All you need to know about Novak Djokovic's 23 Grand Slam titles

Novak Djokovic set the record for winning the most Grand Slam singles trophies by a man when he earned No 23 by defeating Casper Ruud 76 1 63 75 in the French Open final on Sunday Djokovic entered the day with 22 tied with Rafael Nadal Roger Federer who announced his retirement last year is next with 20Among women Margaret Court leads the way with 24 some earned during the sportrsquos amateur era while Serena Williams finished her career last season with 23 the most in the Open eraWithout much ado here is a look at each of Djokovicrsquos major championships so far 10 at the Australian Open seven at Wimbledon three at the US Open and three at the French Open starting with the first2008 Australian OpenFinal Beat JoWilfried Tsonga 46 64 63 76 2What He Did Eliminated Roger Federer in the semifinals then didnrsquot face a break point in the second or third sets against Tsonga before saving one in the fourthWhat He Said ldquoIrsquom very very happy that I won my first Grand Slam here so hopefully wersquoll see you here on this stage a lot more oftenrdquo2011 Australian OpenFinal Beat Andy Murray 64 62 63What He Did Broke to end the first set with the help of a 38stroke point exchange Before the tournament his rivalsrsquo Grand Slam counts looked like this Federer with 16 Rafael Nadal with nineWhat He Said ldquoI donrsquot want to fly up to the sky and say lsquoI am the bestrsquo or whatever I cannot compare to Rafa and Rogerrsquos successrdquo2011 WimbledonFinal Beat Nadal 64 61 16 63What He Did Became the first player other than Federer to defeat Nadal in a Slam final and replaced Nadal at No 1 in the rankingsWhat He Said ldquoThis is what Irsquom made for I want to win Irsquom a professional I want to win more majors more titles Obviously the US Open is the next big thingrdquo2011 US OpenFinal Beat Nadal 62 64 67 7 61What He Did Overcame a twoset deficit then two match points to eliminate Federer in the semifinals then defeated Nadal across 4 hours 10 minutes in the final That made Djokovic 101 against those two opponents that seasonWhat He Said ldquoThere is a lot more to prove a lot more tournaments to winrdquo2012 Australian OpenFinal Beat Nadal 57 64 62 67 5 75What He Did Came out on top in a 5hour 53minute marathon that was so exhausting both men were given chairs to sit in during the trophy ceremonyWhat He Said ldquoI tried mentally to hang in there to hold my composure to hold my emotionsrdquo2013 Australian OpenFinal Beat Murray 67 2 76 3 63 62What He Did Became the first man with three consecutive Australian Open titles in the professional era which began in 1968What He Said ldquoI have no reason not to be confident in myselfrdquo2014 WimbledonFinal Beat Federer 67 7 64 76 4 57 64What He Did Denied Federer what would have been a record eighth championship at the All England ClubWhat He Said ldquoI managed to not just win against my opponent but win against myself as well and find that inner strengthrdquoAlso Read Explained 23 Slams and counting is Novak Djokovic the ultimate GOAT2015 Australian OpenFinal Beat Murray 76 5 67 4 63 60What He Did Rebounded from a quarterfinal exit the year before in Melbourne ParkWhat He Said ldquoIt was a catandmouse fight It always is with usrdquo2015 WimbledonFinal Beat Federer 76 1 67 10 64 63What He Did Managed four breaks against Federer who had won 89 of 90 service games in the tournament entering the finalWhat He Said ldquoThere is always something I can work on and I know I can get my game to a higher levelrdquo2015 US OpenFinal Beat Federer 64 57 64 64What He Did Saved 19 of 23 break pointsWhat He Said ldquoWe pushed each other to the limit as we always dordquo2016 Australian OpenFinal Beat Murray 61 75 76 3What He Did Equaled Rod Laver and Bjorn Borg for fifth on the menrsquos Grand Slam title listWhat He Said ldquoI never experienced this much crowd and this much loverdquo2016 French OpenFinal Beat Murray 36 61 62 64What He Did Complete a career Grand Slam and became the first man since Laver in 1969 to win four consecutive major titlesWhat He Said ldquoItrsquos really a very special moment Perhaps the greatest moment of my careerrdquo2018 WimbledonFinal Beat Kevin Anderson 62 62 76 3What He Did Won his first major championship since surgery on his right elbowWhat He Said ldquoIt was a long journey I couldnrsquot pick a better place to be honest in the tennis world to peak and to make a comebackrdquo2018 US OpenFinal Beat Juan Martin Del Potro 63 76 4 63What He Did Pulled even with his idol Pete Sampras at 14 major titlesWhat He Said ldquoMaybe 10 years ago I would say Irsquom not so happy to be part of this era with Nadal and Federer Actually today I am I really am I feel like these guys have made me the player I amrdquo2019 Australian OpenFinal Beat Nadal 63 62 63What He Did Thoroughly dominated Nadal compiling 34 winners and making just nine unforced errorsWhat He Said ldquoUnder the circumstances it was truly a perfect matchrdquo2019 WimbledonFinal Beat Federer 76 5 16 76 4 46 1312 3What He Did Saved two championship points at 87 in the fifth set then won the first Wimbledon final to go to a fifthset tiebreakerWhat He Said ldquoUnfortunately in these kinds of matches one of the players has to lose Itrsquos quite unrealrdquo2020 Australian OpenFinal Beat Dominic Thiem 64 46 26 63 64What He Did Dizzy from dehydration used serveandvolley to erase a pair of break points one in the fourth set and another in the fifthWhat He Said ldquoI was on the brink of losing the matchrdquo2021 Australian OpenFinal Beat Daniil Medvedev 75 62 62What He Did Tore an abdominal muscle in the third round dropped five sets on the way to the final mdash his most en route to a Slam title match mdash and then ended Medvedevrsquos 20match winning streakWhat He Said ldquoMost of my attention and my energy from this day forward until I retire from tennis is going to be directed at majors trying to win more major trophiesrdquo2021 French OpenFinal Beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 67 6 26 63 62 64What He Did Eliminated Nadal in the semifinals mdash becoming the only man to defeat Nadal twice at Roland Garros mdash then erased a twoset deficit in the finalWhat He Said ldquoIrsquove achieved some things that a lot of people thought it would be not possible for me to achieverdquo2021 WimbledonFinal Beat Matteo Berrettini 67 4 64 64 63What He Did Pulled even with Federer and Nadal with 20 major titlesWhat He Said ldquoI consider myself best and I believe that I am the best otherwise I wouldnrsquot be talking confidently about winning Slams and making history But whether Irsquom the greatest of all time or not I leave that debate to other peoplerdquo2022 WimbledonFinal Beat Nick Kyrgios 46 63 64 76 3What He Did Over the last two sets accumulated 31 winners made only eight unforced errors and faced zero break pointsWhat He Said ldquoThe more you win itrsquos logical the more confident the more comfortable you feel out there every next time you step out on the courtrdquo2023 Australian OpenFinal Beat Tsitsipas 63 76 4 76 5What He Did A year after being deported from Australia because he was not vaccinated against COVID19 Djokovic overcame a bad hamstring and offcourt hubbub involving his fatherWhat He Said ldquoThis probably is the I would say biggest victory of my liferdquo2023 French OpenFinal Beat Casper Ruud 76 1 63 75What He Did Djokovic broke his tie with Nadal at 22 majors and became the first man to have won at least three titles at each Slam eventWhat He Said ldquoItrsquos not a coincidence that I won the 23rd Grand Slam here in Paris because this tournament was the hardest one for me to win every day of my careerrdquoWith AP inputs