Australian Open 2012: Novak Djokovic Will Make History with Win at Melbourne

Novak Djokovic will make history and join a very elite group of tennis players with a win at the 2012 Australian Open, and I have no doubts that he will do just that.

The guy is unbeatable, and that's putting it lightly.

He has unlimited range from side-to-side, a great serve, a nasty forehand and one of the strongest and most accurate backhands I have personally ever seen.

I've seen tennis players place some pin-point shots with their forehand, but Djokovic's backhand makes him almost impossible to read.

He can go anywhere on the court from anywhere on the court.

He has every-single thing that you look for in an elite tennis player, and the scary thing is that he hasn't even begun to hit his prime yet.

Yet, we're already talking about him amongst the all-time greats, and according to TSN.ca, he can put himself in very esteemed company with a win at Melbourne:

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The reigning Aussie Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open titlist has now won 34 of his last 36 Grand Slam matches and is seeking a third straight major title and a third Aussie crown. A title here would put Djokovic in select company, as only four players -- Rod Laver, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal -- have captured three straight Grand Slam championships.

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At just 24 years old, Djokovic has already had an outstanding career, but the fact of the matter is that is just getting underway.

He's surpassed the former best tennis player in the world, Rafael Nadal, who himself had passed up the best player in the world before him—Roger Federer.

If I'm doing my math correctly, I believe that would make Djokovic the best male tennis player in the world.

The No. 1 ATP ranking goes a ways in proving that point.

Djokovic is going to be very good for a very long time. We're already talking about him in legendary terms, and he's only been a professional since 2003.

I'd have to assume that he has at least three to five years of elite tennis left in him, so I can only imagine what he's capable of in that time period.

Even after that he'll probably still have two or three good years of playing out of his prime.

What I'm saying is, you might as well get used to Djokovic setting records and making history.

In a sport filled with all-time greats and legends that will forever go down in history, he may end up being the best.