# 2020 Novak Djokovic tennis season

Novak Djokovic began the 2020 tennis season on 3 January 2020, in the first round at the inaugural 2020 ATP Cup venues in Brisbane.
Djokovic ended the season with semifinal loss at the ATP Finals in London.
During this season, Djokovic:

## Yearly summary
### Early hard court season
#### ATP Cup

At the 2020 ATP Cup, Djokovic defeated Kevin Anderson in 3 tight sets, as Team Serbia thrashed Team South Africa 3–0. Djokovic then won his singles match against Gaël Monfils in straight sets. He also won in 3 sets, in doubles with Viktor Troicki, winning the tiebreak set and saving Team Serbia. Serbia defeated Team France 2–1. Djokovic easily beat Cristian Garín in straight sets as Team Serbia beat Team Chile 3–0, and in the quarterfinals, Novak beat Denis Shapovalov in 3 sets, while Team Serbia thrashed Team Canada 3–0. Even in the semifinals, Djokovic beat Daniil Medvedev in 3 sets, while Team Serbia defeated Team Russia 3–0. In the final, Djokovic saved Team Serbia against Team Spain. He beat Rafael Nadal in straight sets, and partnered Viktor Troicki to win doubles in straight sets. Thus, Team Serbia won 2-1 and with that, won the inaugural ATP Cup title.

#### Australian Open

Before the actual tournament, Djokovic participated in a charity event called "Rally For Relief", to extend help for Australians suffering in the Australian Bushfires. He played for Team Williams as they defeated Team Wozniacki, 4–1. In the actual tournament, Djokovic started his title defence with a four-set win over Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round. He then defeated Tatusma Ito, Yoshihito Nishioka, Diego Schwartzman, Milos Raonic and Roger Federer, all in straight sets, to reach the final of the Australian Open. Despite being down 2 sets to 1, Djokovic came back and won the next 2 sets, to defeat Dominic Thiem in the final, and win a record-extending eighth title in Melbourne. He became World No. 1 again, and stayed as World No. 1 for all weeks, except one week, until June 2022.

#### Dubai

Djokovic won for the fifth time in Dubai. He won in straight sets against Malek Jaziri, Philipp Kohlschreiber and Karen Khachanov. He saved 3 match points in his semifinal against Gaël Monfils and went on to win in 3 sets. He then defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas, the second seed, in straight sets, in the final.
He extended his winning streak to 21 matches.

### Season hiatus

On March 8, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season went on hiatus for several months. The following measures were taken:
* The ATP and WTA announced the suspension of their 2020 tournaments until August 16. On March 18, the ATP froze their player rankings.
* On March 17, the French Tennis Federation announced the decision of postponing the French Open, to be held now from September 27 to October 11, 2020.
* On March 24, after talks between Japan's prime minister and the International Olympic Committee president, the 2020 Summer Olympics were officially postponed to 2021. On March 30, the various organising entities reached an agreement to hold the Olympics between July 23 and August 8, 2021.
* On April 1, the All England Club announced the decision of cancelling Wimbledon, opting to focus on the 2021 edition of the tournament.
* In June, Djokovic hosted a special charity tennis tournament called Adria Tour, across his home nation Serbia and it's neighbouring countries, Croatia, Montenegro and Bosnia, since those countries had little to no cases of COVID. He planned four tournaments and an exhibition match for the same. Dominic Thiem won the first leg of the Tour in Belgrade, and the final of the second leg was supposed to take place in Zadar, between Djokovic and Andrey Rublev, but it was cancelled after Tour participants Grigor Dimitrov and Borna Ćorić tested positive for the Coronavirus. Soon, even Djokovic tested positive, and the Tour had to be cancelled and scrapped. Djokovic landed in controversy for organizing this tour but was later cleared of all allegations against him.

