The statistic in which Nadal was still better than Djokovic… Until this incredible year of Novak – Eurosport

Novak Djokovic He has set out to destroy all historical records in world tennis and he is on his way to achieving it. The Serbian, who after winning the last ATP Finals in Turin broke the six-title tie he had with Roger Federer, has now done the same with Rafa Nadal.

The two members of the Big 3 that remain active led the ranking of tennis players with the greatest difference in seasons, finishing as number 1 in the world, but Novak has now taken over the lead alone.

Djokovic has twelve seasons of difference between 2011, in which for the first time he finished as No. 1 in the ATP, and 2023, in which he has just achieved it after a simply spectacular season: three Grand Slam titles (Australian Open, Roland-Garros and US Open), finalist in the other (Wimbledon) and winner of the ATP Finals.

For his part, Rafa Nadal, inactive since January due to an injury, is left with eleven years of difference between when he ended up as king of tennis for the first time (2008) and the last time (2019).

In this ranking, in which consistency is undoubtedly rewarded, they are followed by Pete Sampras (1993-1998) and Roger Federer (2004-2009), both with five.