Novak Djokovic pot to have celebrated the defeat of Rafael Nadal against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Not because one of his big opponents will be left out of the Australian Open but because the Serb will overtake Roger Federer’s record in weeks as No. 1 in the world.
Djokovic, currently No. 1, has been at the top of the rankings for 307 weeks and will surpass Roger Federer’s 310 in March. Nadal, currently No. 2, will not be able to reach it at this time: the Serb has 12030 points while the Manacor is 9850. Daniil Medvedev will beat Dominic Thiem on Monday and could beat Christmas if he won the tournament.
In 2020, Nadal equaled Roger Federer’s record in Grand Slam titles and now Novak Djokovic surpasses that of weeks as No. 1. The week that will equal him, on March 8, the Swiss will return to the tracks in Doha after of more than one year of inactivity.