| Fullname: | Novak Djokovic |
| Calendarprizemoney: | $4,421,915[1] |
| Singlesrecord: | (80.4%) |
| Singlestitles: | 1 |
| Yearendsinglesranking: | No. 7 |
| Australianopenresult: | SF |
| Frenchopenresult: | QF |
| Wimbledonresult: | F |
| Usopenresult: | 3R |
| Daviscupresult: | WG1 |
| Injury: | right-knee injury |
| Previous Season: | 2023 |
| Next Season: | 2025 |
See main article: Novak Djokovic.
The 2024 Novak Djokovic tennis season, officially began on 31 December 2023, with the start of the 2024 United Cup[2], and ended 13 October 2024 after Djokovic was defeated by Sinner in the finals of the Shanghai Masters.
During this season, Djokovic:
See also: 2024 United Cup. Djokovic represented Team Serbia in the United Cup. Serbia was drawn into Group E along with Team China and Team Czech Republic. Serbia registered a 2-1 win against China, with Djokovic winning against Zhizhen Zhang in his singles match, and in his doubles match, alongside teammate Olga Danilovic, against Zhang and Qinwen Zheng. Serbia then went on to defeat Czech Republic 2-1 as well, with Djokovic winning his singles match against Jiri Lehecka in 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 hosts Team Australia, Djokovic lost to Alex De Minaur in straight sets, and struggled with his wrist again. Serbia lost to Australia 3-0 eventually, hence getting knocked out of the United Cup.
See also: 2024 Australian Open – Men's singles.
Djokovic reached the semi finals and lost to Jannik Sinner in 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]
See also: 2024 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles.
Djokovic received a first round bye into the Indian Wells Open and defeated Aleksandar Vukic in three sets to open up his Indian Wells campaign. He was then defeated by lucky loser Luca Nardi ranked #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.
See also: 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters. Djokovic was upset in the semifinal 4–6, 6-1, 4-6 by Casper Ruud.
See also: 2024 Italian Open – Men's singles. Djokovic was upset in the third round by Alejandro Tabilo, who won the match 6–2, 6–3 for his first ever win against Djokovic.
See also: 2024 Geneva Open – Singles. Djokovic was upset in the semifinal 4–6, 6-0, 1-6 by Tomáš Macháč.
See also: 2024 French Open – Men's singles. Djokovic withdrew from the French Open due to concerns over the meniscus injury in his right knee before the quarterfinal match against Casper Ruud.
See also: 2024 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles. In the final, Djokovic faced Carlos Alcaraz. Djokovic was defeated by Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets 2–6, 2–6, 6–7(4–7) to win his second Wimbledon.
See also: Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's singles. Djokovic entered the 2024 Paris Olympics, defeating Matthew Ebden, Rafael Nadal, Dominik Koepfer, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Lorenzo Musetti to reach his first Olympic gold medal match.[7] Djokovic then defeated Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2) to win the Olympic gold medal, in a two hour fifty minute match characterized by no breaks of serve.[8] With the win, he became the oldest Olympic champion in men's singles as well as the only player to complete a career sweep of the Big Titles, having achieved both the Career Super Slam and Career Golden Slam as part of this accomplishment.[9] [10] [11]
See also: 2024 US Open – Men's singles. After his second-round victory, Novak Djokovic reached his 90th win at this tournament over the course of his career, becoming the only tennis player to have 90 or more career wins at each of the four Grand Slam events.[12] In the third round, he lost to Alexei Popyrin in four sets 4–6, 4–6, 6–2, 4–6 to end the season without a major title for only the second time since 2011 and the first since 2017.
See also: 2024 Rolex Shanghai Masters – Singles. In the final, Djokovic faced Jannik Sinner. Djokovic was defeated by Jannik Sinner in straight sets 6–7(4–7), 3–6. Sinner won his first Shanghai Masters ATP 1000 Masters title and fourth Masters title overall.
Djokovic also withdrew from the ATP Finals this year, citing an ongoing injury.[13]
See main article: Novak Djokovic career statistics.
This table chronicles all the matches of Novak Djokovic in 2024.
