Novak Djokovic has won his 8th Australian Open and 17th slam after another fantastic run at the Australian Open. The Serbian sensation also managed to regain the top of the rankings after the last fortnight. This means that Novak still has a shot at breaking Roger Federer’s record of being 210 weeks at the top of the rankings. In fact, Djokovic has been the world no.1 for 276 weeks. This means that he can break Roger’s record if he stays at the top until the 5th of October.
Novak Djokovic’s ranking and performance in 2020
Ranked no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 2nd of February when he defeated Dominic Thiem 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the final of the Australian Open to win his 79th career title.
This season Djokovic has a 13-0 win-loss record. Novak has won 2 titles in 2020 at the ATP Cup and at the Australian Open.
Roger Federer’s ranking and performance in 2020
Now ranked no.3, Federer played his last match on the 30th of January when he lost to Novak Djokovic 7-61 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal of the Australian Open.
Roger Federer’s most significant result of this year was getting to the semi-finals at the Australian Open.
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer played each other 50 times. The head to head is 27-23 for Djokovic.
The last time that they played each other, Novak Djokovic won 7-61 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 30th of January 2020.
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