Facts, figures about Djokovic's bid for calendar-year Slam

Posted September 11, 2021 7:00 am

The Associated Press

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, returns a shot to Alexander Zverev, of Germany, during the semifinals of the US Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - Novak Djokovic plays Daniil Medvedev in the U.S. Open final on Sunday. Here is a look at some facts and figures about Djokovic and his pursuit of the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men's tennis since 1969 and a men's-record 21st career major championship:

Age: 34 (born May 22, 1987)

Country: Serbia

Plays: Right-handed

Measurements: 6-foot-2 (1.88 meters), 170 pounds (77 kilograms)

Career Singles Record: 978-197 (.832 winning percentage)

Career Singles Titles: 85

Career Fifth-Set Record: 36-10 (7 consecutive victories)

Career Grand Slam Singles Record: 323-45 ( .878 winning percentage)

Career Grand Slam Singles Titles: 20, tied with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for the men's record

Career Grand Slam Finals: 31, tied with Federer for the men's record

Career U.S. Open Finals: 9, a record

2021 Grand Slam Record: 27-0

2021 Grand Slam Titles: Australian Open (hard courts), French Open (clay courts), Wimbledon (grass courts)

2021 Grand Slam Record After Losing The First Set: 10-0

Weeks at No. 1 in the ATP Rankings: 337, a record

Sunday's final between No. 1 Djokovic and No. 2 Medvedev is the fourth at the U.S. Open in the past 25 years between the top two seeds. Djokovic was involved in all of them.

Djokovic can become the oldest U.S. Open men's champion since 1970 (Ken Rosewall, 35).

The only players to win all four Grand Slam singles titles in a single season: Don Budge (1938), Rod Laver (1962, 1969), Maureen Connolly (1953), Margaret Court (1970), Steffi Graf (1988)

Two men won the first three Grand Slam titles in a year but lost in the U.S. Open final: Jack Crawford (1933), Lew Hoad (1956)

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FILE- In this combo of 2021 file photos, Serbia's Novak Djokovic poses with the trophy after winning a Grand Slam tennis tournament, from left, Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon. Djokovic is 26-0 in Grand Slam matches in 2021, moving him two victories away from being the first man to win all four major tennis championships in one season since Rod Laver in 1969. (AP Photo/File) The Associated Press

Rod Laver, second from left on bottom, waves to the crowd during the semifinals of the US Open tennis championships between Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, and Alexander Zverev, of Germany, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) The Associated Press

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