Novak Djokovic just became the first tennis player to win 100 matches at three different Grand Slams

Novak Djokovic just can’t stop rewriting tennis history.

The 24-time Grand Slam champion made a winning start to his 2026 Australian Open campaign on Rod Laver Arena on Monday night, defeating Spain’s Pedro Martinez in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.

And it was a milestone win—his 100th at the Australian Open.

And having already recorded 101 career wins at Roland Garros and 102 career wins at Wimbledon, Djokovic is now the first man ever to have 100 or more career wins at three different Grand Slam tournaments.

Only two other men have reached the 100-win milestone at one or two different majors, and they’re exactly who you would think they are.

MEN TO WIN 100+ MATCHES AT A SINGLE MAJOR (all-time):

• Roger Federer: Australian Open (102), Wimbledon (105)
• Rafael Nadal: Roland Garros (112)
• Novak Djokovic: Australian Open (100), Roland Garros (101), Wimbledon (102)

The only one missing from Djokovic’s collection is the US Open, where he’ll definitely be within striking range later this year—he has 95 there.

No woman has ever hit triple digit wins at more than one major. Three women did it at one—Martina Navratilova at Wimbledon (120), Chris Evert at the US Open (101) and Serena Williams at the US Open (108).

Which records could Djokovic capture at this year's AO? 🤔

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Djokovic had never played Martinez before, but it looked like he knew exactly what to do from start to finish on Monday night, breaking the No. 71-ranked Spaniard in his opening service game and riding that break to the first set. He then stepped on the gas, breaking twice in each of the next two sets to cruise to victory after exactly two hours on court.

The numbers told the story—Djokovic had more than twice as many winners as errors, 49 to 21, including 14 aces to no double faults.

And not only did he never face a break point in 13 service games, he never even lost more than one point in any of his service games—he held eight times at love and five times at 15, and that was it.

It's now been 20 years since Djokovic last lost in the first round of a major, to American Paul Goldstein at the 2006 Australian Open.

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Awaiting the No. 4-seeded Djokovic in the second round will be Italian qualifier Francesco Maestrelli, a 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-1 winner over 2025 Cincinnati semifinalist Terence Atmane of France.

Djokovic will be facing Maestrelli for the first time.