{"id":41877,"date":"2021-03-07T08:51:19","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T09:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=41877"},"modified":"2021-03-07T09:57:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T09:57:46","slug":"djokovic-takes-federers-world-number-one-record-eyes-grand-slam-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=41877","title":{"rendered":"Djokovic takes Federer\u2019s world number one record, eyes Grand Slam history"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Paris: Novak Djokovic will on Monday set a new landmark of 311 weeks as world number one, surpassing Roger Federer whose hold on a record-equalling 20 Grand Slam titles is now firmly in the Serb’s sights.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 33-year-old Djokovic, already the winner of 18 majors, has time on his side with Federer turning 40 in August.<\/p>\n

He is also a year younger than Rafael Nadal who also has 20 majors.<\/p>\n

“Now that I’ve become the historic No.1, I’m relieved,” said Djokovic after sweeping to a ninth\u00a0Australian Open\u00a0last month which guaranteed his extended stay at the top.<\/p>\n

“Now, I’m going to be able to focus mainly on the Grand Slams.”<\/p>\n

Djokovic reclaimed the top ranking from Nadal in February 2020 and finished as year-end number one for the sixth time, tying the mark set by Pete Sampras.<\/p>\n

He is currently in his fifth different spell atop the rankings.<\/p>\n

Nadal, currently at number two, has been at the top for ‘only’ 209 weeks in total although the 13-time Roland Garros champion can boast being a top 10 ever-present since April 2005.<\/p>\n

He will, however, lose his world number two spot to Daniil Medvedev a week on Monday.<\/p>\n

Federer, who returns to action in Doha next week after more than a year out of action to recover from two knee surgeries, will slip out of the top five on Monday.<\/p>\n

Djokovic made his top 100 debut in July 2005, just weeks after Nadal had won his first Roland Garros.<\/p>\n

He was top 50 in June 2006, top 20 for the first time in October 2006 and top 10 by March 2007.<\/p>\n

He first became world number one at the age of 24 on July 4, 2011, the day after winning Wimbledon for the first time, beating Nadal in the final.<\/p>\n

– Brief dip and swift return –<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Only a six-month injury absence in 2017 saw his ranking plunge, all the way to 22 the following summer.<\/p>\n

It was just a blip — Djokovic was back at number one again by November and with the exception of November 2019 until January last year, when Nadal reclaimed pole position, he has been rock solid.<\/p>\n

Few would bet against Djokovic, who in 2016 was the first man to break the $100 million prize money barrier, ending his career with more Slams than Federer and Nadal.<\/p>\n

In head-to-heads, he leads Federer 27-23 and has won all six of their last meetings at the majors, including 2019’s epic Wimbledon final where he saved two match points.<\/p>\n

Federer hasn’t beaten Djokovic at the Slams since Wimbledon in 2012.<\/p>\n

Against Nadal, he has a 29-27 lead and is still one of only two men to have beaten the Spaniard at Roland Garros since 2005.<\/p>\n

At least Nadal, however, can boast comfortably seeing off Djokovic in the 2020 Roland Garros final, denying the Serb the opportunity to become the first man in half a century to win all four Slams more than once.<\/p>\n

Djokovic, whose lone French Open title came in 2016, has comfortably more Australian Opens than Federer (six) and Nadal (one).<\/p>\n

His Wimbledon total stands at five to Federer’s eight and Nadal’s two.<\/p>\n

At the US Open, he has three to Federer’s five and Nadal’s four.<\/p>\n

“Obviously I have in my mind to win more Grand Slam titles and to break records.<\/p>\n

“Until I retire from the tour, I will be devoting most of my attention and energy to winning the other major titles,” Djokovic said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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