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July 4, 2011 – Novak Djokovic

Serbian player Novak Djokovic kisses the

The 2011 season was a breakout year for the Serbian. He won a total of 10 tournaments that year which included three Grand Slams – the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open – and also five Masters 1000 titles.

He also set a record for the most prize money won in a single season. He finished the year with an incredible 70-6 record, some of the losses coming towards the end of the year where his form tapered a bit.

That season from the Serbian was declared by many former greats as one of the best ever seasons. Pete Sampras called it “one of the best achievements in all of sports”. Boris Becker called it “one of the best years in tennis of all time” saying that it “may not be the best statistically, but he’s beaten Federer, he’s beaten Nadal, he’s beaten everybody that came around to challenge him in the biggest tournaments in the world.”

Rafael Nadal, who lost to Djokovic in six finals that year described Djokovic’s performances as “probably the highest level of tennis that I ever saw”.

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