The four grand slams are the biggest tournaments on the tennis calendar.

Every year, eyes turn to Melbourne, Paris, London and New York for two weeks at a time as the world's best players battle it it out to become champion of the prestigious Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open respectively.

Novak Djokovic leads the way with a staggering 24 grand slams in a record that may never be caught, but the list of stars to follow him is long.

Below are the top winners of male grand slams.

1. Novak Djokovic - 24

2. Rafael Nadal - 22

3. Roger Federer - 14

=4. Peta Sampras - 12
=4. Roy Emerson - 12

=6. Rod Laver - 11
=6. Björn Borg - 11

8. Bill Tilden - 10

=9. Fred Perry - 8
=9. Ken Rosewall - 8
=9. Jimmy Connors - 8
=9. Ivan Lendl - 8
=9. Andre Agassi - 8