Will Djokovic overtake Federer?

Publish date: 2022-12-26

Novak Djokovic will surpass Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal 'in next year, year and a half' - father.

Is Djokovic better than Federer?

Djokovic has won a record 37 Masters titles and Federer has won 28. Both of Djokovic and Federer sit one-two on the list of players who have won the most Masters titles on hard courts in the Open Era with Djokovic at 27 and Federer at 22. Bold indicates an Open Era record. indicates outright record.

Is Djokovic better than Nadal and Federer?

In grand slams, Nadal leads Federer 10-4; he leads Djokovic 10-7 and Djokovic leads Federer 11-6. Djokovic has won three of the past four and eight of the past 15 slams. Without each other, they might have won more but without the need to reinvent themselves, they may not have kept the hunger so long.

Can Novak surpass Federer?

1 in the FedEx ATP Rankings. Djokovic, fresh off his ninth Australian Open title and 18th Grand Slam crown last month in Melbourne, has now held the top spot for 311 weeks over five different stints, surpassing Federer's record of 310 weeks.

Will Djokovic break Federer's record?

Novak Djokovic took ATP ranking records to a whole new level in 2021—not only did he break Roger Federer's record for most career weeks at No. 1, he broke Pete Sampras' record for most career year-end No. 1 finishes.

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What record will Djokovic break?

Djokovic does hold the record for most 'Big Titles' with 62 ahead of Nadal (57) and Federer (54). A 'Big Title' is classed as a Grand Slam, the ATP Finals, an ATP Masters 1000 event or an Olympic singles gold medal.

How many weeks Federer number 1?

Roger Federer, winner of a record 19 Grand Slam titles in his career, also holds the record for the most total weeks at number one, with 302 weeks spanning over three separate periods.

How many consecutive weeks Djokovic number 1?

Novak Djokovic has spent the most weeks as world No. 1, a record total 365 weeks. Roger Federer has the record of 237 consecutive weeks at No. 1. Novak Djokovic also holds the record for the most year-end No. 1 rankings, achieving the feat in seven years (including the pandemic-shortened season).

Who has beaten Federer the most?

It is the Serbian legend, Novak Djokovic, who has defeated Roger Federer the most times on the court. He definitely has the answer to Federer's amazing shots and cheeky volleys and has beaten him 27 times in his career so far. In contrast, the Swiss Maestro has only managed to battle past Djoker 23 times.

Is Djokovic greatest of all time?

Tennis legend Pete Sampras has hailed Novak Djokovic as the "greatest of all time" after he ended up as the top-ranked player in the world on the ATP Tour for the seventh time.

Who has won all 4 Grand Slams?

Combining the Grand Slam and the non-calendar-year Grand Slam, only eight singles players on 11 occasions achieved the feat of being the reigning champion of all four majors, three men (Don Budge, Rod Laver, Novak Djokovic) and five women (Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Serena ...

Is Federer greatest of all time?

Although the numbers are almost all on his side, Novak Djokovic still lags behind Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in terms of popularity.

Who is the goat of tennis?

It's Novak Djokovic against the world. The No. 1 ranked ATP player is getting all the attention since his Australian Open debacle in January. Then, he was tied with both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for the most grand slam titles won at 20 and in position to break the record.

Who has beaten Novak Djokovic the most?

In Paris, at the French Open, Nadal has defeated Djokovic six times, beating him three times in the final, in 2012, 2014 and 2020. At Wimbledon, Djokovic leads 2-1 (Djokovic won their only meeting in the finals in 2011). In NY, at the US Open, Nadal leads 2-1, with all games played in the finals.

Is Djokovic vaccinated?

"I was never against vaccination," he told the BBC, confirming he'd had vaccines as a child, "but I've always supported the freedom to choose what you put in your body."

Can Medvedev become number 1?

Daniil Medvedev has an opportunity to retake the No. 1 spot in the ATP Rankings from Novak Djokovic following the Miami Open presented by Itau. If the 26-year-old advances to at least the semi-finals at the season's second ATP Masters 1000 event, he will begin his second stint atop men's tennis' mountain on 4 April.

What rank is Federer?

Roger Federer is now 44th in the ATP rankings, his lowest ranking since 12th June 2000. He dropped 18 places from 26th in the world as his 500 rankings points from winning the 2019 Miami Open dropped from his tally.

Who is the best tennis player all time?

1. Roger Federer. We hear Roger Federer talked about as the greatest tennis player of all time (G.O.A.T) so often that you might think it was easy to put the great Swiss at the top of this list. However, it was only by the slenderest of margins that Federer earned his place as our top tennis player of all time.

When did Djokovic turn pro?

Djokovic took up tennis at age four and quickly ascended the junior ranks. Despite the hardships that came with growing up in the war-torn Serbia of the 1990s, he became Europe's top-ranked 14-and-under player and later the number one 16-and-under player on the Continent before turning professional in 2003.

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