Novak Djokovic has confirmed 2026 will be his final year on the ATP Tour. The Serbian champion, who holds 25 Grand Slam titles โ the most in history โ plans to finish at Wimbledon in July.
The statistics are almost incomprehensible: 25 Grand Slam titles, 424 weeks at world number one โ more than any player in history, and victory at all four majors multiple times. He dominated the sport for over a decade alongside Federer and Nadal โ and outlasted both of them.
He endured fierce public antipathy, a COVID-related deportation from Australia, and persistent criticism that he would never be as loved as his rivals โ and he kept winning anyway.
I never needed the love of the crowd to motivate me. I needed the challenge. There was nothing more challenging than being the third great in an era of the two greatest. โ Novak Djokovic