2021 Novak Djokovic tennis season

2021 Novak Djokovic tennis season
Full name	Novak Djokovic
Country	Serbia
Calendar prize money	$9,100,547 (singles & doubles)
Singles
Season record	55–7
Calendar titles	5
Year-end ranking	No. 1
Ranking change from previous year
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open	W
French Open	W
Wimbledon	W
US Open	F
Tour Finals	SF
Olympic Games	4th place
Doubles
Season record	6–4
Current ranking	No. 255
Ranking change from previous year	97
Mixed doubles
Season record	2–1
Olympic Games	4th place
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The 2021 Novak Djokovic tennis season is considered one of Djokovic's best.^[1]^[2] It saw him become the second man in tennis history to achieve the Surface Slam (winning majors on the three different surfaces of clay, grass and hard court in the same calendar year) following Rafael Nadal in 2010, and repeat his feat from 2015 of reaching all four major finals in a season. He won five tournaments, three of them majors: the Australian Open, the French Open, and the Wimbledon Championships. Djokovic reached the final of the US Open in an attempt to achieve the Grand Slam, but finished runner-up to Daniil Medvedev. He also won the Paris Masters and Belgrade Open, and reached his first final in a doubles tournament since 2010 at the Mallorca Open.

During this season, Djokovic:

Surpassed Roger Federer's record number of 310 weeks spent with the ATP No. 1 singles ranking to 353.
Surpassed Pete Sampras' record of six year-end No. 1 ranking finishes to seven.
Surpassed his record (joint with Nadal) of 36 Masters 1000 titles to 37.
Surpassed Federer's record of 224 wins over top 10 players to 229.
Tied Federer and Nadal's all-time record total of 20 men's singles major titles.
Tied Federer's all-time record of 31 major finals reached.
Tied Federer's all-time record of 13 Olympic singles victories.

Yearly summary

Early hard court season

Djokovic was scheduled to appear in an Adelaide exhibition tournament, called "A Day at the Drive". He was supposed to play a match against Jannik Sinner. But, due to hand blisters, he chose to skip the match and prepare for the upcoming ATP Cup and the Australian Open. Fellow Serbian Filip Krajinović played and won the first set of the match by 6–3, but Djokovic made a surprise appearance to play the second set. Djokovic won the second set by 6–3, winning the match.

ATP Cup

Novak Djokovic began his official season by taking part in Serbia's national team in the ATP Cup. Looking to defend the past year's title, Serbia met Canada and Germany in Group A. Djokovic defeated Denis Shapovalov in straight sets, and teamed with Filip Krajinović to defeat Shapovalov and Milos Raonic in doubles, to help Serbia defeat Canada. However, Serbia's tournament ended with a loss against Germany. Djokovic defeated Alexander Zverev in three sets, but lost in doubles with Nikola Ćaćić against Zverev and Jan-Lennard Struff.^[3]

Australian Open

Djokovic started the Australian open with a straight sets win against Jérémy Chardy and a four-set win against Frances Tiafoe. Djokovic won a five-set thriller against Taylor Fritz in the third round, despite an injury scare. He continued his dominance at the Australian Open by overwhelming Milos Raonic and Zverev in four sets. He defeated Russians Aslan Karatsev and Daniil Medvedev in straight sets in the semi-finals and finals, to win the Australian Open again. The victory marked his record-extending ninth men's singles title at the tournament, and also his 18th major title overall.^[4]

Miami Open

Djokovic withdrew from the 2021 Miami Open, citing a desire to rest after the Australian Open and spend more time with family. He also wanted to prepare for the upcoming clay court season.^[5]

Spring clay court season

Monte-Carlo Masters

After a straight sets win over Sinner, Djokovic was upset by Dan Evans in the third round, marking his first singles loss of the season.