Per Novak Djokovic, this is his current 2024 schedule (subject to change).[14]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Tier | Surface | Prev. result | Prev. points | New points | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2024– 7 January 2024 | Perth/Sydney (AUS) | Hard | N/A | 0 | 60 | Quarterfinals (Serbia lost to Australia, 0–3) | |||
| 8 January 2024– 14 January 2024 | Adelaide (AUS) | Hard | bgcolor=lime | W | 250 | 0 | Withdrew | ||
| 14 January 2024– 28 January 2024 | Melbourne (AUS) | Hard | bgcolor=lime | W | 2000 | 800 | Semifinals (lost to Jannik Sinner, 1–6, 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6) | ||
| 26 February 2024– 2 March 2024 | Dubai Tennis Championships | Dubai (UAE) | Hard | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 180 | 0 | Withdrew | |
| 6 March 2024– 17 March 2024 | Indian Wells (USA) | Hard | N/A | 0 | 50 | Third round (lost to Luca Nardi, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6) | |||
| N/A | Srpska Open | Banja Luka (BIH) | 250 Series | Clay | QF | 45 | 0 | Not Held | |
| 7 April 2024– 14 April 2024 | Monte-Carlo Masters | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (FRA) | Masters 1000 | Clay | 3R | 90 | 400 | Semifinals (lost to Casper Ruud, 4–6, 6–1, 4–6) | |
| 8 May 2024– 19 May 2024 | Rome (ITA) | Masters 1000 | Clay | QF | 180 | 50 | Third round (lost to Alejandro Tabilo, 2–6, 3–6) | ||
| 20 May 2024– 26 May 2024 | Geneva (SUI) | 250 Series | Clay | N/A | 0 | 100 | Semifinals (lost to Tomáš Macháč, 4–6, 6–0, 1–6) | ||
| 26 May 2024– 9 June 2024 | 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 | London (UK) | Grand Slam | Grass | F | 1200 | 1300 | Final (lost to Carlos Alcaraz, 2–6, 2–6, 6–7(4–7)) | ||
| 26 July 2024– 11 August 2024 | Paris (FRA) | Clay | NH | N/A | N/A | Champion (defeated Carlos Alcaraz, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2)) | |||
| 6 August 2024– 12 August 2024 | Montreal (CAN) | Masters 1000 | Hard | A | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | ||
| 12 August 2024– 19 August 2024 | Cincinnati (USA) | Masters 1000 | Hard | W | 1000 | 0 | |||
| 26 August 2024– 8 September 2024 | New York (USA) | Grand Slam | Hard | W | 2000 | 100 | Third round (lost to Alexei Popyrin, 4–6, 4–6, 6–2, 4–6) | ||
| 14 September 2024– 15 September 2024 | Belgrade (SRB) | Hard (i) | N/A | N/A | N/A | Progressed to Qualifiers second Round | |||
| 2 October 2024– 13 October 2024 | Shanghai (CHN) | Masters 1000 | Hard | N/A | 0 | 650 | Final (lost to Jannik Sinner, 6–7(4–7), 3–6) | ||
| 28 October 2024– 3 November 2024 | Paris (FRA) | Masters 1000 | Hard (i) | W | 1000 | 0 | Withdrew | ||
| 10 November 2024– 17 November 2024 | Turin (ITA) | Hard (i) | W | 1300 | 0 | Withdrew | |||
| Total year-end points | 11245 | 7335 difference |
Novak Djokovic has a ATP match win–loss record in the 2024 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings is . Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:
Lorenzo Musetti 4–0
Alexei Popyrin 2–1
Taylor Fritz 2–0
Radu Albot 1–0
Roberto Carballés Baena 1–0
Francisco Cerúndolo 1–0 Flavio Cobolli 1–0
Laslo Djere 1–0 Matthew Ebden 1–0 Tomás Martín Etcheverry 1–0
Jacob Fearnley 1–0
Pierre-Hugues Herbert 1–0
Vít Kopřiva 1–0 Jiří Lehečka 1–0 Adrian Mannarino 1–0 Jakub Menšík 1–0 Alex Michelsen 1–0 Corentin Moutet 1–0 Rafael Nadal 1–0 Aleksandar Vukic 1–0
Zhang Zhizhen 1–0 Carlos Alcaraz 1–1 Alex de Minaur 1–1 Tomáš Macháč 0–1 Luca Nardi 0–1
Casper Ruud 0–1 Jannik Sinner 0–2| valign=top |
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| Result | class=unsortable | W–L | width=120 | Player | width=20 | width=220 | Event | Surface | width=20 | class=unsortable | Score | class=unsortable | ||||
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| Loss | Jannik Sinner | align=center bgcolor=eee8aa | 4 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 1–6, 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6 | bgcolor=lime | 1 | [15] | |||||
| Loss | Casper Ruud | align=center bgcolor=eee8aa | 10 | Monte-Carlo Masters, France | Clay | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 4–6, 6–1, 4–6 | bgcolor=lime | 1 | [16] | |||||
| Loss | Carlos Alcaraz | align=center bgcolor=99ccff | 3 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | bgcolor=thistle | F | 2–6, 2–6, 6–7(4–7) | bgcolor=thistle | 2 | [17] | |||||
| Win | Carlos Alcaraz | align=center bgcolor=99ccff | 3 | Summer Olympics, France | Clay | bgcolor=lime | F | 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2) | bgcolor=thistle | 2 | [18] | |||||
| Win | Taylor Fritz | align=center bgcolor=eee8aa | 7 | Shanghai Masters, China | Hard | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 6–4, 7–6(8–6) | 4 | [19] | ||||||
| Loss | Jannik Sinner | align=center bgcolor=lime | 1 | Shanghai Masters, China | Hard | bgcolor=thistle | F | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 | 4 | [20] |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Wimbledon, Great Britain | Grand Slam | Grass | Carlos Alcaraz | 2–6, 2–6, 6–7(4–7) | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Summer Olympics, France | Olympics | Clay | Carlos Alcaraz | 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2) | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Shanghai Masters, China | Masters 1000 | Hard | Jannik Sinner | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Singles | ||
| Event | Prize money | Year-to-date |
|---|---|---|
| United Cup | $293,850 | $293,850 |
| A$990,000 | $955,665 | |
| $59,100 | $1,014,765 | |
| €274,425 | $1,312,104 | |
| €51,665 | $1,367,706 | |
| €30,220 | $1,400,552 | |
| French Open | €415,000 | $1,851,615 |
| £1,400,000 | $3,621,915 | |
| US Open | $215,000 | $3,836,915 |
| Shanghai Masters | $585,000 | $4,421,915 |
| $4,421,915 | ||
| Doubles | ||
| Event | Prize money | Year-to-date |
| $0 | ||
| Total | ||
| $4,421,915 | ||