### American outdoor hardcourt season
#### Cincinnati Open

Djokovic started with straight sets wins over Ričardas Berankis, Tennys Sandgren and Jan-Lennard Struff. After a 3-set semifinal win over Roberto Bautista Agut, Djokovic won the title, defeating Milos Raonic in the final, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4. By doing so, he won his 35th Masters 1000 title, tying Rafael Nadal's record of most ATP Masters 1000 titles. Djokovic also achieved the Career Golden Masters for a second time and became the first player to win an ATP Tour singles title upon its resumption, after it was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.

#### US Open

   In accordance with the Grand Slam rulebook, following his actions of intentionally hitting a ball dangerously or recklessly within the court or hitting a ball with negligent disregard of the consequences, the US Open tournament referee defaulted Novak Djokovic from the 2020 US Open. Because he was defaulted, Djokovic will lose all ranking points earned at the US Open and will be fined the prize money won at the tournament in addition to any or all fines levied with respect to the offending incident.
Djokovic entered the US Open as the top seed. Djokovic beat Damir Džumhur in straight sets, Kyle Edmund in 4 sets, and Jan-Lennard Struff in straight sets to advance to the fourth round against 20th seed Pablo Carreño Busta. The fourth round match was uneventful until the tenth game, when Carreño Busta came back down 0–40 to hold serve; Djokovic had frustratedly hit a ball into an advertising board earlier when Carreño Busta tied it at deuce. At 5-5, Djokovic was injured and had to be treated on the court. When the match resumed, Carreño Busta took the game and a 6–5 lead in the first set, at which point Djokovic pulled out a spare ball from his pocket and again hit it behind him. The ball unintentionally struck a lineswoman in the throat, who fell to her knees and started hyperventilating. Djokovic was then defaulted from the tournament for recklessness, ending his US Open run. The US Open issued a statement regarding the default.

### Clay court season
#### Italian Open

Djokovic defeated Salvatore Caruso and compatriot Filip Krajinović in straight sets. He defeated Dominik Koepfer in 3 sets in the quarterfinals, and he defeated Casper Ruud in the semifinals in straight sets. Djokovic won a record 36th ATP Tour Masters 1000 title and his fifth in Rome, by defeating Diego Schwartzman in the final 7–5, 6–3.

#### French Open

Djokovic attempted to become the first man in the Open Era to win each Grand Slam at least twice. He defeated Mikael Ymer, Berankis, Daniel Elahi Galán and Khachanov in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Djokovic defeated Carreño Busta in 4 sets. He won a 5-set thriller against Tsitsipas in the semifinal. He lost in the final in straight sets to Nadal, 6–0 6–2 7–5, his first loss of the season.

### European indoor hard court season
#### Vienna Open

In his first appearance at the Erste Bank Open since his 2007 title win, Novak Djokovic passed an early test to defeat countryman Filip Krajinović. He went 3-5 down in the first set and also conceded a set point in the tiebreaker beating him 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–3 in straight sets. Djokovic faced four set points in his second-round clash against Borna Ćorić, but the top seed defeated the Croatian to reach the quarter-finals.
Djokovic then suffered his heaviest defeat ever in a three-set ATP Tour match, losing 6–2 6–1 to 42nd-ranked lucky loser Lorenzo Sonego in a strangely lacklustre quarter-final performance at the Erste Bank Open. It was only Djokovic's second loss of the year, and the first outside of a Grand Slam tournament. People close to him later revealed that he was in an incredibly bad mood after celebrated Serbian-Montenegrin bishop Amfilohije Radovic passed away few hours before the match.

#### ATP finals

In the ATP Finals, Djokovic lost to Daniil Medvedev in straight sets but defeated Alexander Zverev and Diego Schwartzman in straight sets to qualify for the semifinals. He then lost his semifinal match to Dominic Thiem in three sets, ending his season.

