Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are going to face off in the Wimbledon final this coming Sunday.
Nole has never hidden the desire of catching Roger’s record in terms of slam titles (currently 20), and he is also adamant about being the man that stayed at the top of the rankings for the longest amount of time.
Djokovic about his motivations
Talking about his ambitions Nole commented:
“Look, my main motivation, I was saying this before, is really to be out on the court and enjoy what I do. I know it’s a cliché. A lot of people are saying the same thing. But I think this is essential. Without that, magic cannot happen, good results cannot happen.
I don’t see this as my job or as my work. I’ve done enough in my career so I can, you know, stop tennis, professional tennis, at any time. But I don’t do it for those reasons. My first reason is because I really enjoy it. I still do. I have support from my family.”
Djokovic about beating Federer’s records to make history
Talking about beating Federer’s records, Nole added
“Of course, I am looking to make history in this sport. Of course, I would love to have a shot at as many Grand Slam titles as possible. Those are probably the top goals and ambitions. Next to that is the historic No. 1, which is not so far away.”
Can Djokovic beat Federer’s record as most week as World no.1?
Novak has now 15 slams, and he is still 5 slams shy from Federer (20); therefore, this record is still a little bit far. However, Nole managed to stay at the top of the rankings for 260 weeks while Roger was at the top for 310 weeks. That means that Djokovic needs to stay world no.1 for another year to beat this record.
Getting 2000 points from this Wimbledon edition would be crucial for Djokovic’s aspirations. In fact, right now it’s Nadal that is dominating the live Year to Date rankings with 6225 points while Djokovic has 5925 points and Federer 5060 points.
If Federer wins the final, he will get an additional 800 points, and that means that he will get closer and closer to Djokovic with 5860 points. That would happen ahead of the North American swing and the indoor season and Federer has good record during this last part of the season to even have a shot at the world no.1 rank.
If Djokovic wins Wimbledon, he will overtake Rafael Nadal as the world no.1 in the Year to Date rankings with 6725 points, and he would open a considerable gap over Federer and strengthen his chances to end the year at the top of the rankings. That means getting closer to the record of the Swiss in terms of the number of weeks stayed at the top of the rankings.
Tomorrow we will have a much more defined scenario.
