Stat of the Year, No. 2: Novak Djokovic becomes first man ever to win two different majors seven times each

This week we’re counting down our top five stats of the season.

So far we’ve covered Ashleigh Barty ending the longest drought for a home champion at a major in the Open Era, Carlos Alcaraz becoming by far the youngest player ever to defeat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic at the same tournament, and Iga Swiatek going on the longest WTA winning streak in 25 years.

Today, it's a new level of domination across two majors…

Djokovic becomes first man in tennis history to win two different majors seven times each

Novak Djokovic has achieved plenty of records in his career, including most weeks at No. 1 in ATP rankings history, most prize money in either ATP or WTA history, the only player to complete a Career Golden Masters (and he’s done it twice too) and most year-end No. 1 finishes in ATP history, among many, many other things.

His consistent greatness across all surfaces has made him a threat at all four Grand Slams throughout his career, and by winning Wimbledon for the seventh time this year, it propelled him to another incredible record: he became the only man in tennis history to win two different majors seven or more times each.

Before his latest triumph at the All England Club this year, the nine-time Australian Open champion was one of six players (two men and four women) in tennis history to win two different majors six times each—now he’s one of three players (one man and two women) to win two different majors seven times each.

PLAYERS TO WIN 2 DIFFERENT MAJORS 6+ TIMES EACH (all-time):

• Helen Wills Moody [8 Wimbledons, 7 US Opens]
• Chris Evert [7 French Opens, 6 US Opens]
• Steffi Graf [6 French Opens, 7 Wimbledons]Roger Federer [6 Australian Opens, 8 Wimbledons]
• Serena Williams [7 Australian Opens, 7 Wimbledons, 6 US Opens]
• Novak Djokovic [9 Australian Opens, 7 Wimbledons]

PLAYERS TO WIN 2 DIFFERENT MAJORS 7+ TIMES EACH (all-time):

• Helen Wills Moody [8 Wimbledons, 7 US Opens]
• Serena Williams [7 Australian Opens, 7 Wimbledons, 6 US Opens]
• Novak Djokovic [9 Australian Opens, 7 Wimbledons]

No one in the history of the sport has ever won two different majors eight or more times each, and given Djokovic has won the last four Wimbledons, we may be on the verge of even more history…