| Fullname: | Novak Djokovic |
| Calendarprizemoney: | $6,511,233 (singles & doubles) |
| Singlestitles: | 4 |
| Yearendsinglesranking: | No. 1 |
| Australianopenresult: | W |
| Frenchopenresult: | F |
| Wimbledonresult: | Not held |
| Usopenresult: | 4R |
| Currentdoublesranking: | No. 158 |
| Previous Season: | 2019 |
| Next Season: | 2021 |
See main article: Novak Djokovic.
Novak Djokovic began the 2020 tennis season on 3 January 2020, in the first round at the inaugural 2020 ATP Cup venues in Brisbane.[1] [2]
Djokovic ended the season with semifinal loss at the ATP Finals in London.[3]
During this season, Djokovic:
See also: 2020 ATP Cup. At the 2020 ATP Cup, Djokovic defeated Kevin Anderson in 3 tight sets, as Team Serbia thrashed Team South Africa 3–0. Djokovic then won his singles match against Gaël Monfils in straight sets. He also won in 3 sets, in doubles with Viktor Troicki, winning the tiebreak set and saving Team Serbia. Serbia defeated Team France 2–1. Djokovic easily beat Cristian Garín in straight sets as Team Serbia beat Team Chile 3–0, and in the quarterfinals, Novak beat Denis Shapovalov in 3 sets, while Team Serbia thrashed Team Canada 3–0. Even in the semifinals, Djokovic beat Daniil Medvedev in 3 sets, while Team Serbia defeated Team Russia 3–0. In the final, Djokovic saved Team Serbia against Team Spain. He beat Rafael Nadal in straight sets, and partnered Viktor Troicki to win doubles in straight sets. Thus, Team Serbia won 2-1 and with that, won the inaugural ATP Cup title.[4]
See also: 2020 Australian Open – Men's singles. Before the actual tournament, Djokovic participated in a charity event called "Rally For Relief", to extend help for Australians suffering in the Australian Bushfires. He played for Team Williams as they defeated Team Wozniacki, 4–1. In the actual tournament, Djokovic started his title defence with a four-set win over Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round. He then defeated Tatusma Ito, Yoshihito Nishioka, Diego Schwartzman, Milos Raonic and Roger Federer, all in straight sets, to reach the final of the Australian Open. Despite being down 2 sets to 1, Djokovic came back and won the next 2 sets, to defeat Dominic Thiem in the final, and win a record-extending eighth title in Melbourne. He became World No. 1 again, and stayed as World No. 1 for all weeks, except one week, until June 2022.[5]
See also: 2020 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles. Djokovic won for the fifth time in Dubai. He won in straight sets against Malek Jaziri, Philipp Kohlschreiber and Karen Khachanov. He saved 3 match points in his semifinal against Gaël Monfils and went on to win in 3 sets. He then defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas, the second seed, in straight sets, in the final.
He extended his winning streak to 21 matches.[6]
On March 8, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season went on hiatus for several months.[7] The following measures were taken:
Djokovic started with straight sets wins over Ričardas Berankis, Tennys Sandgren and Jan-Lennard Struff. After a 3-set semifinal win over Roberto Bautista Agut, Djokovic won the title, defeating Milos Raonic in the final, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4. By doing so, he won his 35th Masters 1000 title, tying Rafael Nadal's record of most ATP Masters 1000 titles. Djokovic also achieved the Career Golden Masters for a second time and became the first player to win an ATP Tour singles title upon its resumption, after it was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.[17]
See also: 2020 US Open – Men's singles.
