From the first day of ATP Finals 2023, Novak Djokovic achieved a first objective by dominating Holger Rune, 7-6(4), 6-7(1), 6-3. He is guaranteed to finish the year world number 1 for the eighth time in his career. The Serbian is now two steps ahead of Pete Sampraswho finished six seasons at number 1. Rafael Nadalwho has achieved this performance five times, will never be able to catch up Absent. What a record of Djokovic, who collected his trophy this Monday, will be very difficult to collect. The man with 24 Grand Slam titles, currently tied with Roger Federer in the number of coronations at the ATP Finals, can overtake the Helvetian if he triumphs. Extra motivation. “Bonus” for Djokovic.
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“Now anything that happens in this tournament will be a bonus.”
“It’s huge,” he admitted at a press conference. “It means a lot, obviously. I knew coming to Turin that I only needed one win to get there and I really wanted it to happen tonight. I didn’t want to drag it out and take the might complicate everything. I’m really happy to have achieved it. Being world No. 1 has always been a primary goal for me. Apart from Grand Slam titles, that’s what matters the most. Achieving this stage of my career, of my life, it means a lot. At the start of the year, it wasn’t necessarily my priority, to be honest. I prioritized the Grand Slams. But because these titles bring a lot of points, I I found myself in a position to be able to finish the year number 1. Winning the Rolex Paris Masters also helped me a lot. Now, everything that happens in this tournament will be a bonus.”
Year End No.1ï’⃣ @DjokerNole #NittoATPFinals 🤜🤛 pic.twitter.com/t32wd3Or15
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) November 13, 2023
Year-End No. 1 for an 8th time. Soak it all in, @DjokerNole. ✨ #NittoATPFinals pic.twitter.com/d224PA5kFn
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) November 12, 2023
“Winning three Grand Slams, being in the final of the fourth and thinking that it’s not my best season, it’s pretty funny, isn’t it?”
Aged 36, Novak Djokovic is having one of his greatest seasons with three Grand Slam titles and only being beaten in an epic final against Carlos Alcaraz has Wimbledon. “One of the best, in any case, but not necessarily the best. Winning three Grand Slams, being in the final of the fourth and thinking that it’s not my best season, it’s rather funny, isn’t it? But it’s one of the best, undeniably. 2011 and 2015 were also very good seasons. But at that time, I played more tournaments. I was winning more matches and I really felt like I was dominating the circuit. This year it’s different. I played 10 or 11 tournaments. I played it very well, better than most other players. I knew how to choose the right tournaments at the right time. In Grand Slam, this is clearly one of my best seasons. I haven’t lost a match since the Wimbledon final. I feel good on the court, but it’s difficult to compare the seasons.”
NO1E 🇷�’ Inside the stadium as @DjokerNole seals a historic 8th Year-End No. 1! pic.twitter.com/lAx8BZY7hq
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) November 12, 2023
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