Novak Djokovic ascended the throne of the ATP rankings for the first time on July 4, 2011, shortly after his first Wimbledon final victory against Rafael Nadal. After staying at the top for 53 weeks, he was overtaken by Roger Federer.
November 2012 returned to the front lines as the front runner for another 48 weeks. Another 122 weeks (the longest lead time) ran from July 7, 2014 to November 6, 2016. After two years, the Serb managed to return to the command: Another important date was the 5th.
November, the year 2018, for exactly one year as champion, before he had to give in to Nadal again and finally return to first place. In the last period there was also a freeze in the ranking for five months: these weeks are clearly not counted in any way, given the complete halt in professional activity.
Djokovic also holds the third longest interval between the first and the last time in first place: there is currently almost 10 years difference, while Federer more than 14 (February 2, 2004 – June 24, 2018) and Nadal just 11 (18.
August 2008 – February 2, 2020). He also had the fourth longest streak in a row at the top with 122: ahead of Federer (237), Jimmy Connors (160) and Ivan Lendl (157). Novak Djokovic is a case of control these days.
His victory in five sets against Taylor Fritz, who must have earned him a little praise, instead earned him negative publicity. His injury comments in the post-game interview made people doubt an exaggeration and so on.
Why does the 17-time major champion have no compassion on his corner? A former Australian tennis player, Sam Groth, recently wrote an article giving an honest overview of the Serb’s poor image.
Sam Groth on the Big 3
Sam Groth wrote: “Novak Djokovic tries to give the impression that he doesn’t care that he is not loved, but I am not convinced that it is true …”
He will never find the universal support they give (Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal). Every era needs a bad guy. And that’s exactly what he became. Djokovic is just amazing on the pitch.
He’s on another level, the guy you never want in your draw … But off the tennis court, he’s done himself a disservice. “Sam Groth added,” People don’t question the severity of their injury for no reason.
Djokovic has a reputation for being the boy who cried the wolf … Federer and Nadal needed a bad guy, and they have Djokovic ”.
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