No one finished 2022 stronger than Novak Djokovic—he won 18 of his last 19 matches of the year, picking up titles at Tel Aviv, Astana and the ATP Finals (and reaching another final in Paris).
He’ll begin his 2023 season in Adelaide before heading to the Australian Open, and if his past results in Australia are anything to go by, get ready for that end-of-2022 momentum to continue.
Here are some of Djokovic’s craziest stats in the Land Down Under:
He’s won nine Australian Open titles, the most for a man in tennis history. And by far the most, too—Roy Emerson and Roger Federer are tied for second-most titles with six each.
He has a 97-10 career record in Australia. That’s a .907 winning percentage in the country—by contrast, he’s 934-196 everywhere else in the world, a .827 winning percentage.
Broken down by tournament, that 97-10 record includes 82-8 at the Australian Open, 8-0 at the ATP Cup, 5-0 at Adelaide (he won the title there in 2007), 2-1 at Sydney and 0-1 at Brisbane.
He’s won his last 29 matches in a row in Australia. He hasn’t lost a match in the country since falling to South Korea's Chung Hyeon in the fourth round of the Australian Open in 2018, which was almost five years ago (1,799 days ago, to be exact). He’s also won 47 of his last 49 matches in Australia, and 72 of his last 75.
He’s 27-5 against Top 10 players in Australia. That’s a .844 winning percentage—meanwhile, he’s 213-102 against Top 10 players everywhere else in the world, a .676 winning percentage.
