The Serb, favorite against Carlos Alcaraz, this Sunday can lift the trophy for a fifth consecutive edition. In this case, he would overtake Pete Sampras and equal Bjorn Borg and Roger Federer. The Swiss had thus aligned five titles between 2003 and 2007. The Swede had accomplished this feat between 1956 and 1980.
Djokovic’s track count at Church Road. Over the last ten editions, he has won his 7 trophies (2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022), more than Roger Federer (2012, 2017) and Andy Murray (2013, 2016) combined. With seven crowns, Djokovic has joined Pete Sampras and could equal the record for the number of titles gleaned from London grass (8).
The Serb remains on an eight-game winning streak against top-10 players at Church Road. He is aiming for the pass of nine on Sunday. He hasn’t lost to a member of the world’s top 10 since Andy Murray, then world number 2 in the 2013 final.
“Nole” is playing his ninth final at Wimbledon this Sunday. Out of his eight appearances, he only lost once against Andy Murray in 2013… He is now the only player to have reached at least nine finals in three Grand Slam tournaments (Australia, Wimbledon and US Open)!
Undefeated at Wimbledon since losing in the quarter-finals in 2017, the insatiable is aiming for a 35th victory in a row to get closer to Björn Borg’s record (41 between 1976-1980)
The Serb is now the only men and women combined to have reached 35 Grand Slam singles finals. He is ahead of Chris Evert (34).
Since his loss to Murray, the Center Court boss has lined up… 45 consecutive victories in the Temple of Tennis. An incredible series that Carlos Alcaraz will try to break this Sunday. The other two longest streaks belonged to Roger Federer and Helen Wills Moody, with 32 straight wins.
The number of his victories at Wimbledon for 10 defeats. Only Federer has done better with 105 wins.
In minutes, the 4 hours and 57 minutes, of the anthology final of the 2019 edition between Djokovic and Federer, unraveling for the first time in the super tie-break. That of the longest final in history, exceeding that of 2008 won by Rafael Nadal against Roger Federer in 4 h 48 min.
