Novak Djokovic, Hublot ambassador, enters the history of tennis and sport in general. Last Sunday in Paris, the Serbian champion defeated Norwegian Casper Ruud 7-6, 6-3, 7-5 to win his 23rd career Grand Slam title, the first man in the world to achieve this incredible result. Before him, in the women's field, it was Serena Williams who had reached this prestigious milestone.
With this victory, Nole also regains the top of the ATP rankings, once again becoming the number one tennis player in the world. Djokovic, 36, turned professional in 2003 and has been a Hublot testimonial since 2021. The first Grand Slam title he won was the Australian Open in 2008, a tournament where he has triumphed a total of 10 times (an all-time record); he has also won Wimbledon seven times, the U.S. Open three times and Roland Garros three times (with yesterday's victory, in fact). Djokovic also holds the record of Slam finals played (34) and Masters 1000 titles (38). Other tournaments won include six ATP Finals successes.
In total, the Serbian star has won 94 career titles and is one of only eight male tennis players to have completed the Career Grand Slam, winning each of the four majors at least once, and one of only four to have completed the Double Career Grand Slam. He is also the only tennis player in the Open Era (along with Rod Laver) to have won consecutively - though not in the same calendar year - all four Grand Slam events, but he is the only one to have achieved the feat on three different surfaces, and the only one ever to have won each Major at least three times.
In short, despite the emergence of new and very talented players, Nole doesn't seem to want to abdicate; on the contrary, he seems destined to write new records again. Regarding this latest success of Djokovic's, Ricardo Guadalupe, CEO of Hublot said: 'Congratulations Nole! What can I say! You are simply extraordinary! You are a role model, a source of enormous joy, a lion's heart, the ultimate professional and a true friend. Every year you push yourself to new triumphs, proving that you are truly the first, the different and the unique. There is no one like Nole! On behalf of the entire Hublot family, our warmest and most sincere congratulations on your record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam, and our best wishes for the continuation of your extraordinary journey. Enjoy this moment. Hublot loves Nole!".
A Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 Ceramic Blue, with a 45 mm case in blue ceramic, was fastened to Djokovic's wrist during the award ceremony. The watch uses the skeleton hand-wound manufacture calibre HUB1201, with a 10-day power reserve indicated at 6 o'clock on the dial.