Djokovic entered the US Open as the top seed. Djokovic beat Damir Džumhur in straight sets, Kyle Edmund in 4 sets, and Jan-Lennard Struff in straight sets to advance to the fourth round against 20th seed Pablo Carreño Busta. The fourth round match was uneventful until the tenth game, when Carreño Busta came back down 0–40 to hold serve; Djokovic had frustratedly hit a ball into an advertising board earlier when Carreño Busta tied it at deuce. At 5-5, Djokovic was injured and had to be treated on the court. When the match resumed, Carreño Busta took the game and a 6–5 lead in the first set, at which point Djokovic pulled out a spare ball from his pocket and again hit it behind him. The ball unintentionally struck a lineswoman in the throat, who fell to her knees and started hyperventilating.[18] [19] [20] Djokovic was then defaulted from the tournament for recklessness, ending his US Open run. The US Open issued a statement regarding the default.[21]
See also: 2020 Italian Open – Men's singles. Djokovic defeated Salvatore Caruso and compatriot Filip Krajinović in straight sets. He defeated Dominik Koepfer in 3 sets in the quarterfinals, and he defeated Casper Ruud in the semifinals in straight sets. Djokovic won a record 36th ATP Tour Masters 1000 title and his fifth in Rome, by defeating Diego Schwartzman in the final 7–5, 6–3.[22]
See also: 2020 French Open – Men's singles. Djokovic attempted to become the first man in the Open Era to win each Grand Slam at least twice.[23] He defeated Mikael Ymer, Berankis, Daniel Elahi Galán and Khachanov in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Djokovic defeated Carreño Busta in 4 sets. He won a 5-set thriller against Tsitsipas in the semifinal.[24] He lost in the final in straight sets to Nadal, 6–0 6–2 7–5, his first loss of the season.
See also: 2020 Erste Bank Open – Singles. In his first appearance at the Erste Bank Open since his 2007 title win, Novak Djokovic passed an early test to defeat countryman Filip Krajinović. He went 3-5 down in the first set and also conceded a set point in the tiebreaker beating him 7–6(8–6), 6–3 in straight sets. Djokovic faced four set points in his second-round clash against Borna Ćorić, but the top seed defeated the Croatian to reach the quarter-finals.[25]
Djokovic then suffered his heaviest defeat ever in a three-set ATP Tour match, losing 6–2 6–1 to 42nd-ranked lucky loser Lorenzo Sonego in a strangely lacklustre quarter-final performance at the Erste Bank Open. It was only Djokovic's second loss of the year, and the first outside of a Grand Slam tournament. People close to him later revealed that he was in an incredibly bad mood after celebrated Serbian-Montenegrin bishop Amfilohije Radovic passed away few hours before the match.[26]
See also: 2020 ATP Finals – Singles. In the ATP Finals, Djokovic lost to Daniil Medvedev in straight sets but defeated Alexander Zverev and Diego Schwartzman in straight sets to qualify for the semifinals. He then lost his semifinal match to Dominic Thiem in three sets, ending his season.[27]
This table lists all the matches of Djokovic this year, including walkovers (W/O)
Per Novak Djokovic, this is his current 2020 schedule (subject to change).[28]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Tier | Surface | Prev. result | Prev. points | New points | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 January 2020– 12 January 2020 | Brisbane, Sydney (AUS) | Hard | N/A | N/A | 665 | Champion (defeated  , 2–1) | ||
| 6 January 2020– 12 January 2020 | Doha (QAT) | Hard | SF | 90 | 0 | Participated in ATP Cup | ||
| 20 January 2020– 2 February 2020 | Melbourne (AUS) | Hard | W | 2000 | 2000 | Champion (defeated Dominic Thiem, 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4) | ||
| 24 February 2020– 1 March 2020 | Dubai (UAE) | Hard | N/A | N/A | 500 | Champion (defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6–3, 6–4) | ||
| 9 March 2020– 22 March 2020 | Indian Wells (USA) | Hard | 3R | 45 | 45 | Tournaments cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[29] | ||
| 23 March 2020– 5 April 2020 | Miami (USA) | Masters 1000 | Hard | 4R | 90 | 90 | ||
| 13 April 2020– 19 April 2020 | Monte Carlo (MON) | Masters 1000 | Clay | QF | 180 | 180 | ||
