Djokovic on breaking World No.1 record with 378th week: "I never imagined that I would get this far"

Novak Djokovic became the sole owner of the most weeks as number one record after beginnign his 378th week as number one a few days ago.

The Serbian is in Dubai where he began his campaign with a win over Thomas Machac and he was honoured with a special ceremony. The ceremony involved the number 378 as he recently became the sole owner of the record previously held by Steffi Graff. He's been number one in the world for 378 weeks which is the best mark in tennis of all time.

He was asked what a young Djokovic would think of it:

“As a seven-year-old in Serbia, I dreamt of only two things: winning Wimbledon and becoming number one in the world. I have been blessed to achieve both of my childhood dreams several times."

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He expanded a bit more:

“This (becoming number one) was the biggest dream I had. I had a vivid imagination as a child, but at that point I never imagined that I would get this far. I never thought I could achieve the top spot and stay there for so many weeks. It’s definitely something that surprised me too."

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