## All matches

This table lists all the matches of Djokovic this year, including walkovers (W/O)
Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Singles matches

| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent (seed or key) | Rank | Result | Score |
| 2020 ATP Cup Brisbane, Group A Sydney, Knockout stage Australia Hard, outdoor 3–12 January 2020 |
| 2020 ATP Cup Brisbane, Group A Sydney, Knockout stage Australia Hard, outdoor 3–12 January 2020 | 1 / 1081 | RR | Kevin Anderson | 147 | Win | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| 2020 ATP Cup Brisbane, Group A Sydney, Knockout stage Australia Hard, outdoor 3–12 January 2020 | 2 / 1082 | RR | Gaël Monfils | 9 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2020 ATP Cup Brisbane, Group A Sydney, Knockout stage Australia Hard, outdoor 3–12 January 2020 | 3 / 1083 | RR | Cristian Garín | 33 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2020 ATP Cup Brisbane, Group A Sydney, Knockout stage Australia Hard, outdoor 3–12 January 2020 | 4 / 1084 | QF | Denis Shapovalov | 14 | Win | 4–6, 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| 2020 ATP Cup Brisbane, Group A Sydney, Knockout stage Australia Hard, outdoor 3–12 January 2020 | 5 / 1085 | SF | Daniil Medvedev | 5 | Win | 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 2020 ATP Cup Brisbane, Group A Sydney, Knockout stage Australia Hard, outdoor 3–12 January 2020 | 6 / 1086 | W | Rafael Nadal | 1 | Win (1) | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 20 January – 2 February 2020 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 20 January – 2 February 2020 | 7 / 1087 | 1R | Jan-Lennard Struff | 37 | Win | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 20 January – 2 February 2020 | 8 / 1088 | 2R | Tatsuma Ito (WC) | 146 | Win | 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 20 January – 2 February 2020 | 9 / 1089 | 3R | Yoshihito Nishioka | 71 | Win | 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 20 January – 2 February 2020 | 10 / 1090 | 4R | Diego Schwartzman (14) | 14 | Win | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 20 January – 2 February 2020 | 11 / 1091 | QF | Milos Raonic (32) | 35 | Win | 6–4, 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$ |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 20 January – 2 February 2020 | 12 / 1092 | SF | Roger Federer (3) | 3 | Win | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 20 January – 2 February 2020 | 13 / 1093 | W | Dominic Thiem (5) | 5 | Win (2) | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Dubai Open Dubai, UAE ATP Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 24 February – 1 March 2020 |
| Dubai Open Dubai, UAE ATP Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 24 February – 1 March 2020 | 14 / 1094 | 1R | Malek Jaziri (WC) | 260 | Win | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Dubai Open Dubai, UAE ATP Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 24 February – 1 March 2020 | 15 / 1095 | 2R | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 80 | Win | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Dubai Open Dubai, UAE ATP Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 24 February – 1 March 2020 | 16 / 1096 | QF | Karen Khachanov (7) | 17 | Win | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Dubai Open Dubai, UAE ATP Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 24 February – 1 March 2020 | 17 / 1097 | SF | Gaël Monfils (3) | 9 | Win | 2–6, 7–6$^{(10–8)}$, 6–1 |
| Dubai Open Dubai, UAE ATP Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 24 February – 1 March 2020 | 18 / 1098 | W | Stefanos Tsitsipas (2) | 6 | Win (3) | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Cincinnati Masters New York City, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 22–28 August 2020 |
| Cincinnati Masters New York City, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 22–28 August 2020 | – | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Cincinnati Masters New York City, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 22–28 August 2020 | 19 / 1099 | 2R | Ričardas Berankis (Q) | 72 | Win | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–4 |
| Cincinnati Masters New York City, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 22–28 August 2020 | 20 / 1100 | 3R | Tennys Sandgren (WC) | 55 | Win | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Cincinnati Masters New York City, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 22–28 August 2020 | 21 / 1101 | QF | Jan-Lennard Struff | 34 | Win | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Cincinnati Masters New York City, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 22–28 August 2020 | 22 / 1102 | SF | Roberto Bautista Agut (8) | 12 | Win | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–0)}$ |