| 4 May 2020– 10 May 2020 | Madrid (ESP) | Masters 1000 | Clay | W | 1000 | 1000 | ||
| 29 June 2020– 12 July 2020 | London (GBR) | Grand Slam | Grass | W | 2000 | 2000 | ||
| 27 July 2020– 2 August 2020 | Tokyo (JPN) | Hard | N/A | N/A | 0 | Tournament postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic[30] | ||
| 10 August 2020– 16 August 2020 | Toronto (CAN) | Hard | N/A | N/A | 0 | Tournament cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||
| 24 Aug 2020– 30 Aug 2020 | New York City (USA) | Masters 1000 | Hard | SF | 360 | 1000 | Champion (defeated Milos Raonic, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4) | |
| 31 August 2020– 6 September 2020 | New York (USA) | Grand Slam | Hard | 4R | 180 | 180 | Fourth round (lost to Pablo Carreño Busta, 5–6, defaulted) | |
| 14 September 2020– 20 September 2020 | Rome (ITA) | Masters 1000 | Clay | F | 600 | 1000 | Champion (defeated Diego Schwartzman, 7–5, 6–3) | |
| 28 September 2020– 11 October 2020 | Paris (FRA) | Grand Slam | Clay | SF | 720 | 1200 | Final (lost to Rafael Nadal, 0–6, 2–6, 5–7) | |
| 5 October 2020– 11 October 2020 | Tokyo (JAP) | 500 Series | Hard | W | 500 | 500 | Tournaments cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | |
| 12 October 2020– 18 October 2020 | Shanghai (CHN) | Masters 1000 | Hard | QF | 180 | 180 | ||
| 26 October 2020– 1 November 2020 | Vienna (AUT) | 500 Series | Hard (i) | N/A | N/A | 90 | Quarterfinals (lost to Lorenzo Sonego 2–6, 1–6) | |
| 2 November 2020– 8 November 2020 | Paris (FRA) | Masters 1000 | Hard (i) | W | 1000 | 1000 | Withdrew | |
| 15 November 2020– 22 November 2020 | London (GBR) | Hard (i) | RR | 200 | 400 | Semifinals (lost to Dominic Thiem 5–7, 7–612–10, 6–75–7) | ||
| Total year-end points | difference |
| Date | Tournament | Location | Tier | Surface | Prev. result | Prev. points | New points | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 January 2020– 12 January 2020 | Brisbane, Sydney (AUS) | Hard | N/A | N/A | 120 | Champion (defeated , 2–1) | ||
| 6 January 2020– 12 January 2020 | Doha (QAT) | Hard | SF | 90 | 0 | Participated in ATP Cup | ||
| 24 February 2020– 1 March 2020 | Dubai (UAE) | Hard | N/A | N/A | 0 | First round (lost to Ram / Salisbury, 2–6, 2–6) | ||
| 9 March 2020– 22 March 2020 | Indian Wells (USA) | Hard | SF | 360 | 360 | |||
| 12 October 2020– 18 October 2020 | Shanghai (CHN) | Masters 1000 | Hard | 2R | 90 | 90 | ||
| Total year-end points | difference |
Novak Djokovic has a ATP match win–loss record in the 2020 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings is . Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:
Diego Schwartzman 3–0
Karen Khachanov 2–0
Filip Krajinović 2–0
Gaël Monfils 2–0
Milos Raonic 2–0 Roberto Bautista Agut 1–0
Salvatore Caruso 1–0
Damir Džumhur 1–0
Kyle Edmund 1–0
Daniel Elahi Galán 1–0
Tatsuma Ito 1–0
Malek Jaziri 1–0 Yoshihito Nishioka 1–0
Casper Ruud 1–0
Tennys Sandgren 1–0 Denis Shapovalov 1–0
Mikael Ymer 1–0 Pablo Carreño Busta 1–1 Daniil Medvedev 1–1 Rafael Nadal 1–1
Dominic Thiem 1–1 Lorenzo Sonego 0–1| valign=top |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Australian Open, Australia (8) | Grand Slam | Hard | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |||
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 2020 | Dubai Open, UAE (5) | 500 Series | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 3–0 | Aug 2020 | Cincinnati Masters, United States (2) | Masters 1000 | Hard | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 4–0 | Sep 2020 | Italian Open, Italy (5) | Masters 1000 | Clay | Diego Schwartzman | 7–5, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 4–1 | French Open, France | Grand Slam | Clay | 0–6, 2–6, 5–7 |
| Singles | ||
| Event | Prize money | Year-to-date |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Cup | $1,013,160 | $1,013,160 |
| Australian Open | A$4,120,000 | $3,844,836 |
| Dubai Tennis Championships | $565,705 | $4,410,541 |
| Cincinnati Masters | $285,000 | $4,695,541 |
| $0 | $4,695,541 | |
| Italian Open | €205,200 | $4,938,579 |
| €850,000 | $5,926,959 | |
| €41,500 | $5,976,158 | |
| $459,000 | $6,435,158 | |
| $6,435,158 | ||
| Doubles | ||
| Event | Prize money | Year-to-date |
| ATP Cup | $70,175 | $70,175 |
| $5,900 | $76,075 | |
| $76,075 | ||
| Total | ||
| $6,511,233 | ||