Reflections of Novak Djokovic's Grand Slam season might be the last

24-time Grand Slam champion ends season without a major for the first time since 2017.

When Novak Djokovic reached all four Grand Slam finals in 2023, winning three, including a record 24th major, there was nothing to suggest that 2024 would not bring another year of Grand Slam success for the Serbian.

But when he lost in the third round of the US Open on Friday, Djokovic concluded his Grand Slam season without a trophy for the first time since 2017.

Below, ATPTour.com reflects on the 37-year-old’s season at this year’s majors.

AUSTRALIAN OPEN: SEMI-FINALS
Playing in his second tournament of the season after the United Cup, Djokovic arrived in Melbourne in the hunt for his 11th title. Slowly building rhythm, he edged out Dino Prizmic, Alexei Popyrin, and Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the first three rounds. He put up a vintage performance against Adrian Mannarino in the fourth round, dropping only three games en route to victory. In the quarter-finals, he was tested by Taylor Fritz before winning in four sets.

But Djokovic, a 10-time champion at Melbourne Park, suffered a surprise defeat to eventual champion Jannik Sinner in four sets in the semi-finals, where his streak of 33 consecutive wins in Melbourne ended.

“I was, in a way, shocked with my level, in a bad way. There was not much I was doing right in the first two sets,” he said after the match.

“I guess this is one of the worst Grand Slam matches I’ve ever played,” Djokovic said.”

ROLAND GARROS: QUARTER-FINALS
Djokovic started his Roland Garros campaign with easy wins over Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Roberto Carballes Baena before surviving a tough battle with young Italian Lorenzo Musetti, who led two sets to one.

He survived another five-setter against Francisco Cerundolo in the fourth round, but suffered a meniscus tear in his right knee, which forced him to withdraw from his scheduled quarter-final against Casper Ruud.