# 2025 Novak Djokovic tennis season
The 2025 [Novak Djokovic](https://www.edgepedia.org/novak-djokovic) tennis season was the Serbian player's 22nd season on the professional tour, in which the 38-year-old reached the semi-finals at all four Grand Slam tournaments, won his 100th and 101st tour-level singles titles, and finished the year ranked No. 4 in the PIF ATP Rankings without adding to his 24 major titles.[1](https://www.nittoatpfinals.com/en/news/djokovic-nitto-atp-finals-2025-qualification) • [2](https://www.atptour.com/-/media/sites/atp-tour/press/press-releases/2025-year-end-rankings-release.pdf) • [3](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/novak-djokovic-australian-open-injury-news-prediction-b2898430.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Season record | 35-11 in singles, per his official site; he reached the semi-finals at all four Grand Slams[4](https://novakdjokovic.com/en/news/tennis/novak-joins-alcaraz-and-sinner-at-2025-nitto-atp-finals/) |
| Year-end ranking | No. 4 with 4,820 points; his 18th year-end Top 10 finish[2](https://www.atptour.com/-/media/sites/atp-tour/press/press-releases/2025-year-end-rankings-release.pdf) • [5](https://tennis-db.com/seasons-and-rankings?year=2025) |
| Titles | 2: Geneva (his 100th tour-level title) and Athens (his 101st)[1](https://www.nittoatpfinals.com/en/news/djokovic-nitto-atp-finals-2025-qualification) • [6](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2025/11/16/novak-djokovic-an-idol-for-serbian-people-and-a-target-for-president-aleksandar-vucic_6747494_9.html) |
| Grand Slam results | Australian Open SF (retired), French Open SF, Wimbledon SF, US Open SF[1](https://www.nittoatpfinals.com/en/news/djokovic-nitto-atp-finals-2025-qualification) |
| Milestone | Became the third man in the Open Era to reach 100 tour-level titles, after Jimmy Connors (109) and Roger Federer (103)[1](https://www.nittoatpfinals.com/en/news/djokovic-nitto-atp-finals-2025-qualification) |
| ATP Finals | Tied Federer's record with an 18th qualification, then withdrew with a shoulder injury without playing[1](https://www.nittoatpfinals.com/en/news/djokovic-nitto-atp-finals-2025-qualification) • [6](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2025/11/16/novak-djokovic-an-idol-for-serbian-people-and-a-target-for-president-aleksandar-vucic_6747494_9.html) |
| Schedule | Played no ATP tournaments between Roland Garros and the US Open, describing his schedule as "no schedule other than Slams"[7](https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/at-us-open-novak-djokovic-confirms-no-schedule-other-than-slams) |
## Grand Slam season
**Australian Open.** Djokovic, a ten-time champion in Melbourne, beat [Carlos Alcaraz](https://www.edgepedia.org/carlos-alcaraz) in the quarter-finals 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4, extending his Lexus ATP Head2Head lead over the Spaniard to 5-3.[8](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/21/open-d-australie-novak-djokovic-gagne-le-choc-des-generations-face-a-carlos-alcaraz-et-se-qualifie-pour-les-demi-finales_6508783_3242.html) • [9](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-australian-open-2025-qf-reaction) He had worn strapping on his left leg during that match, and retired from his semi-final against [Alexander Zverev](https://www.edgepedia.org/alexander-zverev) after one set. He later revealed he had suffered an unspecified muscle tear and had not hit a ball between the Alcaraz match and the semi-final.[10](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-australian-open-2025-sf-reaction)
**French Open.** After reaching the fourth round he publicly dismissed retirement talk.[11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TCfz-6XIRE)
**Wimbledon.** In the semi-finals, the seven-time champion lost to the world No. 1 Sinner 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.[12](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/07/11/jannik-sinner-annihile-la-quete-d-une-25e-victoire-en-grand-chelem-de-novak-djokovic_6620737_3242.html) • [19](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-us-open-2025-sf-reaction)
**US Open.** At 38, Djokovic became the oldest man to reach the US Open fourth round since [Jimmy Connors](https://www.edgepedia.org/jimmy-connors) did so in 1991, shaking off a back problem to beat Cam Norrie 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-3 with 18 aces, which he called his best serving performance of the tournament.