No men’s player knows what it takes to win the Australian Open quite like Novak Djokovic.The Serbian tennis great has been on the winning end of this tournament on 10 previous occasions – a record in the men’s singles.His first Grand Slam title in Oceania came in 2008, going on to complete the double twice (2011 & 2012, 2015 & 2016), followed by an impressive ‘three-peat’ between 2019 and 2021.At 38-year-old, his unprecedented longevity sees him enter this month’s tournament ranked fourth in the world, the latest major title coming at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games where he won gold.There are a handful of records that stand to fall should Djokovic win an 11th Australian Open down under, equalling Margaret Court’s all-time tally in the women’s singles.The duo are level on 24 Grand Slam titles, meaning he could move clear of the retired Court in the all-time standings with 25 should he win in Melbourne.In doing so, he would also become the oldest man in the Open era to win a Grand Slam singles title.Djokovic opens his account against Spain’s Pedro Martinez.
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