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The 2021 Novak Djokovic tennis season is considered one of Djokovic's best. [1] [2] It saw him become the second man in tennis history to achieve the Surface Slam (winning majors on the three different surfaces of clay, grass and hard court in the same calendar year) following Rafael Nadal in 2010, and repeat his feat from 2015 of reaching all four major finals in a season.
Nadal prevailed in a close four set battle that lasted over four hours, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 7–6 (7–4), and went on to win his 14th French Open title (and 22nd overall Grand Slam) five days later, leaving Djokovic two behind the all time lead. Djokovic lost the number 1 ranking to Medvedev after failing to defend the title.
The 2021 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2021 tennis season. The 2021 ATP Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the ATP Finals, the ATP Masters 1000, the ATP Cup, the ATP 500 series and the ATP 250 series.
The 2022 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2022 tennis season. The 2022 ATP Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the ATP Finals, the ATP Tour Masters 1000, the ATP Cup, the ATP 500 series and the ATP 250 series.
Djokovic has won an all-time record 24 Grand Slam titles and he is the only man to achieve a triple Career Grand Slam by winning each of the four majors at least three times. Djokovic is also the only man in tennis history to be the reigning champion of all four majors at once across three different surfaces.
Murray, a week older than Djokovic, stopped playing last August (and coached Djokovic in Melbourne). Federer's last Grand Slam match came when he was 39, although he didn't announce he was done ...
2021 US Open champion Daniil Medvedev claimed the No. 1 ranking following many of Djokovic's absences. This ended Djokovic's record 361 weeks as No. 1 and made Medvedev the first player outside of The Big Four to be No. 1 since Andy Roddick in 2004. [11] Djokovic regained his No. 1 position after Medvedev was defeated at the 2022 BNP Paribas ...
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2021. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup. The Covid-19 pandemic hugely impacted on the 2021 professional tennis tour. [1]