Novak Djokovic continues to break records and after his landmark last week which saw him go double the amount of weeks of the next top World No.1 in Rafael Nadal with 418 compared to 209, next weeks
ATP Ranking will herald a new milestone.
Djokovic will surpass Roger Federer as the oldest ever World No.1 in
ATP Ranking History. He will go to 36 years and 321 days old which is one day more than Federer and will be a record he will extend for some time and is unlikely to be beaten for some years.
Since he turned 30 on 22 May 2017, he has won 31 tour level titles with 12 out of 24 Grand Slams and 10/40 ATP Masters 1000 titles as a benchmark. All of this sitting top of the tree while barely playing with Djokovic holding a very light schedule compared to the rest of the tour.
Sitting top of the tree, he has managed to skip mainly small tournaments aside from ones he has a vested interest in and will only play those that he believes he can win and the bigger events such as Grand Slams and leading ATP Masters 1000 tournaments. This has seen his career prolonged into his late 30's and still being the standard bearer on the tour while the remainder of his colleagues retire and ebb away from the sport.
It is even more astounding given that he only ascended atop the tennis ladder back in 2011 at the age of 24, his rivals reached it aged 22 and has mainly battled with those younger than him since then. Carlos Alcaraz for instance has been one of the only momentary corks in the bottle and Jannik Sinner will likely be next after becoming World No.2 this week. But at least for a little while to come, he will remain top and continue to add to his already astonishing records.
