On Sunday, Novak Djokovic officially broke the record set by one of his biggest opponents, Roger Federer, and became the oldest world No. 1 in the history of the ATP Rankings.
As he continues to cement his status as the best player in men’s tennis history, Djokovic broke Federer’s record at the age of 36 years and 321 days. On Monday, Djokovic is scheduled to start his 420th week as the world’s top player.
In the past few months, Djokovic has accomplished several first-place ranking milestones: he has spent 200 more weeks at No. 1 than any other active player and 100 more weeks at the top than any other player in the history of the ATP rankings.
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🇷🇸 @DjokerNole has broken the record for oldest player to be ranked #1 in ATP rankings history, at 36 years and 321 days young as of today. 💥🎉👏
Djokovic surpasses Federer's previous record of 36 years and 320 days when he last held the top ranking in 2018:
— TENNIS (@Tennis) April 7, 2024
Novak Djokovic in 2024
Currently ranked no.1, Novak played his last match on the 11th of March when he lost to world no.76 Luca Nardi 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the 3rd round in Indian Wells (draw).
Until now, during this year the Serbian has achieved a composed 8-3 record. Novak Djokovic’s most significant result of the year was getting to the semifinal at the Australian Open.
Novak Djokovic will come up against the world no.41 Roman Safiullin in the 2nd round on Tuesday at 3:00 pm on COURT RAINIER III. Their actual record is 1-0 for Djokovic.
Novak won 99 titles in his career: 53 on hard courts, 19 on clay courts, 19 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Djokovic is scheduled to compete next in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 22nd of April.