Djokovic bid for tennis history over for now - and perhaps foreverNovak Djokovic lost his case against deportation from AustraliaMELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic has never hidden his craving to be remembered as the greatest men's tennis player of all time, but his chance to make Grand Slam history is over for now -- and perhaps indefinitely. He won the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon last year to assert his status as the world's top player. Medvedev denied Djokovic the US Open and a calendar-year Grand Slam last year to win his maiden major and is favourite in Melbourne to win back-to-back Slams, now that Djokovic is out. Djokovic has occupied the world number one spot for a record number of weeks, but that could also be in danger now. Despite missing the Australian Open he will remain top of the ranking points even if Medvedev wins, but his position will be in jeopardy the more tournaments he misses.

Source: Bangkok Post January 16, 2022 20:53 UTC