Tennis : Djokovic to end 2023 as World no 1 at 36 , 400 weeks as no 1 & more records

 


 


Novak Djokovic  finally gets that one win that was needed to get through the year 2023 as World number one and complete a world record 400 weeks as World number one in his illustrious tennis career at the age of 36 . 



At Turin in the Nitto ATP event  Djokovic won his first group game vs Danish young sensation Holger Rune after 3 gruelling sets of high octane tennis .


Needing a win to seal the number one ranking for the year , Djokovic started a tight contest with Rune . Both players played sparkling tennis across 3 highly competitive sets of high level display . The first set ended at 6-6 and in the tie break Djokovic grabbed the points that mattered to win it 7-4 and take the lead .


Both players traded breaks in the second set as Rune raised his intensity and executed some breathtaking returns but Djokovic was undaunted . The second set ended 6-6 and this time Rune won a one side tiebreaker 7-1 to level the match .


However Djokovic got the crucial early break in the 3rd deciding  set and from there he did not look back winning the 3rd set 6-3 after playing some top class tennis to seal his year end number one spot. 


Below are some of the records Novak Djokovic has accomplished after this landmark win 


Djokovic to finish 2023 as world no 1  at the age of 36  after his latest win in group stages of year end Nitto ATP masters     

  Most ATP year-end #1 finishes:    

     Djokovic 8 years   

     Sampras 6 years             

     Federer 5 years             

      Nadal 5 years            

     Connors 5 years


 Novak Djokovic broke his own record for oldest ever year-end #1. 


Djokovic 36 years old Nadal 33 years old

 Lendl 29 years old 

Agassi 29 years old 

Murray 29 years old 

Federer 28 years old

More achievements 

• 400 weeks as World #1 & counting 

• 8 Year-End No. 1 titles



Meanwhile in another match  Zannik Sinner played polished tennis to beat Tsitipas 6-4 , 6-4 in straight sets in front of his home supporters .


The Nitto ATP event consists of 8 top ranked players split into 2 groups . In one group it is Djokovic , Rune , Sinner and Tsitipas while in the other group there is Alcaraz, Medvedev, Rublev & Zverev . The event ends on November 19th 


The next one week is expected to produce scintillating tennis across both groups .

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