Novak Djokovic has many fans around the world, but one of the most loyal are definitely his monther Dijana and father Srdjan. His dad has always been vocal about the faith he has on his son and during an interview, he expressed his unwavering optimism on Novak saying:
“This year he will equal Federer’s slam record because he will win all the remaining three Grand Slams. I think it will be October when he will catch him up for weeks at world number one, too.”
Novak now has 17 majors under his belt vs. Federer’s 20 and Nadal’s 19. Djokovic will be back to competitions in 2 weeks when he will challenge Roger Federer in Dubai.
Novak Djokovic’s ranking and performance in 2020
At the moment ranked no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 2nd of February when he defeated Dominic Thiem 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the final of the Australian Open to win his 79th career title.
This season the Serbian has a 13-0 win-loss record. Djokovic clinched 2 titles in 2020 in ATP Cup and at the Australian Open.
Roger Federer’s ranking and performance in 2020
Now the world no.3, Federer played his last match on the 30th of January when he surrendered to Novak Djokovic 7-61 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal of the Australian Open.
Roger Federer’s best performance of the present year was getting to the semi-finals at the Australian Open.
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer played each other 50 times. The head to head is 27-23 for Djokovic.
The last time that they played each other, Novak Djokovic won 7-61 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 30th of January 2020.
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