For Novak Djokovic, his 2008 season, just a few years after he turned pro, was great by any measure.
He not only won his first of six ATP Finals, but he began 2008 taking the Australian Open, the first of his 10 titles there and what would become 24 major championships overall.
In the semifinals he upset the top seed, Roger Federer, and beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final.
By season’s end, Djokovic had won two other tournaments, including Masters 1000s in Indian Wells and Rome.
That year solidified Djokovic as a bona fide member of what was to become known as the Big Three, alongside Federer and Nadal.
Persons:
Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Jo, Wilfried Tsonga, Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Federer, Nadal
Organizations:
United States, Federer
Locations:
Indian Wells, Rome