Although the 20 Grand Slam record can be improved by the end of February, it is more likely after the Australian Open closes The first big record in 2021 relates to the weeks at the top of the world rankings
This album has been in the hands of Roger Federer since 2012, who inherited it from Connors (268), Lendl (270) and Sampras (286) After the Swiss took it away from Pistol Pete, it took 310 weeks with a King’s new windows that he opened in 2012 and 2018
The pandemic allowed Federer to keep this record as the ATP after the 16 March the publication of the world rankings up to 24 At the resumption, Djokovic never gave up and if the Serb was suspended until the issue on Monday 8 March 2021, is continuously number 1 in the world, then he will have surpassed Federer by a week and be the King of Kings for week number 311
But when the Grand Slam is race three, this player with the most weeks at the top of the world rankings is still two because Rafael Nadal is at a distance that seems unbridgeable (209 weeks) At the end of 2020, Federer is at 310, Novak Djokovic at 301, Sampras at 286, Lendl at 270, Connors at 268 and Nadal at 209
In an interview with Kevin Palmer, two-time slam finalist Todd Martin suggested that Novak Djokovic’s high is higher than any other player in history – including Roger Federer
Despite his undeniable dominance, Novak Djokovic still lags behind Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in terms of viewer support
But Martin, like Ivan Lendl, believes that Djokovic’s place in the tennis hierarchy is unaffected by his relative lack of popularity. « One of the beauties of life is that life is not fair, » said Todd Martin
« Novak is the third wheel from a public worship point of view. But his successes have shown that he is not a third wheel from an ability standpoint “Martin added that Novak Djokovic’s mental toughness set him apart from the rest of the tour
Even if he doesn’t bring his A game onto the pitch, Djokovic’s fighting spirit sees him through « After working with him, if he’s focused, he has the ‘I’m going through a wall’ mentality
Now he’s not always focused, but if he is and we’ve seen this for a long time, he doesn’t have to play great. He’s such a fighter and lives off of it “
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