[13](https://apnews.com/article/c941b18205e2abcd140adf24161222b4) • [20](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/aug/30/us-open-tennis-novak-djokovic-cameron-norrie) In the semi-finals, Alcaraz beat him 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-2.[14](https://www.arabtimesonline.com/arabtimes/uploads/images/2025/09/06/86561.pdf) Reaching the last four at all four majors was the seventh time Djokovic had made at least the semi-finals of every [Grand Slam](https://www.edgepedia.org/grand-slam-tennis) in a single season.[1](https://www.nittoatpfinals.com/en/news/djokovic-nitto-atp-finals-2025-qualification)
## Titles and records
The season's highlight came in Geneva, where Djokovic won his 100th tour-level singles title, becoming the third man in the Open Era to reach the milestone alongside Jimmy Connors (109) and [Roger Federer](https://www.edgepedia.org/roger-federer) (103).[1](https://www.nittoatpfinals.com/en/news/djokovic-nitto-atp-finals-2025-qualification) On November 8 he won a new title in Athens, the 101st of his career, and then chose to skip the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin (November 9-16) with a shoulder injury.[6](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2025/11/16/novak-djokovic-an-idol-for-serbian-people-and-a-target-for-president-aleksandar-vucic_6747494_9.html)
Outside the majors, he made an ATP Masters 1000 final in Miami and a semi-final in Shanghai, where he defeated Jaume Munar despite humidity and sickness.[1](https://www.nittoatpfinals.com/en/news/djokovic-nitto-atp-finals-2025-qualification) • [15](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-munar-shanghai-2025-tuesday) In October he tied Federer's record by qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals for the 18th time, his eighth consecutive qualification and his first since 2007 as a 20-year-old with only one missed edition (2017, through injury).[1](https://www.nittoatpfinals.com/en/news/djokovic-nitto-atp-finals-2025-qualification)
## Schedule and physical management
Djokovic ran a deliberately reduced calendar. He opted out of ATP tournaments entirely between Roland Garros and the US Open, missing the Canada-[Cincinnati](https://www.edgepedia.org/cincinnati) double, and said, "I don't actually have any schedule other than Slams, to be honest," adding that he no longer enjoyed the two-week Masters events and was not chasing rankings points.[7](https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/at-us-open-novak-djokovic-confirms-no-schedule-other-than-slams) He had also skipped the clay-court Masters events in Madrid and Rome before Roland Garros, and had played no more than four Masters 1000 tournaments in each of the previous five years.[7](https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/at-us-open-novak-djokovic-confirms-no-schedule-other-than-slams) Physical problems ran through the season: the left-leg issue and muscle tear in Melbourne, a blister on his big toe and a back problem in New York, and the shoulder injury that ended his year.[9](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-australian-open-2025-qf-reaction) • [10](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-australian-open-2025-sf-reaction) • [13](https://apnews.com/article/c941b18205e2abcd140adf24161222b4) • [6](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2025/11/16/novak-djokovic-an-idol-for-serbian-people-and-a-target-for-president-aleksandar-vucic_6747494_9.html)
## Context: the Sinner-Alcaraz era
Djokovic's major consistency was set against the dominance of [Jannik Sinner](https://www.edgepedia.org/jannik-sinner) and Carlos Alcaraz, who had divided the four majors between them in 2024 and did so again in 2025; the Roland-Garros season review noted that their rivalry overshadowed Djokovic's achievement of reaching all four semi-finals.[16](https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/atp-2025-season-review-alcaraz-sinner-djokovic-vacherot-draper-bublik) Alcaraz led the tour with six titles and a 59-6 record at the time of the US Open and finished the year No. 1 with 12,050 points, while Sinner ended at No. 2 with 11,500 points and retained the [ATP Finals](https://www.edgepedia.org/atp-finals) title in Turin, an event Djokovic did not contest.