CAREER SNAPSHOT OF NEWLY-CROWNED AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPION NOVAK DJOKOVIC

NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SRB)

Age: 33

Born: Belgrade, Serbia

Lives: Monte Carlo, Monaco

Height: 188cm. Weight: 77kg

Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Ranking: 1

Career prize money: $A187.50 million

Career titles: 82

Career win-loss record: 943-192

Grand slam titles: 18 (Australian Open 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021; French Open 2016; Wimbledon 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019; US Open 2011, 2015, 2018)

Grand slam win-loss record: 303-45

Australian Open win-loss record: 82-8

Best Australian Open results: champion 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021

Coaches: Marian Vajda and Goran Ivanisevic

ROAD TO TITLE

1st rd: bt Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 6-3 6-1 6-2

2nd rd: bt Frances Tiafoe (USA) 6-3 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (7-2) 6-3

3rd rd: bt 27-Taylor Fritz (USA) 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-2

4th rd: bt 14-Milos Raonic (CAN) 7-6 (7-4) 4-6 6-1 6-4

QF: bt 6-Alexander Zverev (GER) 6-7 (6-8) 6-2 6-4 7-6 (8-6)

SF: bt Aslan Karatsev (RUS) 6-3 6-4 6-2

F: bt 4-Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 7-5 6-2 6-2