2016 Novak Djokovic tennis season

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2016 Novak Djokovic tennis season

A close up of Djokovic in Paris (2015).
Name Novak Djokovic
Country  Serbia
Calendar prize money $4,677,567 (singles & doubles)
Singles
Season record 30–2 (93.75%)
Calendar titles 4
Current ranking No. 1
Ranking change from previous year Steady
Grand Slam results
Australian Open W
French Open
Wimbledon
US Open
Doubles
Season record 0–1 (0%)
Calendar titles 0
Current ranking No. 155
Davis Cup
Davis Cup QF
Last updated on: 5 May 2016.

The 2016 Novak Djokovic tennis season officially commenced on 4 January with the start of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open.

Yearly summary

Grand Slam tournaments

Australian Open

The reigning champion entered the 2016 Australian Open as the top seed.[1] Djokovic started his title defence against Korean Chung Hyeon,[2] defeating the 19-year-old in straight sets (10th consecutive win in first-round Australian Open without dropping a set). Into third round after third-set fightback defeated French teen Quentin Halys. Win in the fourth round of the Italian Andreas Seppi has become the 33rd in a row against Italian opposition (only defeat in his first meeting with an Italian player at 2004 Umag to Filippo Volandri). In his 60th match at the Australian Open, despite a 100 unforced errors (new own record, previous value – 63) in five sets, Djokovic into 27th straight Grand Slam quarterfinal, surviving Gilles Simon in four hours, 32 minutes.[3] He then defeated Kei Nishikori in straight sets to reach his sixth Australian Open semifinal.

Djokovic then defeated former champion Roger Federer in four sets,[4] winning the first two sets in 54 minutes combined, to reach his sixth Australian Open final (new record of the Open Era) and 19th Grand slam final (the joint-third highest number of slam finals in the history of tennis). This marks the 17th (5th at a Major) straight tournament final that Djokovic has reached since last January. The victory also gave Djokovic the edge in his head-to-head record against Federer for the first time at 23–22 (he also leads each of the other three members of the Big Four in the head-to-head as well).

In the final, Djokovic captured his sixth Australian Open title by defeating No. 2 Andy Murray in straight sets in just under three hours[5] (57th match-win at the Australian Open and take sole ownership of 2nd place on the list for most Australian Open match-wins in the Open Era) to win his eleventh major title (3rd consecutive win Grand Slam), placing him in equal fifth place on the all-time list with Bjorn Borg and Rod Laver. His sixth title in Melbourne equals Roy Emerson's record. He also won his seventh (2015 US Open, 2015 Beijing, 2015 Shanghai, 2015 Paris, the 2015 ATP World Tour Finals, 2016 Doha and 2016 Australian Open) consecutive Tour-level title.

Other tournaments

Djokovic for the second consecutive year began the season with a tournament in Doha, Qatar.

Qatar Open

The Serb reached the final without losing a set.[6] Novak Djokovic notches first Doha crown, defeating Rafael Nadal in the final in a 73-minute match.[7][8][9] This marked his 16th straight final (3rd in Open Era) – and 12th title – since he lost in the Qatar Open quarterfinals last year (l. to Karlovic). The world No. 1 capturing his sixth consecutive ATP World Tour title and 60th overall at the tour-level. He became just the 10th player in the Open Era to reach the 60-title milestone. The Serb leads the historic Head2Head against the Spaniard for the first time at 24–23.[10] He has now claimed 11 consecutive sets since Nadal prevailed in the 2014 Roland Garros final. Djokovic (d. Verdasco, 2R and Nadal, F) to reach 18th win in a row vs Spaniards (last loss to Robredo at 2014 Cincinnati, 3R) & 20th straight win vs left-handers (last loss to Nadal at 2014 Roland Garros, F). Also Novak has updated its own record for highest number of points accrued in the ATP rankings – 16,790.

Dubai Tennis Championships

Four-time tournament champion opened his 10th consecutive Dubai Tennis Championships campaign with convincing win over Tommy Robredo, beating Spaniard in just 66 minutes. Novak Djokovic joined the 700-win club[11] defeating Malek Jaziri in second round in 65 minutes to reach the quarterfinals.[12] He is only the 12th player in the Open Era (since 1968) to hit the 700 singles victories mark, next his coach, Boris Becker (713). In the 479 days since the world No. 1 claimed his 600th match win on 2 November 2014, he has compiled an astonishing 100–6 record. At 28 years, nine months, he is the third active player to pass the milestone, following in the footsteps of his celebrated rivals, Roger Federer (1,067) and Rafael Nadal (775). Djokovic’s streak of ATP World Tour finals reached will end at 17 after the world No. 1 retired against Feliciano Lopez in the quarter-finals. Top seed was forced to retire with an eye ailment. The Serb was down 3–6 before retiring, last time Novak retired was 2011 Davis Cup against Juan Martín del Potro, a stretch of 350 matches (318–32).

