Geneva".ATP Tour.22 May 2024.Retrieved23 May2024.
^"Novak Djokovic Lost His First Australian Open Semifinal and Tennis Fans Were Stunned".26 January 2024.
^"Schedule – Novak Djokovic".Retrieved17 December2022.
^"Jannik Sinner ends 10-time champion Novak Djokovic's Australian Open streak".The Times of India.27 January 2024.Retrieved11 May2024.
^"Novak Djokovic suffers first defeat to Casper Ruud at Monte-Carlo Masters".The Independent.15 April 2024.Retrieved12 May2024.
^"Alcaraz defeats Djokovic to become Wimbledon men's singles champion".Sky News.14 July 2024.Retrieved14 July2024.
^"Joint Statement by the International Governing Bodies of Tennis".WTA Tennis.1 March 2022.Retrieved1 March2022.

External links

[RBPlayersNote-7] Russian and Belarus players are not allowed to compete under the name or flag of their country following theRussian invasion of Ukraine.^[11]

[prize-money-1] "ATP Prize Money Leaders"(PDF).Protennslive.com.Retrieved27 November2023.

[2] "Djokovic, Swiatek Headline New-Look United Cup".atptour.com.ATP Tour.13 November 2023.Retrieved19 October2023.

[3] "Djokovic to become the oldest No. 1 in PIF ATP Rankings history".ATP Tour.2024-04-01.

[4] "Novak Djokovic on the brink of even more history after grueling win over Musetti at Roland Garros".Tennis.com.1 June 2024.Retrieved1 June2024.

[5] "Djokovic celebrates 1,100th win on 37th birthday in Geneva".ATP Tour.22 May 2024.Retrieved23 May2024.

[6] "Novak Djokovic Lost His First Australian Open Semifinal and Tennis Fans Were Stunned".26 January 2024.

[8] "Schedule – Novak Djokovic".Retrieved17 December2022.

[9] "Jannik Sinner ends 10-time champion Novak Djokovic's Australian Open streak".The Times of India.27 January 2024.Retrieved11 May2024.

[10] "Novak Djokovic suffers first defeat to Casper Ruud at Monte-Carlo Masters".The Independent.15 April 2024.Retrieved12 May2024.

[11] "Alcaraz defeats Djokovic to become Wimbledon men's singles champion".Sky News.14 July 2024.Retrieved14 July2024.

[RUS-UKR-12] "Joint Statement by the International Governing Bodies of Tennis".WTA Tennis.1 March 2022.Retrieved1 March2022.

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v t e 2024 ATP Tour «2023 2025»
Grand Slam events	Australian Open(S,D,X) French Open(S,D,X) Wimbledon(S,D,X) US Open(S,D,X)
ATP Tour Masters 1000	Indian Wells(S,D,X) Miami(S,D) Monte Carlo(S,D) Madrid(S,D) Rome(S,D) Toronto(S,D) Cincinnati(S,D) Shanghai(S,D) Paris(S,D)
ATP Tour 500	Rotterdam(S,D) Rio de Janeiro(S,D) Acapulco(S,D) Dubai(S,D) Barcelona(S,D) Halle(S,D) London(S,D) Hamburg(S,D) Washington(S,D) Beijing(S,D) Tokyo(S,D) Basel(S,D) Vienna(S,D)
ATP Tour 250	Brisbane(S,D) Hong Kong(S,D) Adelaide(S,D) Auckland(S,D) Montpellier(S,D) Córdoba(S,D) Dallas(S,D) Marseille(S,D) Buenos Aires(S,D) Delray Beach(S,D) Doha(S,D) Los Cabos(S,D) Santiago(S,D) Estoril(S,D) Houston(S,D) Marrakesh(S,D) Bucharest(S,D) Munich(S,D) Geneva(S,D) Lyon(S,D) Rosmalen(S,D) Stuttgart(S,D) Eastbourne(S,D) Mallorca(S,D) Newport(S,D) Båstad(S,D) Gstaad(S,D) Kitzbühel(S,D) Atlanta(S,D) Umag(S,D) Winston-Salem(S,D) Chengdu(S,D) Hangzhou(S,D) Antwerp(S,D) Almaty(S,D) Stockholm(S,D) Metz(S,D) Gijón(S,D)
Team events	United Cup Davis Cup Qualifying round Finals Laver Cup
Summer Olympic Games, Paris(S,D,X) ATP Finals, Turin(S,D) Next Generation ATP Finals, Jeddah

v t e 2024 in tennis «2023 2025»
Grand Slam	Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
Men	ATP Tour ATP Finals ATP Challenger Tour ITF Men's World Tennis Tour
Women	WTA Tour WTA Finals WTA 125 tournaments ITF Women's World Tennis Tour
Team events	Davis Cup Qualifying round Finals Billie Jean King Cup Qualifying round Finals United Cup Laver Cup
Other events	Olympics Paralympics

v t e Men's tennis player seasons:2020–present
2020	Nadal Djokovic Thiem
2021	Nadal Djokovic Medvedev
2022	Nadal Djokovic Medvedev Alcaraz
2023	Djokovic Medvedev Alcaraz
2024	Djokovic Medvedev Alcaraz Sinner