2020 Novak Djokovic tennis season

The 2020 Novak Djokovic tennis season officially began on 3 January 2020, in the first round at the inaugural 2020 ATP Cup venues in Brisbane.[1][2]

2020 Novak Djokovic tennis season

Full name	Novak Djokovic
Country	Serbia
Calendar prize money	$4,486,616 (singles & doubles)
Singles
Season record	18–0 (100%)
Calendar titles	2
Current ranking	No. 1
Ranking change from previous year	1
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open	W
Doubles
Season record	2–1 (66.7%)
Current ranking	No. 140
Ranking change from previous year	1
Last updated on: 16 March 2020.

Main article: Novak Djokovic

Yearly summary

Early hard court season

Mubadala World Tennis Championship

Novak Djokovic started the season by playing the Mubadala World Tennis Championship, an exhibition tournament from 19 to 21 December 2019.[3]

Djokovic won the third place at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship after defeating Karen Khachanov 7–5, 6–3 in Abu Dhabi.[4]

ATP Cup

See also: 2020 ATP Cup

At the 2020 ATP Cup Djokovic scored six victories in singles, and two in doubles, including wins over Daniil Medvedev in the semifinal and Rafael Nadal in the final.[5]

Australian Open

See also: 2020 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Djokovic successfully defended his title by defeating Dominic Thiem to win the tournament for a record-extending eighth time.[6]

Dubai

See also: 2020 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Singles

Djokovic won for the fifth time in Dubai, but not without a fight. He had to save three match points in his semifinal against Gael Monfils, then defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas, the second seed, in the final. He extended his winning streak to 21 matches, dating back to 2019.

Season hiatus

On March 8, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season went on indefinite hiatus.[7] The following measures were taken:

• The ATP and WTA announced the suspension of their 2020 tournaments until August 16.[8][9][10] On March 18, the ATP froze their player rankings.[11]

• On March 17, the French Tennis Federation announced the decision of postponing the French Open, to be held now from September 27 to October 11, 2020.[12][13]

• On March 24, after talks between Japan's prime minister and the International Olympic Committee president, the 2020 Summer Olympics were officially postponed to 2021.[14] On March 30, the various organising entities reached an agreement to hold the Olympics between July 23 and August 8, 2021.[15]

• On April 1, the All England Club announced the decision of cancelling Wimbledon, opting to focus on the 2021 edition of the tournament.[16]

• In June, Djokovic and three other players tested positive for the coronavirus during the Adria Tour which Djokovic helped organize. Djokovic received some criticism for his part in organizing the tour. [17]

All matches

This table lists all the matches of Djokovic this year, including walkovers (W/O)

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent (Seed or Key)	Rank	Result	Score
2020 ATP Cup Brisbane, Group A Sydney, Knockout stage Australia Hard, outdoor 3 January – 12 January 2020
	1 / 1081	RR	Kevin Anderson	147	Win	7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(8–6)
	2 / 1082	RR	Gaël Monfils	9	Win	6–3, 6–2
	3 / 1083	RR	Cristian Garín	33	Win	6–3, 6–3
	4 / 1084	QF	Denis Shapovalov	14	Win	4–6, 6–1, 7–6^(7–4)
	5 / 1085	SF	Daniil Medvedev	5	Win	6–1, 5–7, 6–4
	6 / 1086	W	Rafael Nadal	1	Win (1)	6–2, 7–6^(7–4)
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 20 January – 2 February 2020
	7 / 1087	1R	Jan-Lennard Struff	37	Win	7–6^(7–5), 6–2, 2–6, 6–1
	8 / 1088	2R	Tatsuma Ito (WC)	146	Win	6–1, 6–4, 6–2
	9 / 1089	3R	Yoshihito Nishioka	71	Win	6–3, 6–2, 6–2
	10 / 1090	4R	Diego Schwartzman (14)	14	Win	6–3, 6–4, 6–4
	11 / 1091	QF	Milos Raonic (32)	35	Win	6–4, 6–3, 7–6^(7–1)
	12 / 1092	SF	Roger Federer (3)	3	Win	7–6^(7–1), 6–4, 6–3
	13 / 1093	W	Dominic Thiem (5)	5	Win (2)	6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Dubai Open Dubai, UAE ATP Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 24 February – 1 March 2020
	14 / 1094	1R	Malek Jaziri (WC)	260	Win	6–1, 6–2
	15 / 1095	2R	Philipp Kohlschreiber	80	Win	6–3, 6–1
	16 / 1096	QF	Karen Khachanov (7)	17	Win	6–2, 6–2
	17 / 1097	SF	Gaël Monfils (3)	9	Win	2–6, 7–6^(10–8), 6–1
	18 / 1098	W	Stefanos Tsitsipas (2)	6	Win (3)	6–3, 6–4
Cincinnati Masters New York City, United Stattes ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 22 – 28 August 2020
	–	1R	Bye
	19 / 1099	2R	TBD

