Novak Djokovic: King of the Rolex Paris Masters

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has been recharging his batteries over the last six weeks and he’ll spring back into action at one of his best tournaments—the Rolex Paris Masters—this coming week.

Djokovic has won the Masters 1000 event six times, in 2009 (beating Gael Monfils in the final), 2013 (beating David Ferrer in the final), 2014 (beating Milos Raonic in the final), 2015 (beating Andy Murray in the final), 2019 (beating Denis Shapovalov in the final) and most recently 2021 (defeating Daniil Medvedev in the final).

His six titles are twice as many as anyone else in tournament history—not just since Masters 1000 events began in 1990, but since the tournament was originally established in 1986.

MOST TITLES AT ROLEX PARIS MASTERS (since 1986):
6: Novak Djokovic (2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021)
3: Boris Becker (1986, 1989, 1992)
3: Marat Safin (2000, 2002, 2004)
2: Andre Agassi (1994, 1999)
2: Pete Sampras (1995, 1997)

The Rolex Paris Masters is also one of an incredible seven different tournaments that Djokovic has won six or more times in his career, and they’re all big tournaments—the list includes two Grand Slams, the ATP Finals, three Masters 1000 events and an ATP 500 event.

The list also includes tournaments on hard, clay and grass.

TOURNAMENTS DJOKOVIC HAS WON SIX OR MORE TIMES:
10: Australian Open (2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023)
7: Wimbledon (2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
6: Miami (2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016)
6: Rome (2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2022)
6: Beijing (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
6: Paris (2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021)
6: ATP Finals (2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022)

Djokovic is an almost flawless 26-1 in the last five months, his only loss since the start of Roland Garros coming in the Wimbledon final, where he barely lost to Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set, four-hour-and-43-minute epic, 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.

He’s also 28-1 on hard courts this year, the only blemish in that incredible record being a 6-4, 6-4 defeat to Medvedev in the semifinals of Dubai at the beginning of March.

After a first-round bye, the top-seeded Djokovic will open his Paris campaign with a second-round encounter against either Tomas Martin Etcheverry or Miomir Kecmanovic, both of whom idolized the 24-time Grand Slam champion while growing up.