Stat of the Year, No. 1: Rafael Nadal becomes first player in tennis history to win multiple majors in three different decades

Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas on Monday night, 6-4, 7-6 (4), to improve to 14-1 in his career in opening round-robin matches at the ATP Finals, the only loss in that impeccable record coming to David Ferrer in his debut appearance in 2007.

But there was much more to his latest win—not only was it his ninth win in a row against Tsitsipas, but his victory over the No. 3-ranked Greek was his milestone 60th career win over a Top 3 player.

He’s the first man in ATP rankings history to have 60 Top 3 wins.

MOST WINS OVER TOP 3 PLAYERS IN ATP RANKINGS HISTORY:

60: Novak Djokovic
55: Rafael Nadal
51: Roger Federer

The amounts of Top 3 wins all of the Big 3 have are more impressive given they’ve all spent the majority of their careers in the Top 3.

Broken down by ranking, Djokovic’s 60 Top 3 wins include 14 against No. 1s, 28 against No. 2s and now 18 against No. 3s.

They also include 23 against Federer, 22 against Nadal, 10 against Andy Murray and one against each of Andy Roddick, Ferrer, Juan Martin del Potro, Daniil Medvedev and now Tsitsipas.

Djokovic's win over Tsitsipas also means the Greek's chances of finishing the year at No. 1 are gone—he needed to win the title undefeated to do that.

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DJOKOVIC’S 60 CAREER WINS OVER TOP 3 PLAYERS:

d. No. 2 Nadal (2007 Miami QFs)
d. No. 3 Roddick (2007 Canada QFs)
d. No. 2 Nadal (2007 Canada SFs)
d. No. 1 Federer (2007 Canada F)
d. No. 1 Federer (2008 Australian Open SFs)
d. No. 2 Nadal (2008 Indian Wells SFs)
d. No. 2 Nadal (2008 Cincinnati SFs)
d. No. 2 Federer (2009 Miami SFs)
d. No. 2 Federer (2009 Rome SFs)
d. No. 3 Nadal (2009 Cincinnati SFs)
d. No. 1 Federer (2009 Basel F)
d. No. 2 Nadal (2009 Paris SFs)
d. No. 2 Nadal (2009 ATP Finals RR)
d. No. 2 Federer (2010 US Open SFs)
d. No. 2 Federer (2011 Australian Open SFs)
d. No. 2 Federer (2011 Dubai F)
d. No. 2 Federer (2011 Indian Wells SFs)
d. No. 1 Nadal (2011 Indian Wells F)
d. No. 1 Nadal (2011 Miami F)
d. No. 1 Nadal (2011 Madrid F)
d. No. 1 Nadal (2011 Rome F)
d. No. 1 Nadal (2011 Wimbledon F)
d. No. 3 Federer (2011 US Open SFs)
d. No. 2 Nadal (2011 US Open F)
d. No. 2 Nadal (2012 Australian Open F)
d. No. 2 Federer (2012 Rome SFs)
d. No. 3 Federer (2012 French Open SFs)
d. No. 3 Murray (2012 Shanghai F)
d. No. 3 Murray (2012 ATP Finals RR)
d. No. 2 Federer (2012 ATP Finals F)
d. No. 3 Murray (2013 Australian Open F)
d. No. 2 Nadal (2013 Beijing F)
d. No. 3 Ferrer (2013 Paris F)
d. No. 1 Nadal (2013 ATP Finals F)
d. No. 1 Nadal (2014 Miami F)
d. No. 1 Nadal (2014 Rome F)
d. No. 2 Federer (2015 Indian Wells F)
d. No. 2 Federer (2015 Rome F)
d. No. 3 Murray (2015 French Open SFs)
d. No. 2 Federer (2015 Wimbledon F)
d. No. 2 Federer (2015 US Open F)
d. No. 2 Murray (2015 Shanghai SFs)
d. No. 3 Murray (2015 Paris F)
d. No. 3 Federer (2015 ATP Finals F)
d. No. 3 Federer (2016 Australian Open SFs)
d. No. 2 Murray (2016 Australian Open F)
d. No. 2 Murray (2016 Madrid F)
d. No. 2 Murray (2016 French Open F)
d. No. 1 Murray (2017 Doha F)
d. No. 1 Nadal (2018 Wimbledon SFs)
d. No. 2 Federer (2018 Cincinnati F)
d. No. 3 Del Potro (2018 US Open F)
d. No. 3 Federer (2018 Paris SFs)
d. No. 2 Nadal (2019 Australian Open F)
d. No. 3 Federer (2019 Wimbledon F)
d. No. 1 Nadal (2019 ATP Cup F)
d. No. 3 Federer (2020 Australian Open SFs)
d. No. 3 Nadal (2021 French Open SFs)
d. No. 2 Medvedev (2021 Paris F)
d. No. 3 Tsitsipas (2022 ATP Finals RR)