Doubles matches

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponents (Seed or Key)	Ranks	Result	Score
2020 ATP Cup Brisbane, Group A Sydney, Knockout stage Australia Hard, outdoor 3 January – 12 January 2020 Partner: Viktor Troicki
	1 / 125	RR	Nicolas Mahut / Édouard Roger-Vasselin	3 / 15	Win	6–3, 6–7^(5–7), [10–3]
	2 / 126	W	Feliciano López / Pablo Carreño Busta	54 / 111	Win	6–3, 6–4
Dubai Open Dubai, UAE ATP Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 24 February – 1 March 2020 Partner: Marin Čilić
	3 / 127	1R	Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (1)	6 / 5	Loss	2–6, 2–6

Exhibition matches

Singles

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent (Seed or Key)	Rank	Result	Score
2019 World Tennis Championship Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Hard, outdoor 19 – 21 December 2019
	–	QF	Bye
	1	SF	Stefanos Tsitsipas (3)	6	Loss	6–3, 6–7^(4–7), 4–6
	2	PO	Karen Khachanov (4)	17	Win	7–5, 6–3
2020 Adria Tour Belgrade Belgrade, Serbia Clay, outdoor 13 – 14 June 2020
	3	RR	Viktor Troicki	184	Win	4–1, 4–1
	4	RR	Filip Krajinović	32	Loss	4–2, 2–4, 1–4
	5	RR	Alexander Zverev	162	Win	4–0, 1–4, 4–2
2020 Adria Tour Zadar Zadar, Croatia Clay, outdoor 20 – 21 June 2020
	6	RR	Peđa Krstin	246	Win	4–3^(7–3), 4–1
	7	RR	Borna Ćorić	33	Win	4–1, 4–3^(7–1)
	8	RR	Nino Serdarušić	299	Win	4–1, 4–3^(7–3)
	–	F	Andrey Rublev	82	—	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Schedule

Per Novak Djokovic, this is his current 2020 schedule (subject to change).[18]

Singles schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Tier	Surface	Prev. result	Prev. points	New points	Result
3 January 2020– 12 January 2020	ATP Cup	Brisbane, Sydney (AUS)	ATP Cup	Hard	N/A	N/A	665	Champion (defeated Spain, 2–1)
6 January 2020– 12 January 2020	Qatar Open	Doha (QAT)	250 Series	Hard	SF	90	0	Participated in ATP Cup
20 January 2020– 2 February 2020	Australian Open	Melbourne (AUS)	Grand Slam	Hard	W	2000	2000	Champion (defeated Dominic Thiem, 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4)
24 February 2020– 1 March 2020	Dubai Open	Dubai (UAE)	500 Series	Hard	N/A	N/A	500	Champion (defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6–3, 6–4)
9 March 2020– 22 March 2020	Indian Wells Masters	Indian Wells (USA)	Masters 1000	Hard	3R	45		Tournaments cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[19]
23 March 2020– 5 April 2020	Miami Open	Miami (USA)	Masters 1000	Hard	4R	90
13 April 2020– 19 April 2020	Monte-Carlo Masters	Monte Carlo (MON)	Masters 1000	Clay	QF	180
4 May 2020– 10 May 2020	Madrid Open	Madrid (ESP)	Masters 1000	Clay	W	1000
11 May 2020– 17 May 2020	Italian Open	Rome (ITA)	Masters 1000	Clay	F	600		Tournaments postponed to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic[20][21]
25 May 2020– 7 June 2020	French Open	Paris (FRA)	Grand Slam	Clay	SF	720
29 June 2020– 12 July 2020	Wimbledon	London (GBR)	Grand Slam	Grass	W	2000		Tournament canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic[22]
27 July 2020– 2 August 2020	Summer Olympics	Tokyo (JPN)	Olympic Games	Hard	N/A	N/A		Tournament postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic[23]
10 August 2020– 16 August 2020	Canadian Open	Toronto (CAN)	Masters 1000	Hard	N/A	N/A		Tournament cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[21]
24 Aug 2020– 30 Aug 2020	Cincinnati Masters	New York City (USA)	Masters 1000	Hard	SF	360
31 August 2020– 6 September 2020	US Open	New York (USA)	Grand Slam	Hard	4R	180
Total year-end points (as of season suspension)						2090	3165	1075 difference

