Now that the only nextgen threat is finished, how many slams will Djokovic win?

[fedfan24]

Firstly, congratulations to Djokovic for his 25th slam and 11th AO. The guy is a terminator and won’t stop in his pursuit of records.

Question is, now Alcaraz is out of the picture, how many slams can Djokovic pile up?

This year he has a genuine shot at CYGS. There’s no one who can challenge him. I think he might throw in a surprise defeat at 1 but I’d lock him in for 3 slams taking him to 27.

I think he wins:

24, 25, 26, 27 AO for 14 in total, tying the best ever performance at a single slam.
24, 25 RG for 5 RG, a solid number putting him in Borg territory.
24, 26 W, putting him on 9 there, above Federer and PETE as the grass GOAT.
25, 26 USO, giving him the USO record and undisputed HC god, similar to Nadal on clay.

34 slams in total. Range would be 30-34. Don’t think he goes over that.

 

[RS]

Anywhere in the 26-32 range would not surprise me.

 

[fedfan24]

I think last year’s Wimbledon final was a one off. Djokovic won’t allow that to happen again, the nextgen always win a couple of matches to start with before he drains the life out of them.

 

[UnforcedTerror]

A ton.

 

[Genie Of the Bank]

2 this year and 2 in the 2025, 28 in total .

 

[mahatma]

Jinx++

 

[djokovic the conqueror]

Djokovic is on a mission to reach 30 slams so that's the minimum. When Djokovic has a goal he will eventually reach it no matter how long it takes.

 

[gqnelly]

The x factor here is where a chair umpire will insert themselves (like at the 23 Wimbledon final) and that opened up the door for the crowd to get involved. The momentum of that match completely changed when it looked like Novak was going to go up 2 sets to love. Hitting a linesman or deportations are not out of bounds, either....

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Close thread! Ban OP

 

[fedfan24]

Djokovic is on a mission to reach 30 slams so that's the minimum. When Djokovic has a goal he will eventually reach it no matter how long it takes.

Yea I think 30 is the minimum. He might retire on that as it’s a nice round number and sets him apart from the 20+ winners, both male and female.

Having said that, if he reaches 30 and doesn’t own the record at W/USO, or hasn’t surpassed Nadal’s 14 at one slam he may continue. He can win for as long as his body allows him to.

 

[TMF]

Firstly, congratulations to Djokovic for his 25th slam and 11th AO. The guy is a terminator and won’t stop in his pursuit of records.

Question is, now Alcaraz is out of the picture, how many slams can Djokovic pile up?

This year he has a genuine shot at CYGS. There’s no one who can challenge him. I think he might throw in a surprise defeat at 1 but I’d lock him in for 3 slams taking him to 27.

I think he wins:

24, 25, 26, 27 AO for 14 in total, tying the best ever performance at a single slam.
24, 25 RG for 5 RG, a solid number putting him in Borg territory.
24, 26 W, putting him on 9 there, above Federer and PETE as the grass GOAT.
25, 26 USO, giving him the USO record and undisputed HC god, similar to Nadal on clay.

34 slams in total. Range would be 30-34. Don’t think he goes over that.

I think Djokovic will win at least 30 slams. 2024 will be another weak year.

The lack of depth and strength of the field has been appalling since the start of the CIE. We have waited for so long now, and I don't expect another strong era will get back to normal for few more years.
Sad for the sport

 

[fedfan24]

The x factor here is where a chair umpire will insert themselves (like at the 23 Wimbledon final) and that opened up the door for the crowd to get involved. The momentum of that match completely changed when it looked like Novak was going to go up 2 sets to love. Hitting a linesman or deportations are not out of bounds, either....

yea he won’t be beaten on court. It will take external factor such as injury, deportation, defaulting a match to stop him.

 

[TMF]

Djokovic is on a mission to reach 30 slams so that's the minimum. When Djokovic has a goal he will eventually reach it no matter how long it takes.

He's the luckiest player to be in the right place and at the right time. No one can deny that

 

[RF-18]

Lol, there is Sinner and Medvedev/Zverev left. No chance that you call a win in advance.

 

[Rosstour]

Lol, there is Sinner and Medvedev/Zverev left. No chance that you call a win in advance.

He owns them both though

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

The good news: He will win 33+

The bad news: Nadal is still slated for 47

I seee my Nadal winning 47 slams. He will plays the next 15 years and win every French Open to give him 17 there. He will 2 out of every 3 Auastralian Open, US Open, and Wimbledons to give him 10 of each. I think that makes 47, yeah 15 + 10+10 +10 =47. So will my Nadal win 47 slams in his career, or more, if you mean more vote yes. Wont he wint that on the other hand with 47 being too many. Vote your choice.

 

[FlyingSaucer]

33

 

[hoodjem]

I figure at least 30. Then he gets bored with winning and retires. The wimp-squad can do nothing. (This isn't a weak era, it is an infirm, sapless, feeble era. Alcaraz is useless.)

