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After playing most Grand Slam matches, the spotlight has again turned on tennis great Novak Djokovic who is chasing his 11th Australian Open title, one which would see him break his current tie on 24 with Margaret Court.
Djokovic (37) on Wednesday made history by surpassing tennis legend Roger Federer to record most Grand Slam matches.
The 2024 Olympic gold medalist played his 430th Grand Slam match against Jaime Faria in the ongoing Australian Open and defeated him 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-2 to progress to the third round of the competition. In 430 Grand Slam matches in men’s singles so far, the tennis legend has won 379 games and lost 51.
Djokovic also became the second player after legendary Serena Williams to register 150 major wins after turning 30.
The question that the tennis lovers are now asking is about his quest to break further records by winning the Australian Open and becomes the first Tennis singles player to win 25 Grand Slams in history. Currently, he shares the record with Australia’s Margaret Court with 24 majors each.
“This sport has always been giving me so much in my life, an opportunity to play at the Grand Slams,” Djokovic said. There are only three men who have played more than 300 major matches: Djokovic, Federer and RafaelNadal (358).
But in his quest for the 25th Grand Slam title, he may be facing tough challenge from top seed Jannik Sinner and no 3 Carlos Alcaraz, who are much younger. The Serb star has already made it clear that retirement is not on his immediate agenda, contradicting suggestions from his father.