More Milestones Within Reach for Novak Djokovic in 2016

Novak Djokovic may have missed out on winning a calendar Grand Slam; however, even with just a few weeks left in the season, he has more milestones within reach.

Djokovic will be seeded No. 1 at the Paris Masters when the event kicks off Monday. If he wins, Djokovic would become only the third singles player to win the Paris Double—the French Open and Paris Masters—in the same year.

Andre Agassi accomplished the feat in 1999, and Ilie Nastase did so in 1973.

The Paris Masters is the ATP World Tour’s last Masters 1000 event. Several multiple Grand Slam winners—including Roger Federer, Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg and Marat Safin—have captured the Paris title, so it’s surprising that the number of men who have completed the Paris Double is the same as those who have won the calendar Grand Slam. 

Earlier this year, Djokovic completed a career Grand Slam when he won his first French Open. He held all four Slam titles at the same time and became the first tennis player to break the $100 million mark in prize money. 

So despite his recent …

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