[17](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/novak-djokovic-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-grand-slam-wimbledon-b2819314.html) • [5](https://tennis-db.com/seasons-and-rankings?year=2025) • [18](https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/pdf/2025/11/18/kt_pdf-20251118-1.pdf?ts=212211) Since Djokovic's last major title at the [2023 US Open](https://www.edgepedia.org/2023-us-open-tennis), no Grand Slam had escaped Sinner or Alcaraz.[12](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/07/11/jannik-sinner-annihile-la-quete-d-une-25e-victoire-en-grand-chelem-de-novak-djokovic_6620737_3242.html) Commentators framed his season accordingly: the continuation of his career had become less about winning a 25th major and more about appreciating what remained of it.[3](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/novak-djokovic-australian-open-injury-news-prediction-b2898430.html)
## References
1. [Djokovic ties record for most Nitto ATP Finals qualifications, Nitto ATP Finals](https://www.nittoatpfinals.com/en/news/djokovic-nitto-atp-finals-2025-qualification)
2. [2025 Year-End ATP Rankings release, ATP Tour](https://www.atptour.com/-/media/sites/atp-tour/press/press-releases/2025-year-end-rankings-release.pdf)
3. [How the final years of Novak Djokovic's career are being shaped by unstoppable forces, The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/novak-djokovic-australian-open-injury-news-prediction-b2898430.html)
4. [Novak joins Alcaraz and Sinner at 2025 Nitto ATP Finals, novakdjokovic.com](https://novakdjokovic.com/en/news/tennis/novak-joins-alcaraz-and-sinner-at-2025-nitto-atp-finals/)
5. [ATP Rankings 2025: Points & Season Stats, TennisDB](https://tennis-db.com/seasons-and-rankings?year=2025)
6. [Novak Djokovic, an idol for Serbian people and a target for President Aleksandar Vucic, Le Monde](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2025/11/16/novak-djokovic-an-idol-for-serbian-people-and-a-target-for-president-aleksandar-vucic_6747494_9.html)
7. [At US Open, Novak Djokovic confirms "No schedule other than Slams", Tennis.com](https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/at-us-open-novak-djokovic-confirms-no-schedule-other-than-slams)
8. [Open d'Australie : Novak Djokovic fait jouer son expérience face à Carlos Alcaraz, Le Monde](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/21/open-d-australie-novak-djokovic-gagne-le-choc-des-generations-face-a-carlos-alcaraz-et-se-qualifie-pour-les-demi-finales_6508783_3242.html)
9. [Novak Djokovic on leg injury ahead of Alexander Zverev semi-final, ATP Tour](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-australian-open-2025-qf-reaction)
10. [Novak Djokovic reveals muscle tear, ATP Tour](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-australian-open-2025-sf-reaction)
11. [Novak Djokovic shuts down retirement talk after reaching French Open fourth round, Eurosport Tennis (YouTube)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TCfz-6XIRE)
12. [Jannik Sinner annihile la quête d'une 25ᵉ victoire en Grand Chelem de Novak Djokovic, Le Monde](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/07/11/jannik-sinner-annihile-la-quete-d-une-25e-victoire-en-grand-chelem-de-novak-djokovic_6620737_3242.html)
13. [Novak Djokovic shakes off a back problem and reaches the 4th round of the US Open at 38, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/c941b18205e2abcd140adf24161222b4)
14. [Arab Times / AP: Alcaraz beats Djokovic in US Open semi-final](https://www.arabtimesonline.com/arabtimes/uploads/images/2025/09/06/86561.pdf)
15. [Novak Djokovic survives humidity & sickness to defeat Jaume Munar in Shanghai, ATP Tour](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-munar-shanghai-2025-tuesday)
16. [ATP 2025 review: Alcaraz and Sinner rivalry elevates, Roland-Garros](https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/atp-2025-season-review-alcaraz-sinner-djokovic-vacherot-draper-bublik)
17. [Novak Djokovic is 38 and bidding for a 25th Slam title, The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/novak-djokovic-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-grand-slam-wimbledon-b2819314.html)
18. [Sinner caps eventful year with ATP Finals, Kuwait Times](https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/pdf/2025/11/18/kt_pdf-20251118-1.pdf?ts=212211)
19. [Djokovic Us Open 2025 Sf Reaction, atptour.com](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-us-open-2025-sf-reaction)
20. [Us Open Tennis Novak Djokovic Cameron Norrie, theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/aug/30/us-open-tennis-novak-djokovic-cameron-norrie)
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