Novak Djokovic has joined Roger Federer (332) and Rafael Nadal (319) in the 300 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 match wins club after beating Juan Martin del Potro on Tuesday night for a place in the BNP Paribas Open fourth round. Read Match Report
The 29-year-old Serbian, who was last beaten in Indian Wells by del Potro in the 2013 semi-finals, is currently riding a tournament-record 19 match-winning streak and remains on course to capture his sixth trophy in the desert, which would mark his 31st ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown.
ALL-TIME ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 MATCH WINS LEADERS
| Player | W-L Record | Titles/Finals |
| 1) Roger Federer (SUI) | 332-98 | 24-18 |
| 2) Rafael Nadal (ESP) | 319-70 | 28-14 |
| 3) Novak Djokovic (SRB) | 300-62 | 30-13 |
DJOKOVIC AT ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 TOURNAMENTS
| Masters 1000 Tournament | W-L Record | Best Result |
| Indian Wells | 49-6 | 5-time champion |
| Miami | 42-5 | 6-time champion |
| Monte-Carlo | 28-8 | 2-time champion |
| Madrid | 21-6 | 2-time champion |
| Rome | 38-6 | 4-time champion |
| Canada | 35-6 | 4-time champion |
| Cincinnati | 26-11 | 5-time finalist |
| Shanghai | 27-4 | 3-time champion |
| Paris | 28-7 | 4-time champion |
| *Hamburg | 6-3 | 2008 Semi-finals |
| Total: 300-62 | Titles/Finals: 30-13 |
* Djokovic played at Hamburg, when it was a Masters 1000 tournament, between 2006-08.
Djokovic's road to 300 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 match wins is a product of his desire and dedication, but also how he values the series of top-level ATP World Tour events that were first introduced on the 1990 calendar.
"I have had an amazing [Masters] 1000 series career, winning 30," said Djokovic in Indian Wells, earlier in the week. "And that's one of the reasons why I'm here... because I value these tournaments as much as I value a Grand Slam. I want to try to do as best I can. We have to give credit to Masters 1000 events. In tennis, we know that Grand Slams are the biggest events we have, and we mostly talk about them, but we should also talk about the importance and value that we have in these tournaments as well.
"I do care a lot about Masters events. I think they always bring the best players in the world together. Some events, like in Europe, you have in one week, every single day, top quality matches, the best players in the world competing at a high level. That's something you don't have even in a Grand Slam. That's why it makes it even more difficult to go back-to-back days and win against Top 5, Top 10 players."
"I do care a lot about Masters events. I think they always bring the best players in the world together. Some events, like in Europe, you have in one week, every single day, top quality matches, the best players in the world competing at a high level. That's something you don't have even in a Grand Slam. That's why it makes it even more difficult to go back-to-back days and win against Top 5, Top 10 players."
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