If records are to be broken, Novak Djokovicwho as of today became the oldest player to lead the world ranking by surpassing the Swiss Roger Federer.
Despite not having his best season, after being eliminated in the semifinals of the Australian Open and in the third round of Indian Wells, the Serbian born in Belgrade, 36 years and 321 daysdemonstrated his validity in the circuitbeating the unforgettable mark of Federer, who had left the top of the ranking on June 24, 2018, when he was 36 years and 320 days old.
In this way, DjoKovic – 98 times champion at the highest level, took over another amazing statistic referring to the first place in the classification, being the active tennis player with the most weeks at the topleading by more than 200 the Spanish Rafael Nadal (209), as well as the man with the most time in the privileged locationstripping the Mallorcan by more than 100 (310), as a result of his 419 weeks.
Djokovic, who entered the Top 10 in March 2007 and reached the summit in July 2011, He also holds the record for the most trophies won in Grand Slams and Masters 1000.product of his 24 and 40 conquests, respectively, numbers that he will seek to extend in Monte-Carlo, where he will participate for the 17th time, winning in 2013 and 2015.
Final chapter for Novak Djokovic
The lowering of Rafael Nadal of the Monte Carlo Masters questioned the participation of the 22-time Grand Slam champion in the French Open, but Djokovic He said he still hopes for a final chapter in their historic rivalry.
The 37-year-old Spaniard, who said he hoped to retire after the 2024 season, returned to competition in Brisbane in January after nearly a year away with a hip flexor injury, but has not played in an ATP tournament since. so.
“As a tennis fan I want him to play at least one more tournament before he retires…” Djokovic saidnumber one in the world, to Eurosport in a published interview. “We all know what he has done on clay in his career, particularly Roland Garros.”
“That’s his goal, we all know it, he’s been saying it. For the sake of all tennis and Roland Garros in particular, we hope he can play there. It would be great to have another great match.”
Djokovic will begin his quest for a third title in Monte Carlo on Tuesday without coach Goran Ivanisevic in his team, after ending his successful partnership with the Croatian last month.
The Serbian has been working with former doubles world number one Nenad Zimonjic in recent weeks.
“We know each other very well for more than 20 years. He has always been like an older brother to me. A mentor, a friend, who always tried to help me as a person and as a player,” Djokovic said.
“When I stopped with Goran, I was starting my clay court training in Belgrade and he was there. He came to the court, we really enjoyed our collaboration and I asked him to come here for a few weeks,” he said. “We’re trying to make the most of it. He’s been giving me some really helpful advice on finding the right position when I approach the net, and it’s something I’m not the best at because I don’t play that many doubles matches.”
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