Serbia Open

After straight-sets wins over Kwon Soon-woo and compatriot Miomir Kecmanović, Djokovic lost in the semifinals to Karatsev in three tight sets.^[6]

Italian Open

Djokovic started the defense of his Italian Open title with straight sets wins over Fritz and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. After this, he had an early scare, down a set and a break in a rainy match against Stefanos Tsitsipas that was postponed. The next day, he made a comeback and won. The same day, he also won his semifinal against Lorenzo Sonego in three sets. Djokovic then lost to Rafael Nadal in the final in three sets.^[7]

Serbia Open Part 2

Djokovic started the Serbia Open part 2 with straight sets wins over Mats Moraing and Federico Coria. After reaching the final with a three set win over Andrej Martin, Djokovic won his 83rd title, at home, defeating Alex Molčan in straight sets.^[8]

French Open

Djokovic began with straight set wins against Tennys Sandgren, Pablo Cuevas, and Ričardas Berankis in the first three rounds. In the fourth round, Lorenzo Musetti led by two sets to love, but Djokovic then won all but one game afterwards; Musetti retired in the fifth set. After a four set win in the quarterfinals against Matteo Berrettini, Djokovic shockingly defeated Nadal in the semifinals in four brutal sets, only the second time he had beaten Nadal at Roland Garros, and only the third time Nadal lost at the event. Djokovic then defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final in five sets, after losing the first two. It was his 19th major title, and he completed a double Career Grand Slam. He became the first player in the Open Era to win a Major after coming back from a two-set deficit in two separate matches in the same tournament (in the fourth round and the final). He also became the first player to beat Nadal on the way to winning Roland Garros.^[9]

Grass court season

Mallorca Open

Djokovic's grass-court season began at the Mallorca Championships, where he competed in doubles alongside Carlos Gómez-Herrera. The team advanced to the final, but they withdrew before the match due to an injury to Gómez-Herrera.^[10]

Wimbledon

Djokovic entered Wimbledon as the defending champion from 2019 and the favorite for the title. He won a four-set first round over British wildcard Jack Draper. He reached the final with five straight set wins, defeating Denis Kudla, former runner-up Kevin Anderson, Márton Fucsovics, Chilean seed Cristian Garín, and Denis Shapovalov. He then recovered from a one-set deficit in the final against Matteo Berrettini to claim his sixth Wimbledon title and 20th men's singles major title overall, equaling Roger Federer and Nadal's all-time record.

Late hard court season

Tokyo Olympics

Djokovic opened his summer hard court season at the Tokyo Olympics, where he sought to improve on his bronze medal result from Beijing 2008 and pursue a potential calendar-year and career Golden Slam. He won his first four rounds in straight sets, against Hugo Dellien Struff, Davidovich Fokina and hometown player Kei Nishikori, to reach the semifinals, where he lost to Alexander Zverev in 3 sets despite being a set and a break up.^[11] He then lost his bronze medal match to Pablo Carreño Busta in 3 tight sets. He also participated in the mixed doubles alongside Nina Stojanović, where the pair won their first two matches in straight sets but lost in the semifinals and withdrew from the bronze medal match. Djokovic thus left the Olympics without any medals.

US Open

Djokovic entered the tournament in contention for the Grand Slam, a feat in men's singles tennis achieved only by Don Budge in 1938 and Rod Laver in 1962 and 1969. Djokovic won in four sets against Holger Rune and against Tallon Griekspoor in straight sets. He then proceeded to lose the first set and win the subsequent three in each of his next three matches, against Nishikori, Jenson Brooksby, and Berrettini. He then defeated Zverev in five sets in the semifinals. Djokovic then lost in the final to Medvedev in straight sets, ending his Grand Slam bid.^[12]

European indoor hard court season

Paris Masters

Djokovic played in men's doubles, partnering Krajinovic. They won in the first round, but lost the next round in straight sets. In singles, Djokovic defeated Márton Fucsovics in 3 sets, and advanced to the quarter-finals after a walkover by Gaël Monfils in the Round of 16. He won the semifinals against Hubert Hurkacz in three sets in the semifinals, securing the year-end No. 1 ranking for a record seventh time. In the final, he avenged his US Open final loss by beating Medvedev in three sets, winning a record-extending sixth Paris Masters title, and a record 37th Masters title overall.

