10 male players with most consecutive Grand Slam appearances

#8 Novak Djokovic (Serbia): 51

Novak Djokovic receiving treatment during his quarter-final match at Wimbledon 2017.

From: 2005 Australian Open to 2017 Wimbledon.

Win-Loss Record: 251-41.

Grand Slam Titles: 13.

Novak Djokovic made his Grand Slam debut at the 2005 Australian Open. He lost in the opening round to eventual champion Marat Safin. Djokovic won his first Grand Slam match at the 2005 French Open against Robby Ginepri, before retiring against Guillermo Coria in the second round.

Djokovic gained a reputation of faking injuries, but it is important to note that he did not miss a Grand Slam tournament till the 2017 US Open. A shoulder injury meant that Djokovic retired at the 2017 Wimbledon, and subsequently missed the US Open. It ended his streak of 51 consecutive Grand Slam appearances.

Djokovic has won 13 Grand Slam tournaments in his career, winning the Australian Open a record six times. He has also won Wimbledon 4 times, US Open twice and French Open once. In 2016, Djokovic became the first player in 47 years to hold all the 4 Grand Slams simultaneously. Djokovic has been incredibly consistent during his career, and has often been overshadowed by Federer's looming presence.

Novak has made the quarter-final in 41 out of his 54 Grand Slam tournaments. He also made 28 consecutive Slam quarter-finals, 14 consecutive Slam semi-finals, and 6 consecutive finals.

Djokovic won the Bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and has won the World Tour Finals on 5 occasions, 4 times in a row (2012-2015). Novak has been ranked the No.1 player for over 4 years (223 weeks). He also finished in the Top 10 for 10 straight years (2007-2016), and has a winning record over both Federer and Nadal. Djokovic recently won his 13th Grand Slam, his first in two years, and there should be no doubt that he will add to that number in the coming years.