After clinching a record-extending 40th Masters series title in Paris at the weekend, we’re taking a look at the Novak Djokovic odds for 2024 and whether he will enjoy more grand slam glory.
The Serbian’s loss to Carlos Alcaraz in the 2023 Wimbledon final appeared to mark a real shift in men’s tennis but Djokovic has not lost a match since.
He collected a 24th grand slam title at the US Open and has also won titles in Cincinnati and now the French capital, a winning run of 18 matches, six of them against top-10 players.
At 36, Djokovic plays sparingly, but, when he does take to the court, he remains clearly the best player in the world – he has lost only five matches in 2023 and won three grand slam titles.
That meant he went close to the calendar grand slam, which had been priced at 16/1 in the Novak Djokovic odds at the start of the year.
Next up, Djokovic will aim to win a record-breaking seventh ATP Finals title in Turin before trying to lead Serbia to a second Davis Cup crown.
“I try to be a good student of the game and keep track with the numbers but, at the same time, I also want to be able to just direct my attention to the next challenge,” Djokovic told reporters in the French capital.
“As long as I’m an active player, I guess that’s going to be kind of the mentality I will nurture. It’s great, but it’s already behind me.
“This is, fortunately or unfortunately, the way it works for me, and the way I think is the correct mentality moving forward. Because, while I’m still active, I still want to win more and I still want to play at the highest level.
“Obviously grand slams and Masters events are the most valuable tournaments in our sport.”
Age no issue for Djokovic
An insatiable desire to win biggest titles and an almost super-human ability to peak both for the most important tournaments and matches and the key moments within those matches have combined to keep Djokovic at the top of the tree while the sands have shifted around him.
He is nearly a decade older than any other player in the top 13 and struggled with a stomach bug in Paris but was still able to lift the trophy.
This undoubtedly does not reflect particularly well on Djokovic’s rivals, albeit they are taking on one of the greatest athletes of all time, while he again had to confront boos from the crowd on several occasions.
The Serbian’s complex relationship with tennis fans is nothing new, and Parisian crowds have a justified reputation for their willingness to jeer players, which was especially evident at the French Open this year.
Djokovic may wish he was received differently but he has also admitted being portrayed as a villain has driven him on, while it should not be overlooked that he has a sizeable army of devoted fans around the world.
He clearly takes great delight in keeping the young pretenders at bay, and, with his body holding up generally very well, it would be no surprise to see him continue to do so into 2024.
Djokovic is only two weeks short of hitting 400 weeks at world number one while he is the hot favourite at 11/10 to win an 11th Australian Open title in January, which would put him out on his own as the most successful grand slam singles player in history.
He would be unlikely to stop there, though, and looking at the Novak Djokovic odds for 2024, he is also the 11/10 favourite to win the US Open while he is second in the betting behind Alcaraz for the French Open (7/4) and Wimbledon (8/5).
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