{"id":6688,"date":"2019-07-26T19:57:07","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T14:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.smartzworld.com\/?p=6688"},"modified":"2022-08-25T00:43:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T19:13:09","slug":"will-djokovic-beat-federers-grand-slam-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartzworld.com\/sports\/will-djokovic-beat-federers-grand-slam-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Djokovic Beat Federer\u2019s Grand Slam Record?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Will Djokovic Beat Federer\u2019s Grand Slam Record?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Novak Djokovic is on fire after just beating Roger Federer in the latest Wimbledon finals. In a stadium cheering for the Swiss,\u00a0Djokovic still managed to capture his fifth title on Centre Court<\/a>.<\/strong> With his latest win, the Serb is just a few titles away from overtaking Federer and being the most successful tennis player in the world. So, let\u2019s have a look at whether the 32-year-old tennis star can beat Roger Federer\u2019s Grand Slam Record in the near future.<\/p>\n

The numbers game<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the latest turnout, Novak Djokovic now has 16 titles and is only four Grand Slam titles away from closing in on Federer, who has 20. Rafael Nadal, Federer\u2019s other long-time rival, has 18 titles. Federer is the only man who\u2019s beaten Djokovic in all four majors, and likewise, Djokovic is the only man to have beaten Federer in all four majors.<\/p>\n

Moreover, Djokovic is the only player among the triumvirate (Federer, Nadal, Djokovic) who has a positive head-to-head record against the other two.\u00a0Djokovic has a 25-22 record against Federer<\/a>,<\/strong> which is 9-6 in Grand Slams. Against Nadal, he has a 28-25 record including 10-10 in Grand Slams. Djokovic is also one of the few who\u2019s beaten Rafael Nadal in the French Open, something Federer has been unable to do. His performances against these two only goes to show how exceptional a tennis player he truly is. With his superior head-to-head record with his opponents and with him leading the Grand Slam finals race, it won\u2019t be long until he overtakes Federer\u2019s record.<\/p>\n

Inching towards his dreams<\/strong><\/p>\n

Roger Federer is the most successful player in tennis\u2019 history through his titles and endorsements. Alongside his record haul of Grand Slam titles is the honour of holding the world number 1 spot for the longest consecutive time.\u00a0Ladbrokes lists Federer as the highest paid tennis star in the world<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0due to the numerous endorsements he has had with huge brands such as Rolex, Nike, and Wilson. His deluge of endorsements only goes to show that in the eyes of the mainstream media, Federer still reigns supreme. This is a notion Djokovic is hoping to change.<\/p>\n

After his recent Wimbledon win against Federer,\u00a0Djokovic told The<\/a><\/strong> Guardian<\/a><\/strong>,<\/strong> \u201cRoger hopes to inspire people to keep going at 37, I\u2019m one of them. The fact that they have made history of this sport motivates me as well, inspires me to try to do what they have done, what they\u2019ve achieved, and even more.\u201d This ominous warning against his great rival is also a nod to Federer\u2019s age. With the Serb being five years younger than Federer, Djokovic has more time to prove himself in the history books through surpassing Federer\u2019s record.<\/p>\n

Djokovic also shared that while the audience was cheering Roger Federer\u2019s name during this year\u2019s Wimbledon finals, he would hardwire his brain to hear \u201cNovak\u201d being cheered instead. With momentum on his side and the numbers so close, there\u2019s no doubt that Novak Djokovic will surpass Federer\u2019s Grand Slam record in the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Will Djokovic Beat Federer\u2019s Grand Slam Record? Novak Djokovic is on fire after just beating Roger Federer in the latest Wimbledon finals. In a stadium cheering for the Swiss,\u00a0Djokovic still managed to capture his fifth title on Centre Court. With his latest win, the Serb is just a few titles away from overtaking Federer and …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"two_page_speed":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1360],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-badminton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartzworld.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartzworld.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartzworld.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartzworld.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartzworld.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smartzworld.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartzworld.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartzworld.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartzworld.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartzworld.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}