Novak Djokovic‘s 2024 season has been less impressive, with fewer victories than any other full year in his career.
In 2023, he had an amazing run, winning the Australian Open, French Open, US Open, and the WTA Finals while finishing the year as No. 1. However, like all great athletes, even Djokovic’s performance eventually declines.
This year marks a change for him as he didn’t win a Grand Slam for the first time in seven years. His closest attempt was at Wimbledon but lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the final.
| Name | Age | Points | Stats 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| rs Novak Djokovic | 37 | 8,360 | 18 - 6 |
Djokovic’s Changing Season
Djokovic also chose to skip the ATP Finals this year. This decision means he’ll finish outside the Top 5 rankings for only the second time in 18 years; last time was back in 2017 when he also didn’t win a Grand Slam until now.
Even during that challenging year of 2017 by his standards, he still managed to grab two titles: one against Andy Murray at Qatar Open and another at Eastbourne International. Fans might wonder if this is truly a sign of things changing for him.
Skipping ATP Finals means something else too: it’s the first time since his full-season debut that he’s not won at least two titles when playing all year long.
His journey began on the ATP Tour back in 2004-2005 with just a few matches each season. But it wasn’t until 2006 that Djokovic played every match from start to finish—and won two titles then! For nearly two decades after that—up till last year—he consistently bagged at least two tournament wins annually.
While this streak has ended now, we should remember what really mattered most to him this season: winning Olympic gold —a dream come true after many past disappointments!
Despite being below par compared to last year’s form throughout much of this season (his own admission), Djokovic rose up brilliantly when it counted most by beating Alcaraz with fantastic serves during their gold medal match on clay courts at Roland-Garros.
His slight drop down rankings can be attributed partly due deliberate choices made about playing fewer tournaments overall; focusing instead mainly upon four major Grand Slams plus representing Serbia internationally remains top priority according ten-time Aussie champ himself who likely doesn’t care much about current standings anymore given past record-setting weeks spent atop leaderboard history-wise anyway!
What do you think? Is this just part of his evolving strategy or something more?
