Novak Djokovic guide for Wimbledon: Records, stats, prize money won, controversies, fitness status
The Novak Djokovic streamroller is headed to Wimbledon where he will once again be looking to break all sorts of records so it is only fair we give you the full lowdown on the Serbian ahead of the tournament.
This year will mark Djokovic’s 18th main draw appearance at the grass-court Grand Slam and he will be looking to draw level with Roger Federer for most titles won at SW19 (more on that below).
He will also move further ahead of Rafael Nadal in terms of the overall Grand Slam record while he will remain in the hunt for a Calendar Grand Slam to emulate the great Rod Laver’s 1969 Open Era achievement.
Fresh from winning a third Roland Garros title that saw him claim a record 23rd major, Djokovic will be looking to reach more milestones at Wimbledon this year.
Records
Novak Djokovic has won seven Wimbledon titles with four of those coming in the last four editions. If he is the last man standing at the All England Club this year then he will join Federer at the top of the list for most Wimbledon titles won in the Open Era.
He has won trophies at SW19 in 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022.
If he wins Wimbledon again this year then he will not only extend his record for most Grand Slams in the Open Era as he will move two ahead of Nadal, but he will also complete the third leg of a Calendar Grand Slam. It will also be the fourth time that he has won at least three majors in a year.
Winning streak
Djokovic has won 28 consecutive matches at Wimbledon with only Bjorn Borg (41), Roger Federer (40) and Pete Sampars (31) ahead of him in the queue for longest winning streaks. Another title run will see him move ahead of Sampras on the list.
In fact, Djokovic hasn’t officially lost a match at Wimbledon since 2016 as he exited the tournament in 2017 on the back of a quarter-final retirement due to an elbow injury. His last official defeat came in the third round in 2016 when he was beaten in four sets by American Sam Querrey.
Centre Court is his playground
Novak Djokovic hasn’t lost a match on Centre Court since 2013 when he was beaten in the final by Andy Murray. In case you were wondering, his 2016 match against Tomas Berdych as well as his 2017 clash against Querrey took place on No.1 Court.
Novak Djokovic’s full Wimbledon record
Novak Djokovic has played 96 matches at the All England Club and he has won an incredible 86 of them. Unsurprisingly he has the best record for active players with Andy Murray next best on 60 wins and Rafael Nadal on 58 victories.
Overall, he is just behind Federer as the Swiss has won 105 matches at SW19 although Djokovic has an 89.58% winning ratio compared to Federer’s 88.24%.
2005 – Third round (Sebastian Grosjean)
2006 – Fourth round (Mario Ancic)
2007 – Semi-final (retired – Rafael Nadal)
2008 – Second round (Marat Safin)
2009 – Quarter-final (Tommy Haas)
2010 – Semi-final (Tomas Berdych)
2011 – Champion
2012 – Semi-final (Roger Federer)
2013 – Final (Andy Murray)
2014 – Champion
2015 – Champion
2016 – Third round (Sam Querrey)
2017 – Quarter-final (retired – Tomas Berdych)
2018 – Champion
2019 – Champion
2021 – Champion
2022 – Champion
Prize money won by Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon
Novak Djokovic has already won in excess of £15m in prize money at Wimbledon, which is just under over 11% of his total career prize-money earnings of £134,202,556 ($169,762,762).
2022 – £2,000,000 as champion
2021 – £1,700,000 as champion
2019 – £2,350,000 as champion
2018 – £2,250,000 as champion
2017 – £275,000 for reaching the quarter-final
2016 – £80,000 for reaching the third-round
2015 – £1,880,000 as champion
2014 – £1,760,000 as champion
2013 – £800,000 as runner-up
2014 – £287,500 for reaching the semi-final
2011 – £1,100,000 as champion
2010 – £250,000 for reaching the semi-final
2009 – £106,250 for reaching the quarter-final
2008 – £17,000 for reaching the second round
2007 – No figures available, but a semi-finalist earned £187,500 in 2008
2006 – No figures available, but 2008 prize money for the fourth round was £50,000
2005 – No figures available, but 2008 prize money for the second round was £28,125
Novak Djokovic Wimbledon controversies
Unlike at the other Grand Slams where Djokovic does have a bit of history, his record at Wimbledon over the years is squeaky clean.
The biggest drama involving the Serbian at SW19 surrounds on-court disputes and arguments with chair umpires, which is par for the course. He has also been the subject of boos at times from the Centre Court crowd, most notably after his 2019 final win over Federer.
After the match he said: “It’s hard to not be aware of the crowd. At times you just try to ignore it, which is quite hard. I like to transmute it in a way: When the crowd is chanting ‘Roger’ I hear ‘Novak’. It sounds silly, but it is like that. I try to convince myself that it’s like that. It’s similar ‘Roger’ and ‘Novak!'”
But that is pale in comparison to being deported from Australia, being disqualified from the US Open or being prevented from travelling to the United States due to his unvaccinated.
Novak Djokovic 2023 Wimbledon fitness and playing status
Djokovic struggled with a hamstring injury during the build-up to this year’s Australian Open while he battled an elbow problem ahead of the French Open, but still went on to win both titles.
He has a clean bill of health ahead of Wimbledon and should be fresh for his title tilt as he has been on a break since winning his historic title at Roland Garros at the beginning of June.
The Serbian is seeded second behind Carlos Alcaraz so he can only meet the world No 1 in the final although he could face the likes of Daniil Medvedev and Casper Ruud in the semi-final, but then again he should be good enough to beat both of those players on grass
