Novak Djokovic: How Long Until His Legacy Matches That of Rafael Nadal?

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Published: July 1, 2011

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Novak Djokovic is really good at playing tennis. This much I know, because on Monday I was assigned by my editor to write an article about how good Djokovic actually is at playing tennis, and how his legacy as a player will eventually stack up with Rafael Nadal's.

Full disclosure here: I have not watched a tennis match in about 15 years, and the only things I knew about Novak Djokovic when I got the assignment were that A) he existed and B) he played tennis.

So in the wake of receiving the assignment, I had to do copious amounts of research in order to come to a conclusion. Here's what I've discovered.

To date, Djokovic has compiled a career record of 371-106, good for a 77.7 percent winning percentage, to go along with 25 career titles. He also has a bronze medal in the Olympics to his name. His $26,116,690 in career earnings ranks fifth all time. 

Djokovic has two grand slam titles to his name: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Opens. 

At one point in his career he won 43 consecutive matches, including 41 straight to open 2011 before losing to Roger Federer in the 2011 French Open Finals—the third highest consecutive match win streak of all time behind Guillermo Vilas' 46-match win streak in 1977 and Ivan Lendl's 44 consecutive wins in 1981-82. 

Come Monday, July 4, 2011, Novak Djokovic will become the No. 1 ranked tennis player in the world for the first time in his career, regardless of whether or not he beats Nadal in the Wimbledon finals. 

All of these are incredible accomplishments, and Djokovic has had an incredible career thus far. 

However—and this is a big however—his record against the other best players in the world is not so stellar.

Djokovic has faced Roger Federer 23 times in his career and lost 14 of them, winning just nine. Federer leads Djokovic on every surface on which they have played. Federer is the one who e...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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