#7 Second player in the Open Era to hold all 4 Grand Slam titles at the same time
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Djokovic celebrates his first French Open title in 2016
Following reverses to Nadal (2012, 2014) and to Stan Wawrinka (2015) in his first three Roland Garros finals, Djokovic became fourth time lucky.
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In a four-set final, the Serb beat his good friend Andy Murray to become only the fifth player in the Open Era to win the coveted career Grand Slam - the others being Rod Laver (1969), Andre Agassi (1999), Roger Federer (2009) and Rafael Nadal (2010).
In the process, Djokovic emulated Laver as the only players in the Open Era to hold all four Grand Slam titles at the same time.
#8 First player to win the Career Golden Masters
Djokovic lifts his first Cincinnati title in 2018 following 5 final defeats
Following 5 defeats in the final, his most at any tournament, Djokovic handed 7-time champion Federer a first-ever defeat in a Cincinnati summit clash during the 2018 edition.
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In the process, the Serb became the first player to win all 9 Masters 1000 titles on the calendar, a feat also called 'Career Golden Masters'.
Djokovic has won 5 titles in Indian Wells, 6 in Miami, 2 in Monte Carlo, 3 in Madrid, 4 in Rome, 4 at the Coupe Rogers, 4 in Shanghai and 5 in Paris-Bercy.
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