Season in review: Djokovic’s 2014 has been marked by highs (both on and off the court) and lows. Starting with the not-so-good news, the top-ranked Serb failed to complete a career Grand Slam with a French Open title–a real disappointment especially considering that he had taken down Rafael Nadal on clay a few weeks earlier in Rome. Djokovic also hit a real skid throughout the hard-court summer, losing early in Toronto, Cincinnati, and in the U.S. Open semis to Kei Nishikori.
Still, he is on course to finish the year as world No. 1 and is surging into London as the clear favorite. The Wimbledon champion, who survived five-setters against both Marin Cilic and Roger Federer to triumph at the All-England Club, is 13-1 this fall with titles in Beijing and Paris. The latter gave Djokovic four Masters 1000 winner’s trophies this season, as he preceded Rome by going back-to-back in Indian Wells and Miami.
2014 record: 57-8
Fall record (post-U.S. Open): 13-1
Best tournament: Won Wimbledon
d. Andrey Golubev 6-0, 6-1, 6-4
d. Radek Stepanek 6-4, 6-3, 6-7(5), 7-6(5)
d. Gilles Simon 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
d. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(5)
d. Marin Cilic 6-1, 3-6, 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-2
d. Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(7)
d. Roger Federer 6-7(7), 6-4, 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-4
Biggest win at different tournament: d. Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in Rome final
World Tour Finals appearances: 7
World Tour Finals record: 19-9
World Tour Finals titles: 3
Record against other World Tour Finals qualifiers: 79-34
vs. Roger Federer: 17-19
vs. Stan Wawrinka: 15-3*
vs. Kei Nishikori: 2-2
vs. Andy Murray: 15-8
vs. Tomas Berdych: 16-2*
vs. Milos Raonic: 4-0
vs. Marin Cilic: 10-0*
*denotes in the same group
Quotable: “It definitely encourages me that I have won the past four indoor tournaments in the past two years that I’ve played. I do feel very comfortable playing, returning, serving in these conditions. Two successive titles in London in the past two years give me reason to believe that I can do well. I’m excited because I think it’s one of the most spectacular tennis venues that we have. People in London love tennis and have appreciation for this sport. So I look forward to that.”
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