| Cincinnati Masters New York City, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 22–28 August 2020 | 23 / 1103 | W | Milos Raonic | 30 | Win (4) | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 31 August – 13 September 2020 |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 31 August – 13 September 2020 | 24 / 1104 | 1R | Damir Džumhur | 109 | Win | 6–1, 6–4, 6–1 |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 31 August – 13 September 2020 | 25 / 1105 | 2R | Kyle Edmund | 44 | Win | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 31 August – 13 September 2020 | 26 / 1106 | 3R | Jan-Lennard Struff (28) | 29 | Win | 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 31 August – 13 September 2020 | 27 / 1107 | 4R | Pablo Carreño Busta (20) | 27 | Default | 5–6, defaulted |
| Italian Open Rome, Italy ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 14–21 September 2020 |
| Italian Open Rome, Italy ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 14–21 September 2020 | – | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Italian Open Rome, Italy ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 14–21 September 2020 | 28 / 1108 | 2R | Salvatore Caruso (WC) | 87 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Italian Open Rome, Italy ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 14–21 September 2020 | 29 / 1109 | 3R | Filip Krajinović | 29 | Win | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–3 |
| Italian Open Rome, Italy ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 14–21 September 2020 | 30 / 1110 | QF | Dominik Koepfer (Q) | 97 | Win | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Italian Open Rome, Italy ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 14–21 September 2020 | 31 / 1111 | SF | Casper Ruud | 34 | Win | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Italian Open Rome, Italy ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 14–21 September 2020 | 32 / 1112 | W | Diego Schwartzman (8) | 15 | Win (5) | 7–5, 6–3 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 27 September – 11 October 2020 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 27 September – 11 October 2020 | 33 / 1113 | 1R | Mikael Ymer | 80 | Win | 6–0, 6–2, 6–3 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 27 September – 11 October 2020 | 34 / 1114 | 2R | Ričardas Berankis | 66 | Win | 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 27 September – 11 October 2020 | 35 / 1115 | 3R | Daniel Elahi Galán (LL) | 153 | Win | 6–0, 6–3, 6–2 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 27 September – 11 October 2020 | 36 / 1116 | 4R | Karen Khachanov (15) | 16 | Win | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 27 September – 11 October 2020 | 37 / 1117 | QF | Pablo Carreño Busta (17) | 18 | Win | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 27 September – 11 October 2020 | 38 / 1118 | SF | Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) | 6 | Win | 6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 4–6, 6–1 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 27 September – 11 October 2020 | 39 / 1119 | F | Rafael Nadal (2) | 2 | Loss | 0–6, 2–6, 5–7 |
| Vienna Open Vienna, Austria ATP Tour 500 Hard, indoor 26 October – 1 November 2020 |
| Vienna Open Vienna, Austria ATP Tour 500 Hard, indoor 26 October – 1 November 2020 | 40 / 1120 | 1R | Filip Krajinović | 30 | Win | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–3 |
| Vienna Open Vienna, Austria ATP Tour 500 Hard, indoor 26 October – 1 November 2020 | 41 / 1121 | 2R | Borna Ćorić | 24 | Win | 7–6$^{(13–11)}$, 6–3 |
| Vienna Open Vienna, Austria ATP Tour 500 Hard, indoor 26 October – 1 November 2020 | 42 / 1122 | QF | Lorenzo Sonego (LL) | 42 | Loss | 2–6, 1–6 |
| ATP Finals London, United Kingdom ATP Finals Hard, indoor 16–22 November 2020 |
| ATP Finals London, United Kingdom ATP Finals Hard, indoor 16–22 November 2020 | 43 / 1123 | RR | Diego Schwartzman (8) | 9 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 |
| ATP Finals London, United Kingdom ATP Finals Hard, indoor 16–22 November 2020 | 44 / 1124 | RR | Daniil Medvedev (4) | 5 | Loss | 3–6, 3–6 |
| ATP Finals London, United Kingdom ATP Finals Hard, indoor 16–22 November 2020 | 45 / 1125 | RR | Alexander Zverev (5) | 7 | Win | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| ATP Finals London, United Kingdom ATP Finals Hard, indoor 16–22 November 2020 | 46 / 1126 | SF | Dominic Thiem (3) | 3 | Loss | 5–7, 7–6$^{(12–10)}$, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |

### Doubles matches

| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponents (seed or key) | Ranks | Result | Score |
| 2020 ATP Cup Brisbane, Group A Sydney, Knockout stage Australia Hard, outdoor 3–12 January 2020 Partner: Viktor Troicki |
| 2020 ATP Cup Brisbane, Group A Sydney, Knockout stage Australia Hard, outdoor 3–12 January 2020 Partner: Viktor Troicki | 1 / 125 | RR | Nicolas Mahut / Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 3 / 15 | Win | 6–3, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, [10–3] |
| 2020 ATP Cup Brisbane, Group A Sydney, Knockout stage Australia Hard, outdoor 3–12 January 2020 Partner: Viktor Troicki | 2 / 126 | W | Feliciano López / Pablo Carreño Busta | 54 / 111 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Dubai Open Dubai, UAE ATP Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 24 February – 1 March 2020 Partner: Marin Čilić |
| Dubai Open Dubai, UAE ATP Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 24 February – 1 March 2020 Partner: Marin Čilić | 3 / 127 | 1R | Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (1) | 6 / 5 | Loss | 2–6, 2–6 |

## Exhibition matches
### Singles

| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent (seed or key) | Rank | Result | Score |
| 2019 World Tennis Championship Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Hard, outdoor 19–21 December 2019 |
| 2019 World Tennis Championship Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Hard, outdoor 19–21 December 2019 | – | QF | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 2019 World Tennis Championship Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Hard, outdoor 19–21 December 2019 | 1 | SF | Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) | 6 | Loss | 6–3, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 4–6 |
| 2019 World Tennis Championship Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Hard, outdoor 19–21 December 2019 | 2 | PO | Karen Khachanov (4) | 17 | Win | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 2020 Adria Tour Belgrade Belgrade, Serbia Clay, outdoor 13–14 June 2020 |
| 2020 Adria Tour Belgrade Belgrade, Serbia Clay, outdoor 13–14 June 2020 | 3 | RR | Viktor Troicki | 184 | Win | 4–1, 4–1 |
| 2020 Adria Tour Belgrade Belgrade, Serbia Clay, outdoor 13–14 June 2020 | 4 | RR | Filip Krajinović | 32 | Loss | 4–2, 2–4, 1–4 |
| 2020 Adria Tour Belgrade Belgrade, Serbia Clay, outdoor 13–14 June 2020 | 5 | RR | Alexander Zverev | 7 | Win | 4–0, 1–4, 4–2 |
| 2020 Adria Tour Zadar Zadar, Croatia Clay, outdoor 20–21 June 2020 |
| 2020 Adria Tour Zadar Zadar, Croatia Clay, outdoor 20–21 June 2020 | 6 | RR | Peđa Krstin | 246 | Win | 4–3$^{(7–3)}$, 4–1 |
| 2020 Adria Tour Zadar Zadar, Croatia Clay, outdoor 20–21 June 2020 | 7 | RR | Borna Ćorić | 33 | Win | 4–1, 4–3$^{(7–1)}$ |
| 2020 Adria Tour Zadar Zadar, Croatia Clay, outdoor 20–21 June 2020 | 8 | RR | Nino Serdarušić | 299 | Win | 4–1, 4–3$^{(7–3)}$ |
| 2020 Adria Tour Zadar Zadar, Croatia Clay, outdoor 20–21 June 2020 | – | F | Andrey Rublev | 82 | — | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |

## Schedule

Per Novak Djokovic, this is his current 2020 schedule (subject to change).

