Novak Djokovic started the Indian Wells tournament with his 400th career win at the Masters 1000

Tennis news 10 mar 2024, 05:03
Robert Sykes Dailysports's expert Robert Sykes
Novak Djokovic started the Indian Wells tournament with his 400th career win at the Masters 1000 Novak Djokovic started the Indian Wells tournament with his 400th career win at the Masters 1000

In Indian Wells, USA, the tennis tournament, which is part of the Masters series, continues.

The world's number one Novak Djokovic began his campaign in the tournament from the second round, where he faced the 69th-ranked player from Australia, Aleksandar Vukic

Djokovic confidently took the first set, defeating his opponent 6-2. However, in the second set, the Australian pushed the game into a tie-break, where he managed to defeat the Serb 7-5. Everything was decided in the third set when Djokovic didn't leave any chances for his opponent and defeated him 6-3.

Indian Wells, USA
Second round
Novak Djokovic - Aleksandar Vukic 6-2, 5-7, 6-3

For Djokovic, this victory was very significant as it increased his tally of victories to 400 in career tournaments at the Masters 1000 level. By this measure, he is only the second tennis player in history to achieve this milestone, starting from the official start of Masters 1000 tournaments in 1990.

Number of victories in matches at Masters 1000 tournaments:

  1. Rafael Nadal: 406
  2. Novak Djokovic: 400
  3. Roger Federer: 381
  4. Andy Murray: 228
  5. Andre Agassi: 209

However, in terms of the percentage of victories at such tournaments, Djokovic occupies the first place.

Percentage of victories in matches at Masters 1000 tournaments:

  1. Novak Djokovic (400-86): 82.3%
  2. Rafael Nadal (406-88): 82.2%
  3. Roger Federer (381-108): 77.9%
  4. Carlos Alcaraz (48-16): 75.0%
  5. Andre Agassi (209-73): 74.1%

Djokovic is also the record holder for the number of Masters 1000 titles in his career. He has won 40 titles in tournaments of this series, with Nadal following with 36 victories. Additionally, the Serbian has participated in the most finals of Masters 1000 tournaments - 58 times (Nadal is second with 53).

Furthermore, the current world number one is the only player who has won all nine Masters 1000 tournaments at least once in his career, also known as the Career Golden Masters. He even has a double Career Golden Masters, meaning he has won each of them at least twice.

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