Novak Djokovic’s US Open title win over Juan Martin Del Potro moved him joint third with Pete Sampras in the all-time list of men’s tennis grand slam champions.
Djokovic is one of only seven players in the sport’s history to achieve double figures in terms of grand slam titles, yet remarkably one of three who continue to play today.
ROGER FEDERER (20):
Roger Federer leads the way with 20 grand slam titles (Steven Paston/PA)
RAFAEL NADAL (17):
Rafael Nadal has proved near-invincible at Roland Garros (Andres Kudacki/AP)
PETE SAMPRAS (14):
Pete Sampras reigned supreme at Wimbledon (Tom Hevezi/PA)
NOVAK DJOKOVIC (14):
Novak Djokovic is keeping pace with his contemporaries (John Walton/PA)
ROY EMERSON (12):
Roy Emerson won six Australian Open titles (PA)
ROD LAVER (11):
Rod Laver is the only man to win the calendar grand slam twice (PA Archive)
BJORN BORG (11):
Bjorn Borg delighted the Wimbledon crowds in the 1980s (PA Archive)
BILL TILDEN (10):
Bill Tilden was a stalwart of the game in the 1920s (PA Archive)