ATP Finals

Djokovic won all of his round-robin matches (against Casper Ruud, Andrey Rublev, and Cameron Norrie) in straight sets to advance to the semifinals, but then lost a 3-setter to Alexander Zverev.

All matches

This table lists all the matches of Djokovic in 2021, including walkovers (W/O)

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
ATP Cup Melbourne, Australia ATP Cup Hard, outdoor 2–7 February 2021
	1 / 1127	RR	Denis Shapovalov	12	Win	7–5, 7–5
	2 / 1128	RR	Alexander Zverev	7	Win	6–7^(3–7), 6–2, 7–5

Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 8–21 February 2021
	3 / 1129	1R	Jérémy Chardy	61	Win	6–3, 6–1, 6–2
	4 / 1130	2R	Frances Tiafoe	64	Win	6–3, 6–7^(3–7), 7–6^(7–2), 6–3
	5 / 1131	3R	Taylor Fritz (27)	31	Win	7–6^(7–1), 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2
	6 / 1132	4R	Milos Raonic (14)	14	Win	7–6^(7–4), 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
	7 / 1133	QF	Alexander Zverev (6)	7	Win	6–7^(6–8), 6–2, 6–4, 7–6^(8–6)
	8 / 1134	SF	Aslan Karatsev (Q)	114	Win	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
	9 / 1135	W	Daniil Medvedev (4)	4	Win (1)	7–5, 6–2, 6–2

Monte-Carlo Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 12–18 April 2021
	–	1R	Bye
	10 / 1136	2R	Jannik Sinner	22	Win	6–4, 6–2
	11 / 1137	3R	Dan Evans	33	Loss	4–6, 5–7

Serbia Open Belgrade, Serbia ATP Tour 250 Clay, outdoor 19–25 April 2021
	–	1R	Bye
	12 / 1138	2R	Kwon Soon-woo	85	Win	6–1, 6–3
	13 / 1139	QF	Miomir Kecmanović (8)	47	Win	6–1, 6–3
	14 / 1140	SF	Aslan Karatsev (3)	28	Loss	5–7, 6–4, 4–6

Italian Open Rome, Italy ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 9–16 May 2021
	–	1R	Bye
	15 / 1141	2R	Taylor Fritz	31	Win	6–3, 7–6^(7–5)
	16 / 1142	3R	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (Q)	48	Win	6–2, 6–1
	17 / 1143	QF	Stefanos Tsitsipas (5)	5	Win	4–6, 7–5, 7–5
	18 / 1144	SF	Lorenzo Sonego	28	Win	6–3, 6–7^(5–7), 6–2
	19 / 1145	F	Rafael Nadal (2)	3	Loss	5–7, 6–1, 3–6

Belgrade Open Belgrade, Serbia ATP Tour 250 Clay, outdoor 24–30 May 2021
	–	1R	Bye
	20 / 1146	2R	Mats Moraing (LL)	253	Win	6–2, 7–6^(7–4)
	21 / 1147	QF	Federico Coria (Alt)	96	Win	6–1, 6–0
	22 / 1148	SF	Andrej Martin (Q)	119	Win	6–1, 4–6, 6–0
	23 / 1149	W	Alex Molčan (Q)	255	Win (2)	6–4, 6–3

French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 30 May – 13 June 2021
	24 / 1150	1R	Tennys Sandgren	66	Win	6–2, 6–4, 6–2
	25 / 1151	2R	Pablo Cuevas	92	Win	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
	26 / 1152	3R	Ričardas Berankis	93	Win	6–1, 6–4, 6–1
	27 / 1153	4R	Lorenzo Musetti	76	Win	6–7^(7–9), 6–7^(2–7), 6–1, 6–0, 4–0 ret.
	28 / 1154	QF	Matteo Berrettini (9)	9	Win	6–3, 6–2, 6–7^(5–7), 7–5
	29 / 1155	SF	Rafael Nadal (3)	3	Win	3–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–4), 6–2
	30 / 1156	W	Stefanos Tsitsipas (5)	5	Win (3)	6–7^(6–8), 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4

Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor 28 June – 11 July 2021
	31 / 1157	1R	Jack Draper (WC)	253	Win	4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
	32 / 1158	2R	Kevin Anderson	102	Win	6–3, 6–3, 6–3
	33 / 1159	3R	Denis Kudla (Q)	114	Win	6–4, 6–3, 7–6^(9–7)
	34 / 1160	4R	Cristian Garín (17)	20	Win	6–2, 6–4, 6–2
	35 / 1161	QF	Márton Fucsovics	48	Win	6–3, 6–4, 6–4
	36 / 1162	SF	Denis Shapovalov (10)	12	Win	7–6^(7–3), 7–5, 7–5
	37 / 1163	W	Matteo Berrettini (7)	9	Win (4)	6–7^(4–7), 6–4, 6–4, 6–3

Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan Olympic Games Hard, outdoor 24 July – 1 August 2021
	38 / 1164	1R	Hugo Dellien	139	Win	6–2, 6–2
	39 / 1165	2R	Jan-Lennard Struff	48	Win	6–4, 6–3
	40 / 1166	3R	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (16)	34	Win	6–3, 6–1
	41 / 1167	QF	Kei Nishikori	69	Win	6–2, 6–0
	42 / 1168	SF	Alexander Zverev (4)	5	Loss	6–1, 3–6, 1–6
	43 / 1169	SF-B	Pablo Carreño Busta (6)	11	Loss	4–6, 7–6^(8–6), 3–6

US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 30 August – 12 September 2021
	44 / 1170	1R	Holger Rune (Q)	145	Win	6–1, 6–7^(5–7), 6–2, 6–1
	45 / 1171	2R	Tallon Griekspoor	121	Win	6–2, 6–3, 6–2
	46 / 1172	3R	Kei Nishikori	56	Win	6–7^(4–7), 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
	47 / 1173	4R	Jenson Brooksby (WC)	99	Win	1–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
	48 / 1174	QF	Matteo Berrettini (6)	8	Win	5–7, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
	49 / 1175	SF	Alexander Zverev (4)	4	Win	4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
	50 / 1176	F	Daniil Medvedev (2)	2	Loss	4–6, 4–6, 4–6

Paris Masters Paris, France ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, indoor 1–7 November 2021
	–	1R	Bye
	51 / 1177	2R	Márton Fucsovics	40	Win	6–2, 4–6, 6–3
	–	3R	Gaël Monfils (15)	22	Walkover	N/A
	52 / 1178	QF	Taylor Fritz	26	Win	6–4, 6–3
	53 / 1179	SF	Hubert Hurkacz (7)	10	Win	3–6, 6–0, 7–6^(7–5)
	54 / 1180	W	Daniil Medvedev (2)	2	Win (5)	4–6, 6–3, 6–3

ATP Finals Turin, Italy ATP Finals Hard, indoor 14–21 November 2021
	55 / 1181	RR	Casper Ruud (8)	8	Win	7–6^(7–4), 6–2
	56 / 1182	RR	Andrey Rublev (5)	5	Win	6–3, 6–2
	57 / 1183	RR	Cameron Norrie (Alt)	12	Win	6–2, 6–1
	58 / 1184	SF	Alexander Zverev (3)	3	Loss	6–7^(4–7), 6–4, 3–6

Davis Cup Finals Group stage Innsbruck, Austria Davis Cup Hard, indoor 26–28 November 2021
	59 / 1185	RR	Dennis Novak	118	Win	6–3, 6–2
	60 / 1186	RR	Jan-Lennard Struff	51	Win	6–2, 6–4

