Novak Djokovic continues to drift away on top of one of the great ATP records. For all his disappointing performance at the Monte Carlo Masters, the Serbian held comfortably at the top of the men’s tennis rankings.
“Nole”, 33 years old, woke up for week 317 as the number one in the world, separating himself even more from his pursuers in said classification. “Nole” is already the tennis player who accumulates the longest time in the position of honor and there is no time when they can move him.
His triumph at the Australian Open gives him a margin so that he can reach the mini turf tour still as number one in the world. At the moment he already takes six weeks away from his main pursuer, which is the Swiss Roger Federer with 310.
Although the “express” is still active and is currently sixth in the ranking, the possibility that it will return to the top at 39 years of age is very remote. The third and last place on the podium is occupied by the American Pete Sampras with 286 weeks.
Further back on the list are Americans Ivan Lendl and Jimmy Connors, with 270 and 268, respectively. For his part, the Spanish Rafael Nadal is in the sixth historic box with 209 weeks being the leader of the ATP circuit.
These are the only six tennis players in history who have exceeded the 200-week barrier as world number one, with Djokovic holding the record with a figure that will continue to increase in the coming months.
Do you think the Serbian could lose his place at some point this season?
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