### Singles schedule

| Date | Tournament | Location | Tier | Surface | Prev. result | Prev. points | New points | Result |
| 3 January 2020– 12 January 2020 | ATP Cup | Brisbane, Sydney (AUS) | ATP Cup | Hard | N/A | N/A | 665 | Champion (defeated , 2–1) |
| 6 January 2020– 12 January 2020 | Qatar Open | Doha (QAT) | 250 Series | Hard | SF | 90 | 0 | Participated in ATP Cup |
| 20 January 2020– 2 February 2020 | Australian Open | Melbourne (AUS) | Grand Slam | Hard | W | 2000 | 2000 | Champion (defeated Dominic Thiem, 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4) |
| 24 February 2020– 1 March 2020 | Dubai Open | Dubai (UAE) | 500 Series | Hard | N/A | N/A | 500 | Champion (defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6–3, 6–4) |
| 9 March 2020– 22 March 2020 | Indian Wells Masters | Indian Wells (USA) | Masters 1000 | Hard | 3R | 45 | 45 | Tournaments cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| 23 March 2020– 5 April 2020 | Miami Open | Miami (USA) | Masters 1000 | Hard | 4R | 90 | 90 | Tournaments cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| 13 April 2020– 19 April 2020 | Monte-Carlo Masters | Monte Carlo (MON) | Masters 1000 | Clay | QF | 180 | 180 | Tournaments cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| 4 May 2020– 10 May 2020 | Madrid Open | Madrid (ESP) | Masters 1000 | Clay | W | 1000 | 1000 | Tournaments cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| 29 June 2020– 12 July 2020 | Wimbledon | London (GBR) | Grand Slam | Grass | W | 2000 | 2000 | Tournaments cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| 27 July 2020– 2 August 2020 | Summer Olympics | Tokyo (JPN) | Olympic Games | Hard | N/A | N/A | 0 | Tournament postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| 10 August 2020– 16 August 2020 | Canadian Open | Toronto (CAN) | Masters 1000 | Hard | N/A | N/A | 0 | Tournament cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| 24 Aug 2020– 30 Aug 2020 | Cincinnati Masters | New York City (USA) | Masters 1000 | Hard | SF | 360 | 1000 | Champion (defeated Milos Raonic, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4) |
| 31 August 2020– 6 September 2020 | US Open | New York (USA) | Grand Slam | Hard | 4R | 180 | 180 | Fourth round (lost to Pablo Carreño Busta, 5–6, defaulted) |
| 14 September 2020– 20 September 2020 | Italian Open | Rome (ITA) | Masters 1000 | Clay | F | 600 | 1000 | Champion (defeated Diego Schwartzman, 7–5, 6–3) |
| 28 September 2020– 11 October 2020 | French Open | Paris (FRA) | Grand Slam | Clay | SF | 720 | 1200 | Final (lost to Rafael Nadal, 0–6, 2–6, 5–7) |
| 5 October 2020– 11 October 2020 | Japan Open | Tokyo (JAP) | 500 Series | Hard | W | 500 | 500 | Tournaments cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| 12 October 2020– 18 October 2020 | Shanghai Masters | Shanghai (CHN) | Masters 1000 | Hard | QF | 180 | 180 | Tournaments cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| 26 October 2020– 1 November 2020 | Vienna Open | Vienna (AUT) | 500 Series | Hard (i) | N/A | N/A | 90 | Quarterfinals (lost to Lorenzo Sonego 2–6, 1–6) |
| 2 November 2020– 8 November 2020 | Paris Masters | Paris (FRA) | Masters 1000 | Hard (i) | W | 1000 | 1000 | Withdrew |
| 15 November 2020– 22 November 2020 | ATP Finals | London (GBR) | Tour Finals | Hard (i) | RR | 200 | 400 | Semifinals (lost to Dominic Thiem 5–7, 7–6$^{12–10}$, 6–7$^{5–7}$) |
| Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | 9145 | 12030 | 2885 difference |

### Doubles schedule

| Date | Tournament | Location | Tier | Surface | Prev. result | Prev. points | New points | Result |
| 3 January 2020– 12 January 2020 | ATP Cup | Brisbane, Sydney (AUS) | ATP Cup | Hard | N/A | N/A | 120 | Champion (defeated , 2–1) |
| 6 January 2020– 12 January 2020 | Qatar Open | Doha (QAT) | 250 Series | Hard | SF | 90 | 0 | Participated in ATP Cup |
| 24 February 2020– 1 March 2020 | Dubai Open | Dubai (UAE) | 500 Series | Hard | N/A | N/A | 0 | First round (lost to Ram / Salisbury, 2–6, 2–6) |
| 9 March 2020– 22 March 2020 | Indian Wells Masters | Indian Wells (USA) | Masters 1000 | Hard | SF | 360 | 360 | Tournaments cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| 12 October 2020– 18 October 2020 | Shanghai Masters | Shanghai (CHN) | Masters 1000 | Hard | 2R | 90 | 90 | Tournaments cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | 540 | 570 | 30 difference |