Davis Cup Finals Knockout stage Madrid, Spain Davis Cup Hard, indoor 1–5 December 2021
	61 / 1187	QF	Alexander Bublik	36	Win	6–3, 6–4
	62 / 1188	SF	Marin Čilić	30	Win	6–4, 6–2

Doubles matches

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponents (seed or key)	Ranks	Result	Score
ATP Cup Melbourne, Australia ATP Cup Hard, outdoor 2–7 February 2021 Partner: Filip Krajinović (vs. Canada) Nikola Ćaćić (vs. Germany)
	1 / 128	RR	Milos Raonic / Denis Shapovalov	385 / 49	Win	7–5, 7–6^(7–4)
	2 / 129	RR	Jan-Lennard Struff / Alexander Zverev	53 / 180	Loss	6–7^(4–7), 7–5, [7–10]

Mallorca Championships Santa Ponsa, Spain ATP Tour 250 Grass, outdoor 21–27 June 2021 Partner: Carlos Gómez-Herrera
	3 / 130	1R	Tomislav Brkić / Nikola Ćaćić	56 / 45	Win	5–7, 6–4, [13–11]
	4 / 131	QF	Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos (1)	10 / 7	Win	4–6, 7–6^(7–3), [10–8]
	5 / 132	SF	Oliver Marach / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (3)	30 / 55	Win	6–3, 7–6^(7–4)
	–	F	Simone Bolelli / Máximo González (4)	54 / 39	Withdrew	N/A

Paris Masters Paris, France ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, indoor 1–7 November 2021 Partner: Filip Krajinović
	6 / 133	1R	Alex de Minaur / Luke Saville	133 / 27	Win	4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
	7 / 134	2R	John Peers / Filip Polášek (6)	14 / 9	Loss	6–7^(2–7), 4–6

Davis Cup Finals Innsbruck, Austria Davis Cup Hard, indoor 26–28 November 2021 Partner: Nikola Ćaćić
	8 / 135	RR	Kevin Krawietz / Tim Pütz	14 / 18	Loss	6–7^(5–7), 6–3, 6–7^(5–7)

Davis Cup Finals Knockout stage Madrid, Spain Davis Cup Hard, indoor 1–5 December 2021 Partner: Nikola Ćaćić (vs. Kazakhstan) Filip Krajinović (vs. Croatia)
	9 / 136	RR	Andrey Golubev / Aleksandr Nedovyesov	28 / 72	Win	6–2, 2–6, 6–3
	10 / 137	SF	Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić	2 / 1	Loss	5–7, 1–6

Mixed doubles matches

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponents (seed or key)	Ranks	Result	Score
2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan Olympic Games Hard, outdoor 28 July – 1 August 2021 Partner: Nina Stojanović
	1 / 1	1R	Luisa Stefani / Marcelo Melo	23 / 18	Win	6–3, 6–4
	2 / 2	QF	Laura Siegemund / Kevin Krawietz	34 / 15	Win	6–1, 6–2
	3 / 3	SF	Elena Vesnina / Aslan Karatsev	56 / 203	Loss	6–7^(4–7), 5–7
	–	SF-B	Ashleigh Barty / John Peers	36 / 25	Withdrew	N/A

Exhibition matches

Singles

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent (seed or key)	Rank	Result	Score
A Day at the Drive^[13] Adelaide, Australia Hard, outdoor 29 January 2021
	1	–	Jannik Sinner	36	Win	6–3

Schedule

Per Novak Djokovic, this is his current 2021 schedule (subject to change).^[14]^[15]^[16] The ATP rankings are currently affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; they are on a Best of 24-month basis through the week of 15 March 2021. Until then, all the events are non-mandatory and players can use the best result from the same event in that 24-month span.^[17]

