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Although he did not describe it as the best season of his career, Novak Djokovic He has lived one of his best years as a professional tennis player. The Belgrade native set records that seem impossible to beat and further enlarges his legend with every match he wins, with every new record he sets.
The best tennis player in the world won three Grand Slams this year to reach 24 crowns in tournaments of this category, two Masters 1000 to add 40 titles, seven in total in 2023 to close the calendar as owner of 98 ATP titles.
In addition, the Serbian battled with Carlos Alcaraz for first place in the classification, reaffirming his dominance at the top of the ranking and experiencing week 402 at the top of the men’s classification.
A Djokovic record in which he surpasses Nadal
With his year, Djokovic adds new pages to his record books, this time he surpasses a mark of Rafael Nadal in terms of years of difference between the first and last time they reached the top of the ATP rankings.
The left-hander from Manacor finished as number one in the world for the first time in 2008, while the last time was in 2019. For his part, Djokovic celebrates 12 years between the first time he climbed to first place (2011) after winning the Masters Tournament, and in this 2023. Roger Federer and Pete Sampras are tied behind the Serbian and the Spaniard.
2023-12-05 19:32:05
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