Rank Djokovic's Seasons

TripleATeam

TripleATeam

G.O.A.T.
clout said:
Legit it would.

This is how that season would look like:

- He'd have an 83-6 record
- Calendar slam
- 5 Masters Titles (IW, Miami, Madrid, Cincy and Shanghai)
- 10 Overall Titles (Doha, AO, IW, Miami, Madrid, RG, Wimbledon, Cincy, USO, and Shanghai)
- 14 Finals (Doha, AO, IW, Miami, Madrid, Rome, RG, Wimbledon, Cincy, USO, Shanghai, Bercy and WTF)

That'd easily be the GOAT season imo. On the complete flip side, 2nd half of 2016 and the 1st half of 2018 would've been one of the most horrid seasons ever by an ATG.
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If you include Queens:
W/L: 81-7 (42-3 for 1st half 2016) + (39-4 for 2nd half 2018) (not sure how you got 83-6)
15 finals
 
BGod

BGod

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I think the top 3 are pretty clear with 2015-2011-2016. After that 2012 slightly ahead of 2013.

Then you got 2014 clearly at #6.

So the more interesting question is how do you rank 2018 against 2008? 2007 would be slotted after those two.
 
Djokodalerer31

Djokodalerer31

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clout said:
Legit it would.

This is how that season would look like:

- He'd have an 83-6 record (93%)
- Calendar slam
- 5 Masters Titles (IW, Miami, Madrid, Cincy and Shanghai)
- 10 Overall Titles (Doha, AO, IW, Miami, Madrid, RG, Wimbledon, Cincy, USO, and Shanghai)
- 14 Finals (Doha, AO, IW, Miami, Madrid, Rome, RG, Queens, Wimbledon, Cincy, USO, Shanghai, Bercy and WTF)

That'd easily be the GOAT season imo. On the complete flip side, 2nd half of 2016 and the 1st half of 2018 would've been one of the most horrid seasons ever by an ATG.
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You forgot, that Novak actually won Toronto back in 2016, its 6 masters and 11 titles and 15 finals! LOL...
 
Towny

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If you include Toronto, you also have to include his 3R loss at Wimbledon to Querrey. Better to have the 2018 season being from Wimbledon onwards, which includes a loss in Toronto
 
Djokodalerer31

Djokodalerer31

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StannisTheMannis said:
Hmm. Thought the consensus would be 2018 > 2016. Guess not
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Mmm no...4 masters tournaments (2 of which is another sunshine double!), 2 grand slams, career slam achieved, an additional title in Doha, 7 titles total -> 2 masters tournaments, 2 grand slams, 4 titles total, lost in both finals in Bercy and ATP finfals to players, who could have perfectly handled judging by the form, golden masters achievement and getting back number one raking doesn't outweight the overall results of 2016! Hell even Career Grand Slam alone worth more than anything he won in the second half of 2018...
 
clout

clout

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Djokodalerer31 said:
You forgot, that Novak actually won Toronto back in 2016, its 6 masters and 11 titles and 15 finals! LOL...
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In this case, for 16 Nole, I’m only measuring what he accomplished up to RG, and with 18 Nole, I’m only measuring from grass season onwards.
 
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Jezza94

Jezza94

Rookie
upchuck said:
How are people deciding which is best and worst among 12, 13 and 14?
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2012:
  • 1 Slam
  • 3 Slam Finals
  • 75-12 (86.21%)
  • 6 Titles (11 Finals)
  • 3 Masters 1000s
  • Won the WTF
  • Ended the year at #1
2013:
  • 1 Slam
  • 3 Slam Finals
  • 74-9 (89.15%)
  • 7 Titles (9 Finals)
  • 3 Masters 1000s
  • Won the WTF
  • Ended the year at #2
2014:
  • 1 Slam
  • 2 Slam Finals
  • 61-8 (88.41%)
  • 7 Titles (8 Finals)
  • 4 Masters 1000s
  • Won the WTF
  • Ended the year at #1
Very difficult to split. I think 2014 is just below 2012 and 2013 because of one less slam final. I have 2012 edging 2013 purely because he made more finals overall than he did in 2013.
 
Dilexson

Dilexson

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clout said:
Legit it would.

