The ‘Joker’ meant serious business this year, winning an incredible three Grand Slam titles and five Masters 1000 events en route to being crowned the best player on the planet.
The gruelling season may have taken its toll, with the Serb’s form tailing off towards the end of the season, but a 70-6 win-loss (a win percent of 92.1) record will go down in history as one of the finest. Given that it came at a time of incredible depth in men’s tennis makes it all the more special.
Then there was Li Na’s famous Roland Garros triumph, Sam Stosur’s romp to the US Open title as Serena Williams imploded and Roger Federer’s stern reminder that he is still around with a late-season surge as other fell by the wayside.
‘Joker’ the King
Prior to this year, Djokovic had only one major title under his belt - the Australian Open triumph back in 2008.
But Djokovic meteoric rise to the pinnacle of tennis saw him bring his tally to a total of four as the ‘big two’ Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer were left in the wake of the Serb’s turbo-charged rise to the top.
Federer was the only one to beat the 24-year-old in a major - the Swiss maestro winning in four thrilling sets at the French Open in June.