Can you make a case for 2021 to be the worst season of Djokovic's career despite winning three Slams (heck, because of winning three Slams!!!!) for the following ONE obvious freaking reason?

He missed the 'sitting freaking duck' immortality boat - for freaking good? Duh!!!!!!!!!

Just pitchker Djokovic has won the Calendar Slam AND the Golden Calendar Slam (in the same freaking season).

Now pitchker him losing both. Not enough? 

Try this:

Nobody who was competing knew how to even spell 'Slam' forget 'tennis'.

 

US OpenNew York, NY, U.S.A.2021.08.30 - 2021.09.12

SGL 128 DBL 64   O Hard   Prize Money $27,200,000   Total Financial Commitment $27,200,000

Round	Rank	Opponent	W-L	Score
Finals	2	Daniil Medvedev	L	46 46 46
Semi-Finals	4	Alexander Zverev	W	46 62 64 46 62
Quarter-Finals	8	Matteo Berrettini	W	57 62 62 63
Round of 16	99	Jenson Brooksby	W	16 63 62 62
Round of 32	56	Kei Nishikori	W	674 63 63 62
Round of 64	121	Tallon Griekspoor	W	62 63 62
Round of 128	145	Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune	W	61 675 62 61

 

 

Tokyo OlympicsTokyo, Japan2021.07.26 - 2021.08.01

SGL 64 DBL 32   O Hard   Total Financial Commitment

Round	Rank	Opponent	W-L	Score
Olympic Bronze	11	Pablo Carreno Busta	L	46 766 36
Semi-Finals	5	Alexander Zverev	L	61 36 16
Quarter-Finals	69	Kei Nishikori	W	62 60
Round of 16	34	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	W	63 61
Round of 32	48	Jan-Lennard Struff	W	64 63
Round of 64	140	Hugo Dellien	W	62 62

Comments

[Gary Lee Moser]

In the era of The Big Four, there have been 7 different years
where one of them has won 3 Slams in a given year and lost the 4th:

2004: Federer...lost to 3-time FO winner Gustavo Kuerten at the FO.

2006: Federer...lost to Nadal in the FO Final.

2007: Federer...lost to Nadal in the FO Final.

2010: Nadal...lost to Andy Murray at the AO.

2011: Djokovic...lost to Federer in an FO Semi-Final.

2015: Djokovic...lost to 3-time-Slam-winner Stan Wawrinka in the FO Final.

2021: Djokovic...lost to Daniil Medvedev in the USO Final.

If DM, who at the age of 25.5 has been past the 4th round in a Slam only 5 times,
ends up a one-Slam-wonder, history will almost certainly view Novak's missed opportunity harshly.