Singles schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Tier	Surface	Prev. result	Prev. points	New points	Result
2 February 2021– 7 February 2021	ATP Cup	Melbourne (AUS)	ATP Cup	Hard	W	665	140 (665^[a])	Round robin ( Serbia lost to Germany, 1–2)
8 February 2021– 21 February 2021	Australian Open	Melbourne (AUS)	Grand Slam	Hard	W	2000	2000	Champion (defeated Daniil Medvedev, 7–5, 6–2, 6–2)
15 March 2021– 21 March 2021	Dubai Open	Dubai (UAE)	500 Series	Hard	W	500	0 (500^[a])	Withdrew
24 March 2021– 4 April 2021	Miami Open	Miami (USA)	Masters 1000	Hard	4R	90	0 (45^[b])	Withdrew
12 April 2021– 18 April 2021	Monte Carlo Masters	Monte Carlo (MON)	Masters 1000	Clay	QF	180	90	Third round (lost to Dan Evans, 4–6, 5–7)
19 April 2021– 25 April 2021	Serbia Open	Belgrade (SRB)	250 Series	Clay	NH	N/A	90	Semifinals (lost to Aslan Karatsev, 5–7, 6–4, 4–6)
3 May 2021– 9 May 2021	Madrid Open	Madrid (ESP)	Masters 1000	Clay	W	1000	0 (500^[b])	Withdrew
9 May 2021– 16 May 2021	Italian Open	Rome (ITA)	Masters 1000	Clay	W	1000	600	Final (lost to Rafael Nadal, 5–7, 6–1, 3–6)
24 May 2021– 30 May 2021	Belgrade Open	Belgrade (SRB)	250 Series	Clay	NH	N/A	250	Champion (defeated Alex Molčan, 6–4, 6–3)
31 May 2021– 13 June 2021	French Open	Paris (FRA)	Grand Slam	Clay	F	1200	2000	Champion (defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6–7^(6–8), 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4)
28 June 2021– 11 July 2021	Wimbledon	London (GBR)	Grand Slam	Grass	W	2000	2000	Champion (defeated Matteo Berrettini, 6–7^(4–7), 6–4, 6–4, 6–3)
24 July 2021– 1 August 2021	Summer Olympics	Tokyo (JPN)	Olympic Games	Hard	NH	N/A	N/A	4th place (lost to Pablo Carreño Busta, 4–6, 7–6^(8–6), 3–6)
16 August 2021– 22 August 2021	Cincinnati Masters	Cincinnati (USA)	Masters 1000	Hard	W	1000	0	Withdrew
30 August 2021– 12 September 2021	US Open	New York (USA)	Grand Slam	Hard	4R	180	1200	Final (lost to Daniil Medvedev, 4–6, 4–6, 4–6)
4 October 2021– 10 October 2021	Japan Open	Tokyo (JAP)	500 Series	Hard	W	500	0	Tournament cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
4 October 2021– 17 October 2021	Indian Wells Masters	Indian Wells (USA)	Masters 1000	Hard	3R	45	0	Withdrew
11 October 2021– 17 October 2021	Shanghai Masters	Shanghai (CHN)	Masters 1000	Hard	QF	180	0	Tournament cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
25 October 2021– 31 October 2021	Vienna Open	Vienna (AUT)	500 Series	Hard	QF	90	0	Withdrew
1 November 2021– 7 November 2021	Paris Masters	Paris (FRA)	Masters 1000	Hard	W	1000	1000	Champion (defeated Daniil Medvedev, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3)
14 November 2021– 21 November 2021	ATP Finals	Turin (ITA)	Tour Finals	Hard (i)	SF	400	600	Semifinals (lost to Alexander Zverev, 6–7^(4–7), 6–4, 3–6)
25 November 2021– 5 December 2021	Davis Cup Finals	Innsbruck (AUT) Madrid (ESP)	Davis Cup	Hard (i)	QF	N/A	N/A	Semifinals ( Serbia lost to Croatia, 1–2)
Total year-end points						12030	11540	490 difference