## Yearly records
### Head-to-head matchups

Novak Djokovic has a 41–5 ATP match win–loss record in the 2020 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings is 10–3. Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:
* Diego Schwartzman 3–0
* Jan-Lennard Struff 3–0
* Ričardas Berankis 2–0
* Karen Khachanov 2–0
* Filip Krajinović 2–0
* Gaël Monfils 2–0
* Milos Raonic 2–0
* Stefanos Tsitsipas 2–0
* Kevin Anderson 1–0
* Roberto Bautista Agut 1–0
* Salvatore Caruso 1–0
* Borna Ćorić 1–0
* Damir Džumhur 1–0
* Kyle Edmund 1–0
* Roger Federer 1–0
* Daniel Elahi Galán 1–0
* Cristian Garín 1–0
* Tatsuma Ito 1–0
* Malek Jaziri 1–0
* Dominik Koepfer 1–0
* Philipp Kohlschreiber 1–0
* Yoshihito Nishioka 1–0
* Casper Ruud 1–0
* Tennys Sandgren 1–0
* Denis Shapovalov 1–0
* Mikael Ymer 1–0
* Alexander Zverev 1–0
* Pablo Carreño Busta 1–1
* Daniil Medvedev 1–1
* Rafael Nadal 1–1
* Dominic Thiem 1–1
* Lorenzo Sonego 0–1
    * Statistics correct as of 21 November 2020.

### Finals
#### Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

* Category
* Grand Slam (1–1)
* ATP Finals (0–0)
* Masters 1000 (2–0)
* 500 Series (1–0)
* 250 Series (0–0)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (3–0)
* Clay (1–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Titles by setting
* Outdoor (4–1)
* Indoor (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2020 | Australian Open, Australia (8) | Grand Slam | Hard | Dominic Thiem | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 2020 | Dubai Open, UAE (5) | 500 Series | Hard | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Aug 2020 | Cincinnati Masters, United States (2) | Masters 1000 | Hard | Milos Raonic | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–0 | Sep 2020 | Italian Open, Italy (5) | Masters 1000 | Clay | Diego Schwartzman | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Oct 2020 | French Open, France | Grand Slam | Clay | Rafael Nadal | 0–6, 2–6, 5–7 |

#### Team competitions: (1 title)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner(s) | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2020 | ATP Cup, Australia | ATP Cup | Hard (i) | Dušan Lajović Nikola Milojević Viktor Troicki Nikola Ćaćić | Rafael Nadal Roberto Bautista Agut Pablo Carreño Busta Albert Ramos Viñolas Feliciano López | 2–1 |

### Earnings

* Bold font denotes tournament win
Singles :
| Event | Prize money | Year-to-date |
| ATP Cup | $1,013,160 | $1,013,160 |
| Australian Open | A$4,120,000 | $3,844,836 |
| Dubai Tennis Championships | $565,705 | $4,410,541 |
| Cincinnati Masters | $285,000 | $4,695,541 |
| US Open | $0 | $4,695,541 |
| Italian Open | €205,200 | $4,938,579 |
| French Open | €850,000 | $5,926,959 |
| Vienna Open | €41,500 | $5,976,158 |
| ATP Finals | $459,000 | $6,435,158 |
| | | $6,435,158 |
| Doubles |||
| Event | Prize money | Year-to-date |
| ATP Cup | $70,175 | $70,175 |
| Dubai Tennis Championships | $5,900 | $76,075 |
| | | $76,075 |
| Total |||
| | | $6,511,233 |
Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.
* source：2020 Singles Activity
* source：2020 Doubles Activity