On April 11, 2004, the 16-year-old Novak Djokovic earned the first ATP victory at home in Belgrade. Novak defeated world no. 1340 Janis Skroderis 6-2, 6-2 during the Davis Cup Group II tie between Serbia & Montenegro and Latvia.Eighteen years later, Novak delivered his milestone 1000th ATP victory in the Rome Masters semi-final, becoming the fifth player in the Open era to achieve that. Djokovic joined Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on the ultimate list, reaching the feat at 34 years and 11 months.Novak has been among the world’s best players since 2007 and the one to beat since 201 …