Doubles schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Tier	Surface	Prev. result	Prev. points	New points	Result
3 January 2020– 12 January 2020	ATP Cup	Brisbane, Sydney (AUS)	ATP Cup	Hard	N/A	N/A	120	Champion (defeated Spain, 2–1)
6 January 2020– 12 January 2020	Qatar Open	Doha (QAT)	250 Series	Hard	SF	90	0	Participated in ATP Cup
24 February 2020– 1 March 2020	Dubai Open	Dubai (UAE)	500 Series	Hard	N/A	N/A	0	First round (lost to Ram / Salisbury, 2–6, 2–6)
9 March 2020– 22 March 2020	Indian Wells Masters	Indian Wells (USA)	Masters 1000	Hard	SF	360	0	Tournament suspended due to the Coronavirus [19]
Total year-end points (as of season suspension)						90	120	30 difference

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Novak Djokovic has a 18–0 (100%) ATP match win-loss record in the 2020 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP Rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings is 7–0 (100%). Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:

• Gaël Monfils 2–0
• Kevin Anderson 1–0
• Roger Federer 1–0
• Cristian Garín 1–0
• Tatsuma Ito 1–0
• Malek Jaziri 1–0
• Daniil Medvedev 1–0
• Rafael Nadal 1–0
• Yoshihito Nishioka 1–0
• Milos Raonic 1–0
• Diego Schwartzman 1–0
• Denis Shapovalov 1–0
• Jan-Lennard Struff 1–0
• Dominic Thiem 1–0
• Stefanos Tsitsipas 1–0
• Philipp Kohlschreiber 1–0
• Karen Khachanov 1–0

* Statistics correct as of 29 February 2020.

Finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Category Grand Slam (1–0) ATP Finals (0–0) Masters 1000 (0–0) 500 Series (1–0) 250 Series (0–0)

Titles by surface Hard (2–0) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0)

Titles by setting Outdoor (2–0) Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 2020	Australian Open, Australia (8)	Grand Slam	Hard	Dominic Thiem	6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	2–0	Feb 2020	Dubai Open, UAE (5)	500 Series	Hard	Stefanos Tsitsipas	6–3, 6–4

Team competitions: (1 title)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner(s)	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jan 2020	ATP Cup, Australia	ATP Cup	Hard (i)	Dušan Lajović Nikola Milojević Viktor Troicki Nikola Čačić	Rafael Nadal Roberto Bautista Agut Pablo Carreño Busta Albert Ramos Viñolas Feliciano López	2–1

Earnings

• Bold font denotes tournament win

Singles
Event	Prize money	Year-to-date
ATP Cup	$1,013,160	$1,013,160
Australian Open	A$4,120,000	$3,844,836
Dubai Tennis Championships	$565,705	$4,410,541
		$4,410,541
Doubles
Event	Prize money	Year-to-date
ATP Cup	$70,175	$70,175
Dubai Tennis Championships	$5,900	$76,075
		$76,075
Total
		$4,486,616

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

• source：2020 Singles Activity
• source：2020 Doubles Activity

See also

• 2020 ATP Tour
• 2020 Roger Federer tennis season
• 2020 Rafael Nadal tennis season

References

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External links

• Official Website
• ATP tour profile