Djokovic joins Steffi Graf: 377 weeks as number 1
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Novak Djokovic also breaks unisex records, even those that seem impossible to improve: from today he has reached Steffi Graf at number 1 for 377 weeks and from next Monday he will break it solo. Behind them are Martina Navratilova (331), Serena Williams (319), Roger Federer (310), Sampras (286), Ivan Lendl (270), Jimmy Connors (268), Chris Evert (260), Rafa Nadal and Martina Hingis (209).
«I’m a little sorry, because Steffi is German like me», says Sascha Zverev in Doha, «But on the other hand Novak has been dominating tennis for years. I think he will beat others in the future, assuming there are any left… ».
One for sure: the number of Grand Slam titles. In the men’s field, the primacy is already hers, shared with Rafa Nadal (22), ahead of her still has Serena Williams (23) and Margaret Court (24). Further away, very difficult, even if theoretically not impossible, that of pro titles in the men’s field: Nole is at 93, one less than Ivan Lendl, he is 10 away from catching Federer (103) and 16 to equalize Connors (109). Unreachable, barring miracles, the unisex record of Martina Navratilova: 167.
Of his 377 weeks as number one, Djokovic’s longest consecutive streak is 122 between July 2014 and November 2016. Federer instead reigned uninterruptedly for 237 weeks, Connors for 160 and Lendl for 157.
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