In the final of the ATP 250 Serbia Open that ended last Sunday, homegrown world number one Djokovic lost 1-2 to No. 2 seed No. 2 seed Rublev, missing his first title of the season. Among them, Djokovic lost a 0-6 in the decider, which is the 12th time in Djokovic's career to swallow eggs, let's take stock of Djokovic's egg swallowing history together.
Djokovic has been played 6-0 12 times on the Tour so far in his career, with Djokovic winning five of those 12 games and losing seven. Five of them were eggs in the finals, four of which were in clay finals, and Nadal was the only player to have given eggs to Djokovic twice, both times in the finals.
Deyo's first egg in his career was in the first round of the 2005 Australian Open, facing world Number 4 Safin, and the fledgling Moral Education lost 0-6, 2-6, 1-6 to his opponents.
In the first round of the 2005 US Open, Djokovic lost 6-0 in the fourth set against Monfils, but he still stubbornly eliminated his opponent 3-2 to advance to the second round.
Djokovic swallowed his third time in the 2007 Estoril final, where he defeated Gasquet Deyo 7-6 (7)/0-6/6-1.
In the second round of the 2008 Shanghai Masters Group Stage, Djokovic faced Davidenko in the second set, but he still defeated his opponent 2-1.
In the second round of the Indian Wells Masters in 2010, Djokovic faced Fish on home, and in the second set, Djokovic swallowed the first egg of the individual Masters 0-6, and deyo finally eliminated his opponent 2-1 in that game.
In the semi-finals of the 2011 Basel station, Deyo lost to Kei Nishikori in the decider, and unfortunately missed the final.
In the 2012 Cincinnati final, Djokovic lost two consecutive sets against his old rival Federer 0-6, 6-7.
In 2016, The Roma Masters Saedyo faced Bellucci in the first set in a 16-8 match, but he still reversed the promotion.
In the quarter-finals of the 2017 French Open, Djokovic faced Thiem and lost three consecutive sets, including a 0-6 loss in the third set.
In the final of the 2019 Masters in Rome, Djokovic faced Nadal 0-6 in the first set, and finally Djokovic lost 1-2 to Nadal and missed the championship.
In the 2020 French Open final, Nadal gave Djokovic an egg again in the first set, and finally Nadal won the 13th French Open crown in three straight sets.
In the final of the 2022 Serbia Open, Djokovic lost six consecutive sets to Rublev in the decider, swallowing the 12th egg of his career.