Novak Djokovic took another significant step in his career this Wednesday, November 1, 2023. His match against Tomás Etcheverry for the second round of the Paris Masters 1000 turned him into fourth tennis player with the most official matches in history in the Open Era and left behind nothing more and nothing less than Rafael Nadal.
Serbian Novak Djokovic. AP
The only certainty that the current No. 1 in the ATP ranking had in the run-up to the meeting with the Argentine was that by just stepping foot on the court he would have secured this milestone. So it was. This allowed him to reach the 1289 official matches throughout his career and He surpassed the 1288 of Manacorí, who has not competed since January.
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Ahead of Nole, who is increasingly closer to the possibility of ending the year for the eighth time as No. 1 in the world, there are only three tennis players, although it should be noted that the difference is still a bit far away.
Ivan Lendl It is the closest and the next one it could surpass, since it has 1310 games played. Secondly, it appears Roger Federerwith 1526, while the one that has played the most official matches is Jimmy Connors, con 1557.
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The Serbian returned to play for the first time since September 15, the day he beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina for the Davis Cup. While his goal is to finish the season again at the top of the ranking.
2023-11-01 20:18:00
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