Novak Djokovic causes a stir: incredible milestone ahead of Carlos Alcaraz! © Clive Brunskill / Staff Getty Images Sports
Novak Djokovic set exciting new records with his straight sets victory in the US Open final against Daniil Medvedev. A match that lasted 106 minutes, with Djokovic winning his 24th Grand Slam title, setting himself apart from everyone else, starting with his two great rivals, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, who now have 22 and 22 respectively.
Have 20 titles. A distance that may finally close the debate about who is the best tennis player of all time. And with the win against Medvedev, Djokovic once again took first place in the world rankings, with a lead of over 3,000 points over his rival Carlos Alcaraz.
With this victory, Djokovic also earned the record in the ATP Race standings, which only refers to the results achieved in 2023. On the other hand, three Grand Slam tournament victories make the difference, despite having played fewer tournaments than his competitors, and now Nole leads with 8945 points, in first place ahead of Carlos Alcaraz with 8175 and Daniil Medvedev with 6590, who is third this year and only is overtaken by two authentic super champions.
The ATP Race to Turin
In fourth place and the first who has not yet qualified for the ATP Finals in Turin is Jannik Sinner, an excellent fourth place with a good lead over fifth-placed Andrey Rublev, who managed to overtake Stefanos Tsitsipas.Her are the ones who are all but certain to go to Italy, while behind them, just a few points apart, are Holger Rune, Alexander Zverev and Taylor Fritz, with the American currently out but a situation that will absolutely evolve in a matter of weeks could.
Excellent results from Zverev, who appeared to be the fittest of the tennis players mentioned. Further back, but still in the race for eighth place, are Casper Ruud, who has fallen back quite a bit in recent weeks, as well as Alex De Minaur and Tommy Paul just a glimmer of hope for Frances Tiafoe.
In the meantime, Nole continues on his journey, knowing that there are still records to break and impressive numbers to achieve. The Serb sent millions of fans into a frenzy as they waited late into the night for his success.
2023-09-12 15:03:40
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