The 2024 Novak Djokovic tennis season, officially began on 31 December 2023, with the start of the 2024 United Cup, and ended 13 October 2024 after Djokovic was defeated by Sinner in the finals of the Shanghai Masters.
During this season, Djokovic: Became the oldest world No. 1 of all time (). Became the third player to accomplish the Career Golden Slam, the second to accomplish the Career Super Slam & the first to complete the career sweep of the Big Titles Became the third player in the Open Era to win 1,100 tour-level matches, after Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer. Became the first player in history to reach the semifinals at 4 different Olympics. Became the oldest Olympic gold medalist in men's singles & reached the Olympics final for the first time in his career, surpassing his bronze medal win in 2008. Became first player to have 90 wins at each grand slam in open Era. Extended his record of 13 Olympic singles victories (previously tied with Federer) to 19. Extended his men's Open Era record of 405 weeks as world No. 1 to 428. Extended his men's Open Era record of 71 big titles to 72. Extended his record of 36 Grand Slam men's singles finals to 37. Extended his record of 47 Grand Slam men's singles semifinals to 49. Extended his record of 31 Grand slam first place seedings to 33. Extended his record of 76 Masters 1000 semifinals (previously tied with Nadal) to 78. Extended his record of 58 Masters 1000 finals to 59. Extended his Open Era record of 257 wins over top 10 ranked men's singles players to 259. Surpassed Roger Federer's record of 58 Grand Slam men's singles quarterfinals to 60. Surpassed Roger Federer's record of 369 career Grand Slam matches wins to 377. Surpassed Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer's record of most seasons with at least one major final made to 16. Equalled Nadal's record of 17 consecutive seasons of least one ATP Masters 1000 semifinal reached per season. Maintained his Open Era men's singles record of the highest career winning percentage (minimum 500 wins) at (1124–222).
Yearly summary Early hard court season 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.
Australian Open
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).
Indian Wells Open
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.
Clay court season Monte-Carlo Masters
Djokovic was upset in the semifinal 4–6, 6–1, 4–6 by Casper Ruud.
Italian Open
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.
Geneva Open
Djokovic was upset in the semifinal 4–6, 6–0, 1–6 by Tomáš Macháč.
French Open
Djokovic withdrew from the French Open due to concerns over the meniscus injury in his right knee before the quarterfinal match against Casper Ruud.
Grass court season Wimbledon
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.
Olympic Games Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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. 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. 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. He did not lose a single set during the tournament.
Outdoor hard court season US Open
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. 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.
Indoor hard court season Shanghai Masters
In the final, Djokovic faced Jannik Sinner. Djokovic was defeated by Jannik Sinner in straight sets 6–7(4–7), 3–6.
ATP Finals
Djokovic also withdrew from the ATP Finals this year, citing an ongoing injury.
All matches
This table chronicles all the matches of Novak Djokovic in 2024.
Singles matches
Doubles matches
Mixed doubles matches
Exhibition matches Singles
Doubles
Mixed Doubles
Schedule Per Novak Djokovic, this is his current 2024 schedule (subject to change).
Singles schedule DateTournamentLocationTierSurfacePrev.resultPrev.pointsNewpointsResult 1 January 2024–7 January 2024 United Cup Perth/Sydney (AUS) United Cup Hard N/A 0 60 Quarterfinals ( Serbia lost to Australia, 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 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) 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 to Luca Nardi, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6) N/A Srpska Open Banja Luka (BIH) 250 Series Clay QF 450 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 Italian Open 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 Open 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 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 1300Final (lost to Carlos Alcaraz, 2–6, 2–6, 6–7(4–7)) 26 July 2024–11 August 2024 Summer Olympics Paris (FRA) Olympic Games Clay NH N/A N/A Champion (defeated Carlos Alcaraz, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2)) 6 August 2024–12 August 2024 Canadian Open Montreal (CAN) Masters 1000 Hard A 0 0 Withdrew 12 August 2024–19 August 2024 Cincinnati Open Cincinnati (USA) Masters 1000 Hard W 1000 0 26 August 2024–8 September 2024 US Open 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 Davis Cup World Group Belgrade (SRB) Davis Cup Hard (i) N/A N/A N/A Progressed to Qualifiers second Round 2 October 2024–13 October 2024 Shanghai Masters 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 Masters Paris (FRA) Masters 1000 Hard (i)W 1000 0 Withdrew10 November 2024–17 November 2024 ATP Finals Turin (ITA) Tour Finals Hard (i) W 1300 0Total year-end points 11245 7335 difference
Yearly records Head-to-head matchups 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 Roman Safiullin 2–0 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 Tallon Griekspoor 1–0 Yannick Hanfmann 1–0 Pierre-Hugues Herbert 1–0 Dominik Koepfer 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 Dino Prižmić 1–0 Holger Rune 1–0 Stefanos Tsitsipas 1–0 Aleksandar Vukic 1–0 Ioannis Xilas 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 Alejandro Tabilo 0–1 Jannik Sinner 0–2
* Statistics correct .
Top 10 record (2–4) CategoryGrand Slam (0–2)Olympic Games (1–0)ATP Finals (0–0)Masters 1000 (1–2)500 Series (0–0)250 Series (0–0)Wins by surface Hard (1–2) Clay (1–1) Grass (0–1)Wins by settingOutdoor (2–4)Indoor (0–0) ResultW–LPlayerEventSurfaceScoreLoss Jannik Sinner4Australian Open, AustraliaHardSF1–6, 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–61Loss Casper Ruud10Monte-Carlo Masters, FranceClaySF4–6, 6–1, 4–61Loss Carlos Alcaraz3Wimbledon, United KingdomGrassF2–6, 2–6, 6–7(4–7)2Win Carlos Alcaraz3Summer Olympics, FranceClayF7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2)2Win Taylor Fritz7Shanghai Masters, ChinaHardSF6–4, 7–6(8–6)4Loss Jannik Sinner1Shanghai Masters, ChinaHardF6–7(4–7), 3–64
Finals Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-up) CategoryGrand Slam (0–1)ATP Finals (0–0)ATP Masters 1000 (0–1)Olympics (1–0)ATP 500 Series (0–0)ATP 250 Series (0–0)Titles by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (1–0)Grass (0–1)Titles by settingOutdoor (1–2)Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Wimbledon, Great BritainGrand SlamGrass Carlos Alcaraz2–6, 2–6, 6–7(4–7)Win1–1Summer Olympics, FranceOlympicsClay Carlos Alcaraz7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2)Loss1–2Shanghai Masters, ChinaMasters 1000Hard Jannik Sinner6–7(4–7), 3–6
Earnings
Singles Event Prize money Year-to-dateUnited Cup$293,850 $293,850Australian Open A$990,000$955,665Indian Wells Open $59,100 $1,014,765Monte-Carlo Masters €274,425$1,312,104Italian Open €51,665$1,367,706Geneva Open €30,220$1,400,552French Open€415,000 $1,851,615Wimbledon Championships £1,400,000$3,621,915US Open$215,000 $3,836,915Shanghai Masters $585,000 $4,421,915 $4,421,915 Total $4,421,915 Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted. source：2024 Singles Activity source：2024 Doubles Activity
See also 2024 ATP Tour 2024 Daniil Medvedev tennis season 2024 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season 2024 Jannik Sinner tennis season
Notes
References
External links
ATP tour profile