Novak Djokovic, former world number one, has lost the top of the ATP ranking, which he held for a long time. The Serbian champion has been excluded from many tournaments this season, for the choice not to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
Many exclusions, first from tournaments in Australia and the United States, but despite this the Balkan talent has won five tournaments this season. Some minor tournaments but above all historic victories such as the twenty-first Grand Slam tournament in Wimbledon and above all the ATP finals in Turin.
The tournament that took place a few days ago in Italy led Nole to 6 victories in the Roger Federer finals and beyond. Torino’s success in the final against the Norwegian Casper Ruud set another record for an extraordinary match, destined to remain in the history of this sport.
Djokovic has incredible longevity figures and despite being a bit advanced, even with age, the Serbian continues to achieve great results. There are 11 seasons in which Novak Djokovic has won at least 5 or more titles during his career.
This year the biggest show of strength with Nole who has won five titles despite playing only a small part of this season. Djokovic finished the season as the tennis player with the most titles, tied with Carlos Alcaraz and ahead of Rafael Nadal.
An extraordinary season for Djokovic, who in this particular ranking has reached Jimmy Connors, the only player to date to have won at least 5 titles in 11 different seasons.
Nole has only dethroned Roger Federer in this ranking, stopped at 10 seasons while Rafa Nadal has 9 seasons with at least 5 titles. The Spaniard is the only one who can still chase Djokovic in this ranking, among the tennis players still active.
Wawrinka praises Roger Federer
Guest of the Aparté program on Canal Plus this Thursday, Stan Wawrinka returned to the essential role played by Roger Federer in his career.
“When I arrived Roger was already practically at the top of tennis. He took me like an older brother. He helped me, we trained a lot together.
I was lucky enough to be able to see him a lot, in training, in tournaments. In Davis Cup we shared many things. Then he just became a friend. We were somewhat on the same level, not careers, but behavior, mutual help. I owe him a lot in terms of my career.”
