Novak Djokovic celebrates another ranking milestone after passing Ivan Lendl

World no. 1 Novak Djokovic achieved two massive ranking milestones on Monday, passing Roger Federer and Ivan Lendl on the exclusive lists to add more honors to his already rich collection.

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Novak became the first player with 311 weeks as world no. 1 since the start of the ATP ranking in 1973, leaving Roger Federer on 310 and securing one of his most desired achievements.

Alongside that, Novak is spending his 672nd week in the top-10, passing Ivan Lendl (671) and standing alone in the fifth place, only behind Roger Federer, Jimmy Connors, Rafael Nadal and Andre Agassi.

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Novak cracked the top-10 following the Indian Wells final in 2007, two months before the 20th birthday, celebrating the title in Miami in his first event as a part of the elite company. The Serb remained in the top-10 until the closing stages of 2017 when he had to leave it due to an elbow injury, returning in July 2018 and staying there ever since.

Most weeks in the top-10 since 1973:

936 - Roger Federer
816 - Jimmy Connors
806 - Rafa Nadal
747 - Andre Agassi
672 - Novak Djokovic
671 - Ivan Lendl