Davis Cup World Group

In R1 Djokovic beat Aleksandr Nedovyesov in straight sets in an hour and 53 minutes (1–0). Kazakhstan took a shock 2–1 lead against Serbia in their Davis Cup by BNP Paribas first round tie after Aleksandr Nedovyesov and Andrey Golubev beat former doubles No. 1 Nenad Zimonjic and Novak Djokovic in doubles. Djokovic prevailed in five-hour match against Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Kukushkin in five sets and equalized (2–2). Former Davis Cup by BNP Paribas winners Serbia set up a blockbuster quarterfinal tie with holders Great Britain after edging Kazakhstan 3–2 in a titanic tussle.[13]

Indian Wells Masters

Djokovic started tournament with a tough match against the American Bjorn Fratangelo. The Serb rallied back from a set down to win in three sets. In the next round Novak Djokovic beat Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets. The four-time Indian Wells Masters champion is successfully continuing his title-defending journey with a win over Feliciano Lopez in the fourth round, in an hour and 7 minutes. In the quarterfinals Djokovic overcame Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 2 hours and 6 minutes to set up a blockbuster semifinal at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Djokovic continued his winning streak against Rafael Nadal beating him in straight sets to reach the 6th 2016 BNP Paribas Open final for the third straight year in a row. He has now beaten the Spaniard six times in a row, with his last loss coming in the 2014 French Open final. Djokovic has now lifted his record over Nadal to 25–23 (only 2nd (first Boris Becker) man in Open Era to beat one rival 25 times). He has reached 10 straight ATP Masters 1000 finals (DNP 2015 Mutua Madrid Open) since 2014 BNP Paribas Masters, winning 8 titles (50–2 record). In the final Novak Djokovic destroyed Milos Raonic during the 77-minute match, to win his third straight and a record fifth Indian Wells Masters title.[14] Djokovic commits four total unforced errors, rolls to most overwhelming win in ATP Masters 1000 final ever. He now has a 17-match win streak at Indian Wells Masters with the three-peat. His record in the desert is 47–6. The world No. 1 improves his record on the year to 22–1. This marks Djokovic’s 27th ATP Masters 1000 crown. He is now tied with Rafael Nadal for the all-time lead. Djokovic is first man to win 20 ATP Masters 1000 (or equivalent) titles on one surface (hard courts). Rafael Nadal has 19 on clay.

Djokovic has more ATP points that Andy Murray No. 2 and Roger Federer No. 3 combined.

Miami Open

Djokovic began the tournament with a first round bye, and then faced Kyle Edmund in the 2nd Round. Djokovic won easily in two sets. In the third round, Djokovic faced Joao Sousa. Djokovic again won in two sets. In the fourth round, Djokovic faced up and coming youngster Dominic Thiem. Thiem had already won two titles this year. Djokovic won 6-3 6-4. After reaching the fourth round, Djokovic went head to head against Tomas Berdych. Unsurprisingly, Djokovic won in straight sets. Djokovic faced David Goffin of belgium. Despite a spirited performance, Djokovic prevailed 7-6 6-4. In the final, Djokovic faced Kei Nishikori. Djokovic took care of Nishikori, disposing of the young japanese. This was Djokovic's fourth title of the year. It improved his yearly record to 28-1. His one loss was a retirement.

Monte-Carlo Masters

Djokovic began the tournament as the heavy favourite, but was knocked out by Jiří Veselý in the second round. This was his earliest exit in a masters event for nearly two years, when he was knocked out by Grigor Dimitrov.

Madrid Open

Djokovic received a first round bye. In the second round, he beat up and coming youngster Borna Ćorić in straight sets to set up a meeting with Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut. Djokovic did a demolition job over Bautista Agut, beating him 6-2 6-1.