Until Djokovic retires, I am not watching tennis. (Who wants to watch Darth Vader maul and carve up the cubs with his dark light sabre?. Not me.)

Until he falls and breaks a leg, eats a whole-wheat bagel by mistake and keels over, or retreats into his pyramid permanently, then I'll watch again. Then, it might become interesting again.

 

[fedfan24]

Lol, there is Sinner and Medvedev/Zverev left. No chance that you call a win in advance.

Djokovic owns all those guys. Would be surprised if he loses more than 1 set on his way to number 25.

 

[Kralingen]

He owns them both though

He doesn’t own Medvedev, much to my chagrin.

 

[Jonesy]

He said his aim is 30, but he might stay for more.

 

[StrongRule]

He doesn’t own Medvedev, much to my chagrin.

Used to be the case. But after Med's extremely disappointing performance in USO, can't expect him to do anything in AO. He will win 7 games against Djokovic.

 

[Hitman]

What a sad thread. The real threat is actually still in the draw and is playing Djokovic next. Alcaraz was never beating Djokovic here this year.

 

[Hyde]

Unironically, Djokovic should be at 30 slams by now. He wasted a lot of prime years of his career:

- Because of Covid and Vaccine, he missed 3 slams he would have likely won (Wimbledon 2020, US Open 2022, Australian Open 2022)

- Hitting lineswoman at US Open 2020

- He wasted 2 full prime years between 2016-2018 because he didn’t handle his injuries properly. Should have won a couple of slams in those years

- He didn’t capitalize on his years from 2012-2014 enough. Like it was clearly him who was the best player on the tour in those years (also was ranked #1 mostly), but had some unnecessary losses in finals in those years

- He wasted some of his younger years (2007-2010) because he didn’t figure out his health problems back then. Could have won a slam here and there otherwise in those years already

So if he handled his career even better, it would be realistic for Djokovic to be at 30-35 slams by now.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

What a sad thread. The real threat is actually still in the draw and is playing Djokovic next. Alcaraz was never beating Djokovic here this year.

A desperate jinx thread by a Fedal fan. Sad but predictable unfortunately.

 

[DSH]

He's the luckiest player to be in the right place and at the right time. No one can deny that

How is it possible that a tennis player can win 18 Major titles in his 30s when even Federer in his 20s couldn't win more than 16?
Either it is the worst generation of tennis players in the entire history of this sport or the 'magic potions' for this specific player have made this sporting miracle possible.

 

[nolefam_2024]

Ends career with 26 or 27.

Raz may not defeat Nole but father time is beating him. Looking weak in AO already.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

How is it possible that a tennis player can win 18 Major titles in his 30s when even Federer in his 20s couldn't win more than 16?
Either it is the worst generation of tennis players in the entire history of this sport or the 'magic potions' for this specific player have made this sporting miracle possible.

Or a third option - G O A T

 

[uscwang]

Firstly, congratulations to Djokovic for his 25th slam and 11th AO. The guy is a terminator and won’t stop in his pursuit of records.

Question is, now Alcaraz is out of the picture, how many slams can Djokovic pile up?

This year he has a genuine shot at CYGS. There’s no one who can challenge him. I think he might throw in a surprise defeat at 1 but I’d lock him in for 3 slams taking him to 27.

I think he wins:

24, 25, 26, 27 AO for 14 in total, tying the best ever performance at a single slam.
24, 25 RG for 5 RG, a solid number putting him in Borg territory.
24, 26 W, putting him on 9 there, above Federer and PETE as the grass GOAT.
25, 26 USO, giving him the USO record and undisputed HC god, similar to Nadal on clay.

34 slams in total. Range would be 30-34. Don’t think he goes over that.

Novak may be the favorite over Sinner and Med/Zverev at AO, but battles have to be fought and any result is possible really. All 4 semifinalists have a shot at the title here. Calm down and let's watch the big matches left.

 

[Rosstour]

He doesn’t own Medvedev, much to my chagrin.

He lost to him once when the CYGS was in play, but hasn't done so since. Nadal took Medvedev's soul at AO22

 

[DSH]

Or a third option - G O A T

Do you believe in fairy tales?

 

[Federev]

Lol, there is Sinner and Medvedev/Zverev left. No chance that you call a win in advance.

Said like a fan who’s too close to the thing they want to be able to see the surroundings accurately.

Been there many times, my man.

For folks less invested the outcome is a 100%NID.

 

[bnjkn]

He's not Finnish. This is not fair to tiny.

 

[StrongRule]

What a sad thread. The real threat is actually still in the draw and is playing Djokovic next. Alcaraz was never beating Djokovic here this year.

Sinner is a real threat?

 

[RF-18]

Said like a fan who’s too close to the thing they want to be able to see the surroundings accurately.

Been there many times, my man.

For folks less invested the outcome is a 100%NID.

All of them are super strong players. Nothing is nid in sports when you are dealing with the absolute elite. All of them have HCs as their strongest surface so they are comfortable, it's not clay.