This is how that season would look like:

- He'd have an 83-6 record (93%)
- Calendar slam
- 5 Masters Titles (IW, Miami, Madrid, Cincy and Shanghai)
- 10 Overall Titles (Doha, AO, IW, Miami, Madrid, RG, Wimbledon, Cincy, USO, and Shanghai)
- 14 Finals (Doha, AO, IW, Miami, Madrid, Rome, RG, Queens, Wimbledon, Cincy, USO, Shanghai, Bercy and WTF)

That'd easily be the GOAT season imo. On the complete flip side, 2nd half of 2016 and the 1st half of 2018 would've been one of the most horrid seasons ever by an ATG.
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Missing the WTF. Not good enough.
 
clout

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TripleATeam said:
If you include Queens:
W/L: 81-7 (42-3 for 1st half 2016) + (39-4 for 2nd half 2018) (not sure how you got 83-6)
15 finals
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Lol math, espcailly mental math has never been my strong suit, let me re-calculate it real quick:

2016 Doha - 5 wins
2016 AO - 7 wins (12 total)
2016 Dubai - 2 wins (14 total) - 1 loss
2016 DC - 2 wins (16 total)
2016 IW - 6 wins (22 total)
2016 MIA - 6 wins (28 total)
2016 MC - 0 wins (28 total) - 1 loss
2016 Madrid - 5 wins (33 total)
2016 Rome - 4 wins (37 total) - 1 loss
2016 RG - 7 wins (44 total)
2018 Queens - 4 wins (48 total) - 1 loss
2018 WI - 7 wins (55 total)
2018 TOR - 2 wins (57 total) - 1 loss
2018 CIN - 6 wins (63 total)
2018 USO - 7 wins (70 total)
2018 SHA - 5 wins (75 total)
2018 PAR - 4 wins (79 total) - 1 loss
2018 WTF - 4 wins (83 total) - 1 loss

So yeah, I think I got the 83 wins correct, but I did leave out an L as I put 6 instead. So Novak's hypothetical 1st half '16/2nd half '18 record would be 83-7 and not 83-6, which is what I initially put above.
 
mike danny

mike danny

Bionic Poster
upchuck said:
How are people deciding which is best and worst among 12, 13 and 14?
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2014 is the worst IMO. Easier season than 2012 and 2013 and Novak only won 1 slam. The loss to Nishikori in a slam SF has to be the worst slam loss in his prime.
 
mike danny

mike danny

Bionic Poster
Here is my hierarchy, from best to worst.

2015
2011
2016
2018
2012
2013
2014
2008
2007
2009
2010
2017

2019 remains to be seen.
 
TheAssassin

TheAssassin

Legend
mike danny said:
2014 is the worst IMO. Easier season than 2012 and 2013 and Novak only won 1 slam. The loss to Nishikori in a slam SF has to be the worst slam loss in his prime.
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In 2013, he reached only one tournament final in between Monte Carlo and US Open and IMO had worse performances when he did make them.
 
TheAssassin

TheAssassin

Legend
Eren said:
2017
2011
2015
2016
2018
2012
2013
2014
2008
2009
2007
2010
2006
2005
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mike danny

mike danny

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NatF said:
Yeah but even so the losses in IW, Miami, Madrid, Rome and Cincy only making one SF between them was quite bad.
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Wait until Sport comes up with Nadal defeating 26 year old Djokovic in the USO final, therefore Novak was peak.
 
ibbi

ibbi

G.O.A.T.
01. 2011
02. 2015
03. 2018
04. will return
05. to this
06. at end
07. 2016
08. 2008
09. 2007
10. 2009 and 2010 are also very close for 9th place for me. Disappointing major results all over the place until USO10, that year also has the better result at the Finals, and the maybe career transforming Davis Cup win, but 2009 has way better results at 1000 level, and maybe the first god tier match of his life with Nadal in Madrid. Edge to... 2010, I guess. His losses at the first 3 majors really do suck though.
12. 2006
13. 2017
14. 2005

04/05/06. 2012, 13 and 14 are so ridiculously close for me it's impossible picking between them. Each year has something working for it and against it, and I'd like to hear the opinions of other sane people on the matter. I think his slam results are maybe marginally better in 2012 than 2013 with 2014 a clear, distant third for me. Yet at 1000 level, 2014 probably edges the other two out with his 2012 results probably slightly better than 2013.

Still, just based on the actual watching it's hard for me to pick against 2013. He has arguably the 3 best matches of the year in Australia, Roland Garros and Wimbledon, with the New York semi final not so shabby either, he ends Nadal's run in Monte Carlo too. Outside of his obviously dominant years I think he reaches the highest peak in 2013.

Though at the same time I feel like if he doesn't suffer the death in his family right at the heart of the 2012 season that seems to take a lot of the fire out of him his results that summer may have been a whole lot better, plus given the overrun of his USO semi that year he does kind of have a decent excuse for his loss there that year which he doesn't have in 13 or 14.

In other words, this is an impossible decision o_O I'd probably put 2013 in 4th, 2012 in 5th and 2014 in 6th.
 
Night Slasher

Night Slasher

Semi-Pro
Noleberic123 said:
2015
2011
2016
2018
2012
2013
2014
2008
2007
2009
2010
2017
2006
2005
2004
2003
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Couldn't agree more with this list. I especially like the fact that you put 2012 above 2013, I always had an impression he performed really well (and clutch) in 2012, was still very strong during the first part of the HC season and didn't have losses to a players like 40 years old Haas.
2007 is certainly above 2009 (he was only better on clay and during the indoor season) and 2010.

