Maybe in his era the Australian Open wasn't really considered a major (Bjorn Borg) or was too far away to bother with (Bill Tilden). Maybe the French Open unfairly barred him from playing (Jimmy Connors). Maybe the outdated amateur ideal suppressed his...

HAS eluded Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, the players whom Novak Djokovic says taught him how to be the No.1 player in the world, but now the grand slam is on Djokovic's radar, and for 2012, he is the only man who can even contemplate it. Only two men...

Only two men have managed to win all four of the sport’s biggest tournaments in a single year. Laver, who presented Djokovic with the Australian Open trophy in front of a packed arena that bears his name, did it in 1962 and 1969, while Don Budge of the...

Rafael Nadal was his greatest ever. IT HAS eluded Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, the players whom Novak Djokovic says taught him how to be the No.1 player in the world, but now the grand slam is on Djokovic's radar, and for 2012, he is the only man who...

Rafael Nadal was his greatest ever. IT HAS eluded Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, the players whom Novak Djokovic says taught him how to be the No. 1 player in the world. But now the grand slam is on Djokovic's radar and, for 2012, he is the only man...

Already just the fifth man in history to win three straight majors, joining Nadal, Rod Laver, Roger Federer and Pete Sampras, Djokovic believes he can join Laver and Don Budge as the only men's players to have won all four grand slam crowns within a year.