There are few Australian Open records Novak Djokovic does not own, yet the enduring star set more milestones thanks to his performances during AO 2026.
Djokovic won his 90th match at Rod Laver Arena with his extraordinary semifinal victory over Jannik Sinner, then took to the same court for his 100th outing in the final against Carlos Alcaraz.
The loss to Alcaraz was his first in an AO night match since 2018, and the 10-time champion's first ever defeat in an AO final.
Djokovic now owns a win-loss record of 90-10 at the storied arena, making him just one of three players to hold a career winning rate of 90 per cent or better at RLA.
Following his win over Sinner, Djokovic’s success rate approached 91 per cent, a mark bettered only by Monica Seles.
That 90th win saw Djokovic close in on Roger Federer’s all-time record of 93 match victories at RLA. Federer and Djokovic are the only players who have played 100 or more matches at RLA.
| BEST WIN % AT RLA | % | Wins | Losses | Matches |
| Monica Seles | 91.89 | 34 | 3 | 37 |
| Andre Agassi | 90.20 | 46 | 5 | 51 |
| Novak Djokovic | 90.00 | 90 | 10 | 100 |
| Steffi Graf | 89.74 | 35 | 4 | 39 |
| Serena Williams | 87.50 | 77 | 11 | 88 |
| Martina Hingis | 87.50 | 42 | 6 | 48 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | 87.10 | 27 | 4 | 31 |
| Roger Federer | 86.92 | 93 | 14 | 107 |
| Pete Sampras | 86.05 | 37 | 6 | 43 |
| Jannik Sinner | 84.21 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
*minimum 3 matches
Women’s finalist Aryna Sabalenka continued to make her mark on the same court throughout AO 2026.
She hit a 90 per cent win rate (27-3 win-loss) with her dominant semifinal victory over Elina Svitolina, which meant she had won 26 of her past 27 matches at RLA.
That 27th win – which propelled her into a fourth consecutive AO final – saw her surpass compatriot Victoria Azarenka into outright third place for the most RLA victories among active players.
Despite her eventual loss to Elena Rybakina, Sabalenka now sits in 15th place (men and women combined) for the most match wins in RLA history.
| MOST RLA WINS | Active player | Wins |
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 90 |
| 2 | Venus Williams | 34 |
| 3 | Aryna Sabalenka | 27 |
| 4 | Victoria Azarenka | 26 |
| 5 | Alexander Zverev | 17 |
| 6 | Jannik Sinner | 16 |
| 7 | Naomi Osaka | 16 |
| 8 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 16 |
| 9 | Daniil Medvedev | 15 |
| 10 | Carlos Alcaraz | 13 |
Rybakina extended her RLA winning streak to four matches with her second Grand Slam title, while men’s champion Alcaraz now owns a seven-match unbeaten streak there.
Sinner extended his RLA win streak to 15 matches by beating Ben Shelton in the quarterfinals, before running into an inspired Djokovic.
Interestingly, it was Sinner who snapped Djokovic’s 33-match RLA winning streak – the best streak of all time – in the AO 2024 semifinals, en route to his first major singles title.
| BEST RLA STREAK | Wins | Started | Ended |
| Novak Djokovic | 33 | 2019 1R | 2024 SF (l. Sinner) |
| Monica Seles | 26 | 1991 1R | 1999 SF (l. Hingis) |
| Martina Hingis | 25 | 1997 1R | 2000 F (l. Davenport) |
| Andre Agassi | 25 | 2000 1R | 2004 SF (l. Safin) |
| Novak Djokovic | 22 | 2011 1R | 2014 QF (l Wawrinka) |
| Steffi Graf | 20 | 1988 1R | 1991 QF (l. Novotna) |
| Aryna Sabalenka | 20 | 2022 1R | 2025 F (l. Keys) |
| Roger Federer | 19 | 2006 1R | 2008 SF (l. Djokovic) |
| Victoria Azarenka | 17 | 2012 1R | 2014 QF (l. Azarenka) |
| Roger Federer | 17 | 2017 1R | 2019 4R (l. Tsitsipas) |
Sinner’s fellow Italian Jasmine Paolini recorded her own piece of RLA history during AO 2026.
During the 38 years the stadium has hosted AO matches, Paolini became the first player to win multiple matches there without experiencing a loss.
After beating Renata Zarazua in the second round in 2025, she beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich in round one this year – the first RLA match of AO 2026 – to improve her record on the court to 2-0.