According to the new ATP ranked updated today (February 27), Novak Djokovic continues to hold the No. 1 world since the Australian championship expanded 2023, bringing the total time of Serbian superstar to reign in this position to 378 weeks. This achievement has helped Nole become the player with the top week of the world in history, breaking the 377 week of Steffi Graf.
The legendary German female has 11 times climb to the No. 1 position on the WTA rankings in her career. In particular, the first and longest phase is from August 1987 to March 1991. The last time Graft was sitting at the top of the world was in March 1997.
With Djokovic, he has 7 “term” holding the title of the world's No. 1 player, with the first time on July 4, 2011. The most prosperous period of Nole lasts up to 122 weeks, from July 2014 to November 2016. Two years ago, Djokovic broke the first week record on the ATP ranking in the men's singles content of Roger Federer (310 weeks).
The 2023 Australian champion has surpassed his senior Steffi Graf earlier if between March 23 to August 23, 2020, the ATP ranking is not “freezing” during the delayed tournament due to the CIVI-19 virus.
“We should also talk about the No. 1 position, not only about the Grand Slam titles. Not everyone can win in a Grand Slam tournament, but becoming the number one in the world for a long time is what I am the most stringent.
In that context, I am very happy that I returned to the top of the table. Although I broke the record for the number 1 week, I was still happy to climb this position. I am very happy for this achievement. That is the result of winning the biggest tournaments, ”Nole shared.
Currently, Djokovic is in the process of asking for a special entry into the US to be able to participate in the upcoming two Master tournaments, Indian Wells and Miami Open. The country of flags has not yet lifted the request for vaccines with foreigners.