Personally, his level was highest in 2011 imo, the ground game, the defense, his return and especially the mental game were superior to any of his later performances, he just couldn't sustain that level after the US Open. His game was more efficient (over a longer period of time) in 2015, though - better serve certainly helped.
 
upchuck

upchuck

Hall of Fame
mike danny said:
2014 is the worst IMO. Easier season than 2012 and 2013 and Novak only won 1 slam. The loss to Nishikori in a slam SF has to be the worst slam loss in his prime.
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He won 1 extra tennis masters 1000 event that year though. As usual, in my book winning big events trumps making the finals/semis of slams and losing when there.
 
Noleberic123

Noleberic123

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mike danny said:
2014 is the worst IMO. Easier season than 2012 and 2013 and Novak only won 1 slam. The loss to Nishikori in a slam SF has to be the worst slam loss in his prime.
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2012 is easily his best 1 slam year. 2014 still boggles my mind. A Djokovic playing at his best wins 3 slams easily in 2014. 2012 Djokovic probably wins 2 slams in 2014. I doubt 2012 Djokovic beats Fed at Wimby.
 
Noleberic123

Noleberic123

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Night Slasher said:
Couldn't agree more with this list. I especially like the fact that you put 2012 above 2013, I always had an impression he performed really well (and clutch) in 2012, was still very strong during the first part of the HC season and didn't have losses to a players like 40 years old Haas.
2007 is certainly above 2009 (he was only better on clay and during the indoor season) and 2010.

Personally, his level was highest in 2011 imo, the ground game, the defense, his return and especially the mental game were superior to any of his later performances, he just couldn't sustain that level after the US Open. His game was more efficient (over a longer period of time) in 2015, though - better serve certainly helped.
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The way I see it. If we put 2012 Djokoviv into 2014 he probably wins 2 slams. But if we were to put 2014 Djokovic into 2012, he probably goes slamless
 
Druss

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Level wise:

2011/2015 - very hard to separate, but just have to go with 2011 due to the tougher competition, especially how he dismantled peak Nadal.

2016
2012/2013/2014 - I find hard to separate.

2018
2008
2007
2009

2010
2017

2006
2005.
 
Djokodalerer31

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Druss said:
Level wise:

2011/2015 - very hard to separate, but just have to go with 2011 due to the tougher competition, especially how he dismantled peak Nadal.

2016
2012/2013/2014 - I find hard to separate.

2018
2008
2007
2009

2010
2017

2006
2005.
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This is not about having tougher comeptition! This is how well tennis player performed throughout the season! As much as i respect the level of tennis Djokovic was showing back in 2011, that season will always be remembered for its abrupt ending, due to Novak's level suddenly dropping due to injury forcing him to further withdraw from the YEC!...Compared to 2011 in 2015 he went till the end and finished the season on top by winning YEC and his 11th title (which is better record, than those of 10 from 2011) Judging from that perspective 2015 is the champion of Novak's seasons, with 2011 finishing as the runner-up in a tight 5 setter!
 
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This derserves a bump, I think. Where would you put 2021 season ? :unsure:

Of course it’s first in terms of achievement, but overall I’d give it the third place.
 
TripleATeam

TripleATeam

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Imperator said:
He forgot 2005, 2006 and 2010 as well. And I wouldn’t put 2008 above 2007. He was better at AO but 2007 season as whole > 2008 one.
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I could understand leaving out 05 and 06, but 2010, 2017, and 2020 are weird. 2017 less so because of injury, but still.
 
James P

James P

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2021, even with CYGS is probably weaker than both '15 and '11, although it's close. I think I'd take the full earlier seasons over say a 5-title, but 4-slam 2021.
 
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TripleATeam said:
I could understand leaving out 05 and 06, but 2010, 2017, and 2020 are weird. 2017 less so because of injury, but still.
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By the way, 2008 > 2007. I got 2008 mixed up with 2010 in my mind.
 
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2011
2015
2016
2012
2014
2013
2008
2019
2021
2020
2018
2007
2009
2010
2017
2006
2005
 
Biotic

Biotic

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2015
2011
2016
2018
2012
2019
2014
2013
2008
2020
2007
2009
2010
2017
2006
2005

We shall see about 2021.
 
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2011
2015
2016
2018
2021
2014
2019
2012
2014
2013
2008
2010
2009
 
Third Serve

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Based on historical greatness, 2021 has to be near the top, especially if Novak ends up completing the CYGS.

Based on actual level of play, it’s not even in the top 5 imo.
 
NoleIsBoat

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If we go strictly on level, then I have 2015/2011/2021/2019/2016(1st half)

2019- Djokovic is a master of tennis and more unbeatable than he used to be. 2011 earns a spot for his sheer explosiveness and power, displacing prime fedal
 
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