Novak Djokovic pulls off a remarkable year — Here’s why

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Novak Djokovic’s achievements keep piling up, and next month he turns 39.

Djokovic has collected every major title in the sport, from his 24 Grand Slam wins to an Olympic gold medal.

Many, including Rafael Nadal, have said that Djokovic is the greatest tennis player of all time.

Former Grand Slam doubles champion Patrick McEnroe shares this opinion and says that Djokovic has done something ‘remarkable’ this year.

Patrick McEnroe ranks Novak Djokovic above Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal

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Speaking on the Spout Podcast, McEnroe was asked if he felt Djokovic’s career accomplishments were enough to call him the greatest of all time.

McEnroe said he believes so, highlighting Djokovic’s win over Sinner at this year’s Australian Open as one of the standout moments of his career and acknowledging his ability to keep pace with the ATP Tour’s two top players.

“To me it does, on the male side,” said McEnroe. “Obviously you could argue for Serena Williams on the women’s side, Steffi Graf who finished on 22, and she didn’t play as long as either Serena or Novak Djokovic. So if she had played another five years, who knows how many she would have had, but longevity is part of it.

“I would put Djokovic at the top of the list, because of what you mentioned. The head-to-head against [Roger] Federer and [Rafael] Nadal, and the scope of his wins. Not just in the majors, total majors obviously counts, but he has also won Masters series events…and he has also won the most if you combine the different surfaces. Indoors, clay courts, hard courts and grass courts at Wimbledon of course.

“So, he’s got the best scope of wins, and the fact of the matter is he’s about to turn 39 and he’s still playing at the top of the game. Just beat Sinner in Australia, which to me is one of his greatest wins ever, even though he ended up losing the next match to [Carlos] Alcaraz in the final.