Novak Djokovic adds to his already-historic career numbers almost every time he plays, and today was no different—his 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (4) victory over No. 5-ranked Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semifinals of the Rolex Paris Masters was his record-extending 235th career win over a Top 10 player, and it put him through to a record-extending 56th career Masters 1000 final.
It also extended his winning streak to 13 matches in a row, and he’s now won 21 of his last 22 tour-level matches, and 30 of his last 32.
But there’s an even bigger number he reached on Saturday: 650.
Djokovic’s win over Tsitsipas was the 650th hard-court win of his career, a number only one other man has reached in the Open Era.
MOST HARD-COURT WINS IN OPEN ERA (men, tour-level):
783: Roger Federer
650: Novak Djokovic
592: Andre Agassi
514: Rafael Nadal
490: Jimmy Connors
483: Andy Murray
429: Pete Sampras
426: Andy Roddick
415: Michael Chang
401: Tomas Berdych
Djokovic is also just the third man in the Open Era to record 650 or more career wins on any single surface, whether it’s hard courts, clay, grass or the now-discontinued carpet surface.
650+ WINS ON A SINGLE SURFACE IN OPEN ERA (men, tour-level):
~ Roger Federer: 783 career wins on hard
~ Guillermo Vilas: 681 career wins on clay
~ Novak Djokovic: 650 career wins on hard
No man in the Open Era has come anywhere near 650 on the other two surfaces, grass (Federer holds the record with 192) or carpet (Jimmy Connors holds the record with 391).