Novak Djokovic equals Steffi Graf’s record by staying for 377 weeks as world number one
Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic began his 377th week at the top of the ranking this Monday world ATP, a brand that equals the record weeks as number one in the world established by the German Steffi Graf.
The Balkan has raised 22 Grand Slam trophiesthe same as the Spanish Rafa Nadal and more than any other male player in history, and has long held the record for weeks at the top of the ATP ranking.
His closest male rival in the historical ranking, which was introduced in 1973, is the Swiss Roger Federercurrently retired and who stayed a total of 310 weeks as world number one. The ‘podium’ is closed by the American Pete Sampras (286).
Now, Djokovic has also matched the German Steffi Grafwho came to command 377 weeks the WTA ranking -which started in 1975-. Graf was the female number one 45 weeks more than the second ranked, the Czech Martina Navratilova (332), with the American serene Williams in third position (319).
Source: Eitb
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