When Djokovic lost his annual Grand Slam at the U.S. Open, the global media described his defeat as a failure, but from another point of view, although he did not qualify for the fourth US Open title, it did not prevent Djokovic from creating many new histories.
For the first time in 52 years, he won the first three Grand Slam male players of the year
Federer, Nadal and Djokovic are widely regarded as the three greatest men's players of all time, but neither Federer nor Nadal has won the first two Grand Slams of a season start, let alone the first three, let alone the first three and reach the fourth Grand Slam final. Djokovic won the Australian and Roland Garros Opens for the first time back-to-back in 2016, and this year he did something even more historic. The 34-year-old became the first male player to win the first three Grand Slams of the year since Rod Laver won the annual Grand Slam in 1969.
The U.S. Open has the most finals
Djokovic reached the ninth US Open final of his career this year, the most players in the ERA OF THE US Open. Prior to this year's tournament, he tied for first place in history with Ivan Lendl and Pete Sampras with eight U.S. Open finals.
The grand slam finals have the most
The 2021 US Open final was the 31st Grand Slam final of his career, equaling Federer's record in tennis history. Nadal was close behind with a score of 28, with no one else reaching 20.
The player with the most wins over the TOP10
Djokovic defeated no. 4 seed Zverev in the US Open semifinals to avenge his defeat at the Tokyo Olympics. The victory was also his 225th career win against the world's top 10, a feat that surpassed Federer as the first in history. Federer came in second with 224 wins, followed by Nadal with 178 wins, Lendl's 166 wins and Connors' 131 wins.
The first player to reach a Grand Slam final in a four-round reversal in the Open era
Djokovic reached the final in the toughest way in history, only to lose to an incredible opponent. Djokovic lost the second set in the first round against Ruen and then lost the first set four times in a row from the third round before reaching the final, losing to Kei Nishikori, Brooksby, Beretini and Zverev, who also forced him to the fifth set. He is the second male player in tennis history to reach a Grand Slam final in four rounds, and the last to accomplish this feat was 132 years ago, before the Open era, when Quincy Shaw completed the same form at the 1889 U.S. Open, when he also lost the final. It was also the first time Djokovic had won four in any tournament while falling behind in one set, losing a total of six sets, the most of all his matches in 31 Grand Slam finals.
Djokovic lost to this year's US Open final, but it is not a pity, because he is unlikely to meet a tougher opponent in the final. World number two Medvedev has not only led the way in the ATP Tour hardcover titles, finals and wins over the past three years, but he has also had particular success in his match against Djokovic. When Djokovic was ranked first, 82 players played him more than once, and Medvedev was the only one with a leading record (the Russian had a record of 4 wins and 2 losses against the Serbian when Djokovic was ranked first).