With the 2023 tennis season drawing to a close, the verdict is out: Novak Djokovic has established himself as the greatest tennis player ever to have graced a court

Iga Świątek, 22, trounced Jessica Pegula, 29, 6-1, 6-0 at the WTA Finals in Cancun, Mexico.

Novak Djokovic has won an all-time record 24 Grand Slam men’s singles titles, including a record ten Australian Open titles. Overall, he has won 97 singles titles, including a record 70 Big Titles (24 majors, a record 40 Masters, and a joint-record six ATP Finals

Ben Shelton, 21, is having a great year. On Sunday, he won his first ATP title at the 2023 Kinoshita Group Japan Open where he easily defeated Aslan Karatsev, 30, 7-5, 6-1, in the final.

Hubert Hurkacz, 26, secured his second 1000 Masters title at the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters by defeating Andrey Rublev, 25, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(8) in the final.

Novak Djokovic, 36, can never be counted out. He may be down – as he was after the first set during the final of the Western & Southern Open – against Carlos Alcaraz, 20, but rose like a Phoenix in what was nothing short of a nail biter of a match that pitted the two highest ranked male players in the world against each other.

Ben Shelton,22, defeated Frances Tiafoe, 25, 6-2 3-6 7-6(7) 6-2, during the quarterfinals at the US Open on Tuesday night.

At the US Open, where the unofficial mantra is, ‘Pressure is Privilege,’ Frances Tiafoe is relishing in it. As the crowd pleaser that he is, Tiafoe’s ambition will be tested on Tuesday when he faces off against fellow American Ben Shelton, 22, in the quarterfinals

In a major upset, Zhang Zhizhen, 26, defeated Casper Ruud, 24, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 0-6, 6-2 during the second round of the US Open in New York on Wednesday evening.