Doubles schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Tier	Surface	Prev. result	Prev. points	New points	Result
2 February 2021– 7 February 2021	ATP Cup	Melbourne (AUS)	ATP Cup	Hard	W	120	50 (120^[a])	Round robin ( Serbia lost to Germany, 1–2)
21 June 2021– 27 June 2021	Mallorca Open	Santa Ponsa (ESP)	250 Series	Grass	NH	0	90	Final (withdrew)
4 October 2021– 17 October 2021	Indian Wells Masters	Indian Wells (USA)	Masters 1000	Hard	SF	360	0	Withdrew
11 October 2021– 17 October 2021	Shanghai Masters	Shanghai (CHN)	Masters 1000	Hard	2R	90	0	Tournament cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
1 November 2021– 7 November 2021	Paris Masters	Paris (FRA)	Masters 1000	Hard	N/A	N/A	90	2R (lost to John Peers / Filip Polášek, 6–7^(2–7), 4–6)
22 November 2021– 5 December 2021	Davis Cup Finals	Innsbruck (AUT) Madrid (ESP)	Davis Cup	Hard (i)	QF	N/A	N/A	Semifinals ( Serbia lost to Croatia, 1–2)
Total year-end points						570	300	270 difference

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Novak Djokovic has a 55–7 ATP match win–loss record in the 2021 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings is 14–4. Bold indicates 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 3 December 2021^[update].

Finals

Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runners-up)

Category
Grand Slam (3–1)
ATP Finals (0–0)
Masters 1000 (1–1)
500 Series (0–0)
250 Series (1–0)

Titles by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (1–0)

Titles by setting
Outdoor (4–2)
Indoor (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 2021	Australian Open, Australia (9)	Grand Slam	Hard	Daniil Medvedev	7–5, 6–2, 6–2
Loss	1–1	May 2021	Italian Open, Italy	Masters 1000	Clay	Rafael Nadal	5–7, 6–1, 3–6
Win	2–1	May 2021	Belgrade Open, Serbia	250 Series	Clay	Alex Molčan	6–4, 6–3
Win	3–1	Jun 2021	French Open, France (2)	Grand Slam	Clay	Stefanos Tsitsipas	6–7^(6–8), 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Win	4–1	Jul 2021	Wimbledon, United Kingdom (6)	Grand Slam	Grass	Matteo Berrettini	6–7^(4–7), 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	4–2	Sep 2021	US Open, United States	Grand Slam	Hard	Daniil Medvedev	4–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win	5–2	Nov 2021	Paris Masters, France	Masters	Hard (i)	Daniil Medvedev	4–6, 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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

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

Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Walkover	0–1	Jun 2021	Mallorca Open, Spain	250 Series	Grass	Carlos Gómez-Herrera	Simone Bolelli Máximo González	Walkover

Earnings

Bold font denotes tournament win

Event	Prize money	Year-to-date
Singles
ATP Cup	$191,000	$191,000
Australian Open	A$2,750,000	$2,081,075
Monte-Carlo Masters	€29,000	$2,115,570
Serbia Open	€34,710	$2,156,858
Italian Open	€145,000	$2,333,207
Belgrade Open	€78,795	$2,428,895
French Open	€1,400,000	$4,135,635
Wimbledon Championships	£1,700,000	$6,195,865
US Open	$1,250,000	$7,445,865
Paris Masters	€800,000	$8,377,225
ATP Finals	$692,000	$9,069,225
		$9,069,225
Doubles
Event	Prize money	Year-to-date
ATP Cup	$7,000	$7,000
Mallorca Open	€9,440	$18,591
Paris Masters	€10,935	$31,322
		$31,322
Total
		$9,100,547

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

source：2021 Singles Activity
source：2021 Doubles Activity

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Points carried over due to the Best of 24-month ranking being extended through and including the week of 1 March 2021.^[17]
^ ^a ^b Points carried over due to the Best of 24-month ranking being used for events between 4 March – 5 August 2019, that were not played in 2020, but weighted at 50%.^[17]

