Novak Djokovic registers 400th Grand Slam win, equals Roger Federer’s Australian Open record – Firstpost

Tennis legend Novak Djokovic added another feather to his cap as he became the first player in the history of the sport to win 400 matches at Grand Slams. The Serb reached this milestone after his straight-sets victory against Botic van de Zandschulp in the third round of the ongoing Australian Open.

The 38-year-old registered a convincing 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) victory over his dutch opponent under a closed roof on centre court to advance to the Round of 16. The victory took him to further up in a league of his own as he already has the record of most wins at Majors.

Roger Federer (369) and Serena Williams (365) are next best in the list of players with most wins at Grand Slams.

Djokovic levels Federer in another list

Another Federer record is set to be broken by Djokovic as he equalled the Swiss maestro’s record of most wins at Melbourne Park. Djokovic’s win on Saturday was his 102nd at the Australian Open. Federer too finished with the same number of wins in his illustrious career.

If Djokovic wins the fourth-round clash and makes it to the quarter-finals, he will gain the sole lead in this list as well.

The world number four faces either Jakub Mensik or Ethan Quinn in the fourth round. He is aiming for another record-extending 11th title at the Australian Open and has looked in good touch so far in his three matches.

The fourth seed is seeded to meet two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals. Djokovic is hoping to give a good competition to the duo of Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz at the tournament.

“I’m still trying to give these young guys a push for their money,” said Djokovic. “I’m still around. I’m hanging in there.

“Obviously, Alcaraz and Sinner are the two best players in the world. They’re playing on a different level from all of us right now. But, you know, when you enter the court and the ball rolls, you always have a chance.”