Wimbledon 2024: Novak Djokovic reaches his 37th Grand Slam final
Novak Djokovic has reached his 37th men's singles career final at Grand Slam events. The Djoker sealed his record-extending 37th final after beating Lorenzo Musetti at 2024 Wimbledon semi-final clash. Djokovic took down the Italian in straight sets, winning 6-4, 7-6, 6-4. Djokovic, who is chasing a 25th Grand Slam title, owns a 24-12 record in finals. Here are further details.
97-11 win-loss record at Wimbledon
Djokovic now owns a 97-11 win-loss record at Wimbledon. He is a seven-time champion here. Overall at Grand Slams, his win-loss tally reads 375-49. In 2024, Djokovic was ousted in the semi-final at Australian Open. He retired ahead of his quarter-final tie at Roland Garros thereafter. He owns a 23-6 win-loss record on the ATP Tour this year.
Djokovic received a walkover in the quarters
Djokovic had reached the semis after Alex de Minaur withdrew from Wimbledon prior to the quarter-final clash due to injury. The ninth-seeded Australian announced he was unable to compete at a press conference. He was unable to recover in time after facing a hip injury in the R16 clash. Djokovic reached his 13th semi-final at Wimbledon, matching Roger Federer's record (13) in Open Era.
6-1 win-loss record over Musetti for Djokovic
Serbian ace Djokovic has raced to a 6-1 win-loss record over 25th seed Musetti on the ATP Tour. Before this, Djokovic downed the Italian twice this year. Djokovic won the clash at 2024 Roland Garros (R32) and ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (R16).
Djokovic to face Alcaraz in the final
Djokovic will be facing Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in the final at 2024 Wimbledon. It's a repeat of the 2023 edition when these two met. Notably, Alcaraz won the 2023 final, sealing a five-set thriller. Djokovic leads Alcaraz 3-2 in their H2H meetings.
Djokovic makes these records
Djokovic has reached a men's singles final at a Grand Slam for the 16th season in his career. He surpassed Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal (15 each) for the outright most of any player in the Open Era. Djokovic has reached 6th consecutive men's singles final at Wimbledon, matching Bjorn Borg (6, 1976-81), only Federer (7, 2003-09) has made more finals in consecutive editions.
Most match wins at a single ATP-level event
As mentioned, Djokovic has claimed his 97th career match win at Wimbledon. He went past his tally of wins at Roland Garros (96). This is now the outright most he has recorded at a single ATP-level event.