References

^ Cambers, Simon (2021-12-13). "Novak Djokovic in 2021: dominant force, like no man before". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
^ Lang, Gavin (2022-01-08). "Novak Djokovic 2021 Season Review: A Year For The Ages". Last Word On Tennis. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
^ "Djokovic Praises Serbia's Fight After ATP Cup Exit". atpcup.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ "Novak Djokovic wins ninth Australian Open by beating Daniil Medvedev". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ "Djokovic Withdraws From Miami". ATP Tour. 19 March 2021.
^ "Djokovic: 'He Was Just The Better Player' | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
^ "Rafael Nadal Fights Past Novak Djokovic for Record-Extending 10th Rome Crown". ATP Tour.
^ Djokovic Wins 83rd Career Title In Belgrade
^ Petrequin, Samuel (13 June 2021). "Comeback! Djokovic tops Tsitsipas at French Open for Slam 19". AP NEWS. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
^ "Novak Djokovic forced out of Mallorca final after partner injury". Times of India. June 25, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
^ "Novak Djokovic tweets that he is in for Tokyo Olympics". ESPN. 15 July 2021.
^ Dure, Beau (12 September 2021). "Daniil Medvedev beats Novak Djokovic in 2021 US Open men's final – as it happened". The Guardian.
^ "Novak Djokovic mystery takes bizarre turn as world No.1 backflips on withdrawal". 7news.com.au. 29 January 2021.
^ "Schedule – Novak Djokovic". novakdjokovic.com. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^ "ATP Issues Calendar Updates, Announces New Events". atptour.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^ "Novak Djokovic's Schedule for 2021". tennisworldusa.org. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "FedEx ATP Rankings COVID-19 Adjustments FAQ". ATP. 13 January 2021.

External links

[points-adjustment-1-18] Points carried over due to the Best of 24-month ranking being extended through and including the week of 1 March 2021.^[17]

[points-adjustment-2-19] Points carried over due to the Best of 24-month ranking being used for events between 4 March – 5 August 2019, that were not played in 2020, but weighted at 50%.^[17]

[1] Cambers, Simon (2021-12-13). "Novak Djokovic in 2021: dominant force, like no man before". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 2023-09-12.

[2] Lang, Gavin (2022-01-08). "Novak Djokovic 2021 Season Review: A Year For The Ages". Last Word On Tennis. Retrieved 2023-09-12.

[3] "Djokovic Praises Serbia's Fight After ATP Cup Exit". atpcup.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

[4] "Novak Djokovic wins ninth Australian Open by beating Daniil Medvedev". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[5] "Djokovic Withdraws From Miami". ATP Tour. 19 March 2021.

[6] "Djokovic: 'He Was Just The Better Player' | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2021-04-24.

[7] "Rafael Nadal Fights Past Novak Djokovic for Record-Extending 10th Rome Crown". ATP Tour.

[8] Djokovic Wins 83rd Career Title In Belgrade

[9] Petrequin, Samuel (13 June 2021). "Comeback! Djokovic tops Tsitsipas at French Open for Slam 19". AP NEWS. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

[10] "Novak Djokovic forced out of Mallorca final after partner injury". Times of India. June 25, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

[11] "Novak Djokovic tweets that he is in for Tokyo Olympics". ESPN. 15 July 2021.

[12] Dure, Beau (12 September 2021). "Daniil Medvedev beats Novak Djokovic in 2021 US Open men's final – as it happened". The Guardian.

[13] "Novak Djokovic mystery takes bizarre turn as world No.1 backflips on withdrawal". 7news.com.au. 29 January 2021.

[14] "Schedule – Novak Djokovic". novakdjokovic.com. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[15] "ATP Issues Calendar Updates, Announces New Events". atptour.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

[16] "Novak Djokovic's Schedule for 2021". tennisworldusa.org. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

[points-adjustment-17] "FedEx ATP Rankings COVID-19 Adjustments FAQ". ATP. 13 January 2021.

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