Novak Djokovic It means “a lot” to end a year as number one in the tennis world for the eighth time.
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Delighted and also a bit humbled – Novak Djokovic on Sunday evening in Turin
“I was very keen to win the match and get the trouble out of my head,” said the Serbian Grand Slam record winner after his opening win at the ATP Finals in Turin against the Dane Holger Rune. It was therefore clear that he would also occupy the top position at the beginning of 2024.
“I won Paris, which put me in a much better position in the rankings, and I knew I only had to win one more game in Turin,” said Djokovic after the hard-fought 7:6 (7:4), 6:7 (1:7), 6:3 win against Boris Becker’s protégé: “A big goal has been achieved, everything else is now a bonus.”
Djokovic against Sinner tomorrow
Djokovic extended his record. The American Pete Sampras was at the top of the world rankings a total of six times at the end of the year, followed by his compatriot Jimmy Connors, the Swiss Roger Federer and the Spaniard Rafael Nadal (five each).
This means that Djokovic, who won all Grand Slam tournaments this season except for Wimbledon (final defeat against Carlos Alcaraz), will also break the 400-week mark as number one in the world. He continues at the ATP Finals in the group phase on Tuesday against the South Tyrolean Jannik Sinner, who defeated the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Here is the tableau in Turin
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