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ATPTour.com examines Djokovic's pre-major results
January 04, 2025
Novak Djokovic waves to the Brisbane crowd after falling to Reilly Opelka on Friday evening at the ATP 250 event.
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Novak Djokovic waves to the Brisbane crowd after falling to Reilly Opelka on Friday evening at the ATP 250 event.
By ATP Staff
Novak Djokovic suffered a surprising quarter-final loss on Friday to Reilly Opelka at the Brisbane International presented by Evie. History shows that the defeat is not cause for concern leading into the Australian Open.

Djokovic has won the season’s first major a record 10 times in his career. However, in the leadup to those memorable triumphs, the Serbian claimed a title only three times, and one of them was in a team competition, at the 2020 United Cup.

The 37-year-old has enjoyed many different levels of success before arriving in Melbourne, and it has never seemed to deter him with a major trophy on the line.

Djokovic's Australian Open titles - results from event prior


Year Event Prior Year Event Prior
2023 Adelaide Title 2015 Doha QF
2021 ATP Cup RR (2-0) 2013 Didn't play
2020 ATP Cup Title (6-0) 2012 Didn't play
2019 Doha SF 2011 Didn't play
2016 Doha Title 2008 Didn't play
In some cases — nine to be exact — Djokovic has not competed at all ahead of the Australian Open. He captured the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup on four of those occasions, in 2008 and each year from 2011-2013.

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Four years, in 2015-17 and in 2019, Djokovic played in Doha before making the trip across the ocean. Twice he won the title in Doha, in 2016 and 2017. But while he triumphed in the first of those years, he lost in the second round of the Australian Open the next.

This is the fifth consecutive season Djokovic has started in Australia with a pre-Melbourne tournament. Three times he played a teams competition, but this year the Serbian opened in Brisbane, where Djokovic fell to the big-serving Opelka.

The last time Djokovic fell in the quarter-finals of an individual knockout tournament before a Grand Slam tournament was at the 2023 Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome. His result at Roland Garros? A Coupe des Mousquetaires with the loss of just two sets across the fortnight.

Although Djokovic and his fans missed an opportunity to celebrate his 100th tour-level title in Brisbane, the numbers show that regardless of his performance ahead of a major, the 99-time tour-level champion has found ways to produce his best tennis at the ensuing Slam.

Djokovic is 94-9 with a record 10 titles at Melbourne Park, a jaw-dropping record he will try to improve later this month.

Serbian being coached by Scot at hard-court major
January 07, 2025
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray take to court in Melbourne on Tuesday.
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Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray take to court in Melbourne on Tuesday.
By Sam Jacot
There is a long list of storylines heading into this year’s Australian Open. Can Carlos Alcaraz become the youngest player to complete the career Slam? Will Jannik Sinner successfully defend his title? Can Alexander Zverev build on his impressive 2024 and finally win a major?

However, the one at the forefront of everyone’s minds is Novak Djokovic’s partnership with new coach and former rival Andy Murray. The Serbian announced in November he would team with the Scot at the AO and on Tuesday fans were rewarded with a glimpse of the pair on the practice court together in Melbourne.

Djokovic is chasing a record-extending 11th Australian Open title and 25th major and he hit for the first time at this year’s event on Margaret Court Arena, where he won a 7-5 set against Alcaraz. Standing close by was Murray, who was providing advice to Djokovic.


Born a week apart in May 1987, both Djokovic and Murray climbed to No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings and battled on the world’s biggest stages. Djokovic and Murray clashed in 36 Lexus ATP Head2Head showdowns, with the former winning 25 of them. Murray ended his playing career at the Paris Olympics in August.

Djokovic made his first appearance of the season last week in Brisbane, where he fell in the quarter-finals to Reilly Opelka. The 37-year-old will find out who he will face in the first round in Melbourne on Thursday when the draw is made at 2:30 p.m. local time.