Novak Djokovic

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Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has won a record 24 Grand Slam men's singles titles, including a record ten Australian Open titles. In singles, he is the only man to achieve a triple Career Grand Slam, and the only player to complete a Career Golden Masters, a feat he has accomplished twice. In 2024, he became the oldest gold medalist in men's tennis singles history at the Paris Olympics. He is ranked No. 1 for a record total of 428 weeks in a record 13 different years by the Association of Tennis Professionals. In 2015, he had his most successful season, reaching a single-season record 15 consecutive finals, winning a season-record 10 Big Titles while having a record 31 victories over the top-10 players. Due to his opposition to COVID-19 vaccine, he was forced to skip many tournaments in 2022, notably the Australian Open and the US Open, being deported from the country in the former case. He stepped down in 2020 to front a player-only tennis association; the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) He is an active philanthropist.