All matches

This table lists all the matches of Djokovic this year, including walkovers W/O (they are marked ND for non-decision)

Key
W  F  SF QF R# RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Single Matches

Tournament Match Round Opponent (Seed or Key) Rank Result Score
Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Doha, Qatar
ATP World Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
4 – 10 January 2016
1 / 833 1R Germany Dustin Brown (Q) 118 Win 6–2, 6–2
2 / 834 2R Spain Fernando Verdasco 49 Win 6–2, 6–2
3 / 835 QF Argentina Leonardo Mayer (8) 35 Win 6–3, 7–5
4 / 836 SF Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych (3) 6 Win 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
5 / 837 W Spain Rafael Nadal (2) 5 Win (1) 6–1, 6–2
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
18 – 31 January 2016
6 / 838 1R South Korea Chung Hyeon 51 Win 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
7 / 839 2R France Quentin Halys (WC) 187 Win 6–1, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
8 / 840 3R Italy Andreas Seppi (28) 29 Win 6–1, 7–5, 7–6(8–6)
9 / 841 4R France Gilles Simon (14) 15 Win 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
10 / 842 QF Japan Kei Nishikori (7) 7 Win 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
11 / 843 SF Switzerland Roger Federer (3) 3 Win 6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
12 / 844 W United Kingdom Andy Murray (2) 2 Win (2) 6–1, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP World Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
22 – 27 February 2016
13 / 845 1R Spain Tommy Robredo 41 Win 6–1, 6–2
14 / 846 2R Tunisia Malek Jaziri (WC) 121 Win 6–1, 6–2
15 / 847 QF Spain Feliciano López (6) 24 Loss 3–6 Ret.
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group First Round
Belgrade, Serbia
Davis Cup
Hard, indoor
4 – 6 March 2016
16 / 848 1R
R1
Kazakhstan Aleksandr Nedovyesov 200 Win 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
17 / 849 1R
R4
Kazakhstan Mikhail Kukushkin 79 Win 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
BNP Paribas Open
Indian Wells, United States
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
10 – 20 March 2016
1R Bye
18 / 850 2R United States Bjorn Fratangelo (Q) 149 Win 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
19 / 851 3R Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber (27) 30 Win 7–5, 7–5
20 / 852 4R Spain Feliciano López (18) 21 Win 6–3, 6–3
21 / 853 QF France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (7) 9 Win 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2)
22 / 854 SF Spain Rafael Nadal (4) 5 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–2
23 / 855 W Canada Milos Raonic (12) 14 Win (3) 6–2, 6–0
Miami Open Presented by Itaú
Miami, United States
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
23 March – 3 April 2016
1R Bye
24 / 856 2R United Kingdom Kyle Edmund 87 Win 6–3, 6–3
25 / 857 3R Portugal João Sousa (33) 38 Win 6–4, 6–1
26 / 858 4R Austria Dominic Thiem (14) 14 Win 6–3, 6–4
27 / 859 QF Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych (7) 7 Win 6–3, 6–3
28 / 860 SF Belgium David Goffin (15) 15 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–4
29 / 861 W Japan Kei Nishikori (6) 6 Win (4) 6–3, 6–3
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Monte-Carlo, Monaco
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
10 – 17 April 2016
1R Bye
30 / 862 2R Czech Republic Jiří Veselý 55 Loss 4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Mutua Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
1 – 8 May 2016
1R Bye
31 / 863 2R Croatia Borna Ćorić 40 Win 6–2, 6–4
32 / 864 3R Spain Roberto Bautista Agut (15) 17 Win 6–2, 6–1
33 / 865 QF Canada Milos Raonic (11) 10

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Doubles matches

Tournament Match Round Opponents (Seed or Key) Ranks Result Score
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group First Round
Belgrade, Serbia
Davis Cup
Hard, indoor
4 – 6 March 2016
Partner: Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
1 / 96 1R
R3
Kazakhstan Andrey Golubev / Kazakhstan Aleksandr Nedovyesov #190 / #186 Loss 3–6, 6–7(3–7), 5–7

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

Date Tournament City Category Surface 2015 result 2015 points 2016 points Outcome
04.01–10.01 Qatar Open Doha ATP World Tour 250 Hard QF 45 250 Winner (def. Rafael Nadal, 6–1, 6–2)
18.01–31.01 Australian Open Melbourne Grand Slam Hard W 2000 2000 Winner (def. Andy Murray, 6–1, 7–5, 7–6(7–3))
22.02–28.02 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai ATP World Tour 500 Hard F 300 90 Quarterfinals (ret. vs. Feliciano López, 3–6 Ret.)
04.03–06.03 Davis Cup World Group:
Serbia vs Kazakhstan
Belgrade Davis Cup Hard (i) QF 40 (0) First Round: Serbia SRB def. Kazakhstan KAZ, 3–2
Serbia progresses to WG QF
10.03–20.03 Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard W 1000 1000 Winner (def. Milos Raonic, 6–2, 6–0)
21.03–03.04 Miami Open Miami ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard W 1000 1000 Winner (def. Kei Nishikori, 6–3, 6–3)
10.04–17.04 Monte-Carlo Masters Monte-Carlo ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay W 1000 45 Second Round (lost to Jiří Veselý, 4–6, 6–2, 4–6)
01.05–08.05 Madrid Open Madrid ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay DNS 0
08.05–15.05 Italian Open Rome ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay W 1000
22.05–05.06 French Open Paris Grand Slam Clay F 1200
27.06–10.07 The Championships, Wimbledon London Grand Slam Grass W 2000
15.07–17.07 Davis Cup World Group:
Serbia vs Great Britain
Belgrade Davis Cup Clay QF 0
25.07–31.07 Canadian Open Montreal ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard F 600
08.08–14.08 Games of the XXXI Olympiad Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Hard NH 0
15.08–21.08 Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard F 600
29.08–11.09 US Open New York Grand Slam Hard W 2000
03.10–09.10 China Open Beijing ATP World Tour 500 Hard W 500
10.10–16.10 Shanghai Masters Shanghai ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard W 1000
31.10–06.11 Paris Masters Paris ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard (i) W 1000
14.11–20.11 ATP World Tour Finals London ATP World Tour Finals Hard (i) W 1300
Race to London points as of Monte-Carlo Masters 5385 4385 Decrease -1000 difference
Total year-end points 16585

