After missing the Australian Open, world number one Djokovic is already back in Dubai this week.
For the 20-time Grand Slam champion, this should be a meaningful start to the season. He has won the ATP 500 Dubai five times in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2020.
"I've always loved Dubai, I love coming here." Djokovic told reporters during a pre-match visit to Dubai, "I've competed here many times and I'm very happy to be racing again this week. Honestly, after a few things that happened in the first few months, I miss tennis terribly now. ”
Dubai is actually one of the few races in which the Serb has won 5 or more titles.
Here are the events in which Djokovic has won 5 or more titles, including two Grand Slam events and the ATP Finals and four Masters.
9 winners: Australian Open (2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021)
6 wins: Wimbledon Open (2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021)
6 wins: Miami (2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016)
6 winners: Paris Masters (2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021)
6-time winner: China (Beijing) Open (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
5 wins: ATP Year-End Finals (2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
5 wins: Indian Wells (2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016)
5 wins: The Masters in Rome (2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2020)
5 wins: Dubai (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2020)
All nine of the above events are ATP 500 or higher.
With Djokovic beating Italy rookie Musetti 6-3 in two, he has a record of 23 wins and 0 losses in his first two rounds in Dubai so far, having made 11 previous appearances and never losing before the quarter-finals.
In addition to five titles, in the other six unfinished races, there was one runner-up, in 2015. In addition, he reached the semi-finals three times in 2008, 2012 and 2014, and two quarter-finals in 2007 and 2016.
His overall record in Dubai has reached 42 wins and 6 losses, with five of his six defeats being the world number one or the world number one at the time, three of which were lost to Federer and once to Rodick and Murray.
The only time he lost to a player outside the world number one was in the quarter-finals of 2016, when he lost to Fie Lopez due to an eye injury. After losing the first set 3-6 due to eye problems, he eventually had to withdraw from the game.
Djokovic will also be in Dubai this week to fight for his 15th career ATP 500 title. In addition to his five titles in Dubai, he has won the title in Beijing six times (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015), as well as one each in Vienna (2007), Basel (2009) and Tokyo (2019). (Source: Tennis House Author: Wu Li Fun)