Novak Djokovic will attempt to win his 25th Grand Slam title at the 2026 Australian Open, and his outfit for the season's opening Grand Slam has been revealed.
All eyes are on Djokovic every time he lands in Melbourne, Australia. He is the most successful person in the history of the Australian Open, having won the "Happy Slam" a total of 10 times across 20 participations.
That means every time Djokovic plays in Melbourne, it's a 50-50 chance whether he will win the title or not. That's a ridiculous record, one that could probably only be topped by Rafael Nadal's Roland Garros record.
Djokovic has won 99 matches at the Australian Open in his career, and it's very probable he will win his 100th in 2026. For that occasion, he will return to a color that brought him a lot of success at Melbourne Park.
The Serbian legend usually wears a few selected colors for certain swings. For example, he almost exclusively wears red in China, which he explained was to honor the Chinese culture, in which red is an important color.
In recent years, Djokovic has worn blue at the Australian Open, but that will change in 2026. He will return to green, which he wore during his triumphs in 2020 and 2021.
His sponsor, Lacoste, has already revealed Djokovic's outfit for the opening Grand Slam tournament of the new season, which will run from January 18th to February 1st, 2026. It features a green t-shirt and dark blue shorts.
Novak Djokovic's chances of succeeding again doubted by former rival
Despite Djokovic's incredible success at the Grand Slam level, many pundits, coaches, and former players are starting to doubt whether he will be able to win another major in his tennis career. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have won all of the last eight majors, with Djokovic's last win coming at the 2023 US Open.
Former ATP world No. 1, Andy Roddick, spoke about Djokovic during a recent episode of his Served with Andy Roddick podcast. He spoke about the 38-year-old's body, doubting whether Djokovic can succeed again, with his age starting to be a real obstacle.
"The question is… and he was questioning this after the US Open. I don’t know that he can train the way he used to. I would suspect that you can’t train that psychotically, and I mean that in a good way, at 38 years old. And if you can’t do that, can you get your body to hold up over the course of two weeks at a major, over best-of-five?"
"The answer this year was no. To his own admission. It was like 'I don’t know if my body can do it. When I get to the semis am I going to beat these guys if my body is damaged goods by the time I get there?' That is the whole thing for this conversation."
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