Doubles schedule

Date Tournament City Category Surface 2015 result 2015 points 2016 points Outcome
04.01–10.01 Qatar Open Doha ATP World Tour 250 Hard SF 90 0 Withdrew
22.02–28.02 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai ATP World Tour 500 Hard 1R (0) 0 Withdrew
04.03–06.03 Davis Cup World Group:
Serbia vs Kazakhstan
Belgrade Davis Cup Hard (i) QF 50 (0) First Round: Serbia SRB def. Kazakhstan KAZ, 3–2
Serbia progresses to WG QF
21.03–03.04 Miami Open Miami ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard 1R (0) 0 Withdrew
15.07–17.07 Davis Cup World Group:
Serbia vs Great Britain
Belgrade Davis Cup Clay QF 0
25.07–31.07 Canadian Open Montreal ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard SF 360
08.08–14.08 Games of the XXXI Olympiad Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Hard NH 0
03.10–09.10 China Open Beijing ATP World Tour 500 Hard QF 90
Total year-end points 590 0 Decrease 140 difference

Yearly records

Timeline

Novak Djokovic number one rankings timeline:

 Major events
6th title - equals all-time record
RG result
WC result
USO result
WTF res
Olympics result
 Other events
1st title
700th tour-level win
SRB-KAZ 3-2
Record 5th title
6th title - Record tied w/ Agassi
2nd rnd
MD res
RO res
MO res
CI res
BJ res
SH res
PA res
SRB-GBR res
Wimbledon
US Open
WTF
Doha
Rome
Montreal
Cincinnati
Beijing
Shanghai
Paris
DH
DB
IW
MI
MC
MD
RO
MO
OG
CI
BJ
SH
PA
LN
 
0
4
8
12
16
20
24
28
32
36
40
44

Weeks and tournaments of the 2016 tennis calendar


  Winning streak (20+ match)
  Race (to London) Number 1
  ATP Number 1

Head-to-head matchups

As of Monte-Carlo Masters, Novak Djokovic has a 9–0 (100%) record against the top 10, 14–1 (93.33%) against the top 11–50, 7–1 (87.5%) against other players; 26–0 (100%) against right-handed players and 4–2 (66.67%) against left-handed players.
Ordered by number of wins (Bolded number marks a top 10 player at the time of first match of the year, Italic means top 50; "L" means left-handed player).

Finals

Singles: 4 (4 titles, 0 runner-ups)

Category
Grand Slam (1–0)
Summer Olympic Games (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (2–0)
ATP World Tour 500 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 (1–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by conditions
Outdoors (4–0)
Indoors (0–0)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Winner 60. January 9, 2016 Qatar Open, Qatar Hard Spain Rafael Nadal 6–1, 6–2
Winner 61. January 31, 2016 Australian Open, Australia (6) Hard United Kingdom Andy Murray 6–1, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Winner 62. March 20, 2016 Indian Wells Masters, United States (5) Hard Canada Milos Raonic 6–2, 6–0
Winner 63. April 3, 2016 Miami Open, United States (6) Hard Japan Kei Nishikori 6–3, 6–3

Earnings

# Venue Singles Prize Money Year-to-date
1.Qatar ExxonMobil Open $201,165 $201,165
2.Australian Open A$3,400,000 $2,533,225
3.Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships $59,670 $2,592,895
4.BNP Paribas Open $1,028,300 $3,621,195
5.Miami Open Presented by Itaú $1,028,300 $4,649,495
6.Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters €24,640 $4,677,567
Bonus Pool$ $
Doubles $0
Total $4,677,567
As of April 18, 2016

Awards and nominations

See also

References

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