 

[itrium84]

Firstly, congratulations to Djokovic for his 25th slam and 11th AO. The guy is a terminator and won’t stop in his pursuit of records.

Question is, now Alcaraz is out of the picture, how many slams can Djokovic pile up?

This year he has a genuine shot at CYGS. There’s no one who can challenge him. I think he might throw in a surprise defeat at 1 but I’d lock him in for 3 slams taking him to 27.

I think he wins:

24, 25, 26, 27 AO for 14 in total, tying the best ever performance at a single slam.
24, 25 RG for 5 RG, a solid number putting him in Borg territory.
24, 26 W, putting him on 9 there, above Federer and PETE as the grass GOAT.
25, 26 USO, giving him the USO record and undisputed HC god, similar to Nadal on clay.

34 slams in total. Range would be 30-34. Don’t think he goes over that.

Srdjan, is that you?

 

[itrium84]

I think Djokovic will win at least 30 slams. 2024 will be another weak year.

The lack of depth and strength of the field has been appalling since the start of the CIE. We have waited for so long now, and I don't expect another strong era will get back to normal for few more years.
Sad for the sport

Saying something like this during the endgame of the strongest AO since 2012 takes some serious amount of courage.

 

[Federev]

All of them are super strong players. Nothing is nid in sports when you are dealing with the absolute elite. All of them have HCs as their strongest surface so they are comfortable, it's not clay.

Could have said that for years. Same thing happens almost every time when it’s one of the Big 3 - and Novak in particular at the AO.

But I get it. Novak fans are too nervous to count chickens right now.

The rest of us can count for you.

It’s not jinxing. It’s just learned experience without the nerves.

 

[fedfan24]

Novak may be the favorite over Sinner and Med/Zverev at AO, but battles have to be fought and any result is possible really. All 4 semifinalists have a shot at the title here. Calm down and let's watch the big matches left.

I will watch with interest, sir

 

[fedfan24]

What a sad thread. The real threat is actually still in the draw and is playing Djokovic next. Alcaraz was never beating Djokovic here this year.

Alcaraz at least had form for beating him in a slam F quite recently. Djokovic already took Zverev and Sinner souls, and has since taken Medvedev’s soul post 21 USO (5 wins out of 6)

 

[Hitman]

Alcaraz at least had form for beating him in a slam F. Djokovic already took Zverev and Sinner souls, and has since taken Medvedev’s soul post 21 USO (5 wins out of 6)

Alcaraz' form here was overrated, he got exposed very quickly by Zverev and he is VERY lucky the score wasn't worse than it was, And Zed had played a couple of long matches.

Only Sinner has shown the real level to topple Djokovic here so far.

 

[TheSlicer]

42.5

 

[4-string]

30+ I'm sure, but he'll still be missing that universal adoration he so desperately craves.

 

[Bartelby]

The next-gen has come through strongly at the AO.

 

[pirhaksar]

Hopefully 40 slams.

 

[TripleATeam]

Yea I think 30 is the minimum. He might retire on that as it’s a nice round number and sets him apart from the 20+ winners, both male and female.

Having said that, if he reaches 30 and doesn’t own the record at W/USO, or hasn’t surpassed Nadal’s 14 at one slam he may continue. He can win for as long as his body allows him to.

The only way Djokovic doesn't have the record at W/USO or 15+ at the AO with 30 slams would be with 2 more RG titles and 4 more AOs (or more RGs).

That doesn't seem particularly likely, and every extra slam would need to increase the RG count.

 

[ChrisRF]

Djokovic is on a mission to reach 30 slams so that's the minimum. When Djokovic has a goal he will eventually reach it no matter how long it takes.

The only really legendary thing in tennis history that he didn't yet achieve is the CYGS. Missing out that barely in 2021 (and also with the Wimbledon final in 2023 in hindsight) was a pity for him, because that would have ended ANY discussion.

Do you think he will have another chance and maybe still achieve THIS as well, "no matter how long it takes"?

 

[paolo2143]

Honestly cannot see Novak winning more than another couple, when the end comes it comes quicker than you think.

 

[Jack300]

Alcaraz is not finished yet, he is still WN 2, don't become discouraged from the QF loss to Zverev, but he must improve if he desires to win more slams and come close to stopping Novak at any future slams.

In terms of total slams for Novak I think he will get 27, maybe 28. He had so much to prove and so much to play for last year. This year and going forward he has much less to prove, apart from more of the same. His body is getting older and he will inevitably slow down.

I am predicting that next year Novak will start slowing down as age starts to catch up to him and younger players such as Sinner, Alcaraz and Rune will have become much better at their game and will improve greatly and they will take slams away from Novak, it may not happen this year.

 

[messiahrobins]

Djokovic is on a mission to reach 30 slams so that's the minimum. When Djokovic has a goal he will eventually reach it no matter how long it takes.

Yeah ive a feeling he is aiming at 30 and a calendar slam. Well golden calendar slam in fact.