In becoming the first player since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four Grand Slam titles simultaneously and only the third man in tennis history to do so, Novak Djokovic has already scaled impossible heights. Marked already as one of the all-time greats of the game, the Serbian, who plays a brand of all-court tennis with strong baseline aggression, is favourite to win the most number of Grand Slam titles ever. The significance of Djokovic’s 12th Grand Slam title is that he has achieved all this in the era of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
The Serbian polyglot is super-efficient on the three different surfaces on which the four Grand Slams are played — clay, grass and hard court. Famous tennis coach Nick Bollettieri believes Djokovic is “the most perfect player of all times”. The fear is the Serb might have everything in his favour considering the ease with which he beat the player ranked closest to him — Andy Murray — after being down a set.
No Grand Slam goes by without an Indian shining in the doubles. Leander Paes also completed a career Grand Slam by winning the mixed doubles title with “Swiss Miss” Martina Hingis. Leander (18 Grand Slam wins) demonstrated once again that age is just a number as he is 42.
