Novak Djokovic: The Pursuit of Tennis Records

Insatiable in his pursuit of all tennis records, Novak Djokovic begins his 400th week as world number one this Monday, a mark that improves the one he already had since he surpassed Roger Federer’s 310 in March 2021. The Serbian, champion for the seventh time of the ATP Finals, he also has the best record of years completed as leader of the ranking, eight counting from 2023, a milestone that he closed with his first victory in the ATP Finals last Sunday, November 12, against Holger Rune .

Djokovic regained the throne, which was occupied by Carlos Alcaraz, on September 11 after beating Russian Daniil Medvedev in the final of the US Open. At that time he had been one for 389 weeks. He had previously won the Australian Open and Roland Garros, and was a finalist at Wimbledon, as well as champion at Adelaide 1 and Cincinnati. A couple of weeks ago he triumphed in Paris.

There are two records related to the ranking that it will be difficult for Djokovic to surpass, that of consecutive weeks as number one, 237, practically unattainable by Federer, and that of consecutive years finished at the top of the classification, maintained by Pete Sampras, with six . The Balkan was the leader for 122 consecutive weeks and now he has been the leader for 11. By the end of the year, he has linked two on three occasions.

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2023-11-20 01:52:48
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