{"id":295730,"date":"2023-12-02T10:24:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T10:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=295730"},"modified":"2023-12-02T10:24:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T10:24:35","slug":"djokovic-and-federer-start-unusual-trend-of-dominance-with-eerie-parallels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/tennis\/djokovic-and-federer-start-unusual-trend-of-dominance-with-eerie-parallels\/","title":{"rendered":"Djokovic and Federer start unusual trend of dominance with eerie parallels"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Novak Djokovic\u2019s 2023 season officially came to an end last weekend when Serbia were knocked out in the semi-final of the Davis Cup. The world No 1 has been the most dominant player of the year despite turning 36. And his season has shown eerie parallels to Roger Federer\u2019s dominant run in 2017, also the year he celebrated his 36th birthday.<\/p>\n

Although Djokovic\u2019s season ended with defeat at the Davis Cup, it was still arguably one of the best of his career. For the third time, the Serb won three of the four Majors in a single year. It allowed him to make history as the first player in the Open Era to reach 24 overall Grand Slam titles.<\/p>\n

He also picked up four other titles on the tour and only lost seven matches all year. Already an impressive feat in itself, Djokovic\u2019s superiority has been even more significant given that he is almost a decade older than any other player in the world\u2019s top 10.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s not the first time that one of the sport\u2019s best players has enjoyed one of their best years while turning 36, as Federer\u2019s famous comeback season came in 2017. And his run was almost identical to that of Djokovic this year.<\/p>\n

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Both men won seven titles in the season in question. Djokovic picked up three Majors at the Australian Open, French Open and US Open, won the Cincinnati and Paris Masters 1000s, lifted the title at the ATP Finals and started the year with an ATP 250 triumph in Adelaide.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

In comparison, Federer won two Grand Slams – the Australian Open and Wimbledon – three Masters 1000s in Indian Wells, Miami and Shanghai, and two ATP 500s in Halle and Basel. Both men also surpassed 50 match wins and barely lost all season.<\/p>\n

Djokovic ended the year with a 56-7 record, losing to Jannik Sinner twice while also suffering defeats to Carlos Alcaraz, Holger Rune, Lorenzo Musetti, Dusan Lajovic and Daniil Medvedev. Meanwhile, Federer went 54-5 in his matches six years ago though, unlike Djokovic, he didn\u2019t end the year with the Davis Cup to add to his tally.<\/p>\n