The records that put Novak Djokovic as the GOAT of tennis above Federer and Nadal

No, we are not wrong in the title of this note, if we go to the numbers, the GOAT of tennis is called Novak Djokovic. Granted, many of us prefer Roger Federer and see him as synonymous with greatness; others will say that no one like Rafael Nadal. But numbers matter too.

Novak Djokovic won the 2023 ATP Finals, title with which now It surpasses both the Swiss and the Spanish in everything. At this point we can already say that No tennis player has won as much as the Serbian.

Novak Djokovic, champion of the 2023 ATP Finals

Every year, in the final months, the ATP organizes a mini tournament with the eight best tennis players on the planet. They are divided into two groups and face each other against each other in each group. The best two advance to the semifinals and the winners to the final. In a nutshell, There the best tennis player in the world and of the year is defined.

Bueno, This 2023 they attended the appointment Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Jannik Sinner, Andrey Rublev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Sverev y Holger Rune. Additionally, it included Hubert Hurkacz due to Tsitsipas’ injury.

And look at you, though Djokovic Almost left out in the group stage, they managed to get into the semi-finals as second place. There he arrived as a victim against an inspired Carlos Alcaraz, but to everyone’s surprise, he dispatched him in just two sets.

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Absent he reached the final against Jannik Sinner. The Italian had already defeated him in the group stage, but the Serbian showed that he knows how to win the games that matter. Just as with Alcaraz, Djokovic won in just two sets (both 6-3) and was crowned at the 2023 ATP Finalstitle with which He surpassed Roger Federer in number of victories in the masters tournament.

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Novak Djokovic is the GOAT of tennis and these records prove it

That’s right, with this new triumph, Novak Djokovic became the top winner of the ATP Finals, beating Roger Federer by one. And yes, it adds up to more. records that put the Serbian as the winningest tennis player in history.

Novak Djokovic reached seven ATP FINals titles, leaving behind the six of the already retired Roger Federer. And as you remember, this same year Absent He left Nadal behind as the top Grand Slam winner. Additionally, this November 20th it is celebrating its 400th week as No 1 del ranking ATP, A figure that neither Federer nor Nadal reached either.

As we said before, without a doubt many of us feel that Federer evokes the word idol more, and that in his prime no one could beat Nadal, but In terms of numbers, Novak Djokovic has no comparison.

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Everyone here Djokovic’s records to be the winningest tennis player in history:

• Most ATP Finals titles (7): 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022 and 2023.
• More Grand Slams than anyone else (24)
• More Masters 1000 than any other tennis player (39)
• Most weeks as No. 1 in the ATP ranking (400)
• Beats Roger Federer in the individual duel with a record of 30 wins and 29 losses
• He surpasses Nadal in the individual duel with a record of 27 wins and 23 losses

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