World No. 1 Novak Djokovic blew past third-ranked Roger Federer in the Australian Open semifinals 6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 on Jan. 28 to put himself in the finals of a fifth straight major and take his first lead (23–22) in his longstanding rivalry with the great Federer.
Should he go on to win the title, it would mark the 11th major championship for the 28-year-old Djokovic—which would tie him with Bjorn Borg for fourth place all-time in the open era (which started in 1968).
Amazingly, Djokovic has been able to carve out his dominance and win 10 titles while competing in an era with arguably two of the other greatest players of all time in Federer (all-time best 17 majors titles) and Rafael Nadal (tied for second with Pete Sampras at 14).
Rafael Nadal's run of 14 major championships somehow happened at the end of Roger Federer's run and the beginning of Novak Djokovic's dominance. Michael Dodge/Getty Images
