The weight of the years does not seem to have an effect on Novak Djokovic’s body. At 36 years old, the Serbian has just broken a new record by beating the Italian Jannik Sinner, 13 years his junior, in the final of the Masters in Turin (6-3 / 6-3). By winning for the seventh time the “masters tournament”, the one which brings together, at the end of each season, the best players of the year, the world number 1 became the only holder of the greatest number of victories in the event , which he shared until then with Roger Federer. One more record in the Serbian’s hands which adds to a series of performances that he alone has managed to achieve.
24: the number of Grand Slam victories
36: the number of Grand Slam finals
No player in history has been so often in a position to triumph in the most prestigious of categories. The Serbian thus dominates Roger Federer, stuck at 31 finals, and Rafael Nadal who has 30.
The 2023 season of Novak Djokovic, 36 years old:
Australian Open:
Roland Garros :
Wimbledon:
US Open:
Masters:
No. 1But also…
Adelaide:
Cincinnati:
Paris :Either…
➡️ 55 wins, 6 losses
➡️ 7 titlesNot too bad. pic.twitter.com/5rvYTBpeH3
— Game, Set and Maths (@JeuSetMaths) November 19, 2023
40: the number of titles in Masters 1000
These are the toughest events on the circuit, outside of the Grand Slam tournaments. In this category either, no one has done better than Novak Djokovic in the history of the little yellow ball. With 40 trophies, including the last won at the beginning of November at Bercy, he is four points ahead of Rafael Nadal. Roger Federer completes the podium with 28 titles. Among the current players in the top 10, Russian Daniil Medvedev has the best record in the category with… 6 trophies won. All categories combined, the record for singles titles remains, for now, in the hands of Jimmy Connors (109). With 98 trophies, Djokovic climbs onto the third step of this podium, behind Roger Federer (103).
Number of titles won on the ATP circuit since the start of the Open era:
Jimmy Connors – 109 tracks
Roger Federer – 103
Novak Djokovic – 98
Ivan Lendl – 94
Rafael Nadal – 92
John McEnroe – 77 pic.twitter.com/4561Glku35— Game, Set and Maths (@JeuSetMaths) November 19, 2023
8: the number of seasons completed in the costume of world number 1
This victory at the Turin Masters actually allowed Novak Djokovic to demolish two records. In addition to the number of titles gleaned in the tournament, the Serbian also became the player who completed the most seasons as world number 1. Thanks to this success against Jannik Sinner, the Serbian is assured of ending the year at the top of the tennis hierarchy for the eighth time in his career. No one had achieved such a feat in history, neither the American Pete Sampras (six times), nor the trio Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Jimmy Connors (five times).
400: the number of weeks spent in first place in the world
This is the corollary of the previous record. The week which begins this Monday will be the 400th as world number 1 for Novak Djokovic. A breathtaking figure and, above all, an absolute record for “Nole”, men and women alike. Only the German Steffi Graf resisted her until last February with 377 weeks. Among the men, Roger Federer (310) and Pete Sampras (286) are well ahead.