Novak Djokovic, winner of the Masters: these records that the Serbian demolished one after the other


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

Last Sunday, September 10, Novak Djokovic wins without a shot against Daniil Medvedev in the final of the US Open. And then pockets her 24th Grand Slam tournament, thus equaling the absolute record, men and women combined, held by the American Margaret Court. A few months earlier, by winning his third title at Roland Garros, at the expense of the Norwegian Casper Ruud, he had already become the record holder for the number of victories in the premier category among men, surpassing the Spaniard Rafael Nadal.

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.

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).

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.





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