Novak Djokovic became Only Player to win first three masters of the year

Novak Djokovic won the Monte Carlo Masters for the second time in three years by defeating sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 on 19th April 2015.

He became the first player in tennis history to win the first three Masters tournament of the year after completing the Indian Wells-Miami sweep this spring.

With his 23rd Masters title, Djokovic extended his winning streak to 17 matches, including a straight-set win over clay specialist Rafael Nadal in the semifinals.

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  • About Novak Djokovic:
    • Novak is a Serbian professional tennis player.
    • He  is currently ranked world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
    • Djokovic has won eight Grand Slam singles titles and has held the No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a total of 142 weeks.
    • He is the the youngest player in the Open Era to have reached the semifinals of all four Grand Slam events both separately and consecutively;
    • The first and only man to win three consecutive Australian Open titles in the Open Era, as well as the only man in the Open Era to win 5 Australian Open titles overall and playing the longest Grand Slam men’s singles final in history (5 hours 53 minutes).
  • Awards won by Djokovic:
    •   Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year .
    •   Best Male Tennis Player ESPY Award in 2012 and 2013.
    •   ATP World Tour Player of the Year three times – in 2011, 2012 and 2014,
    •   St. Savaand the Order of the Star of Karađorđe.
    •  and the list goes on…