Amid the raging debate on ‘GOAT’ in men’s tennis, some high stars dangle made their predictions on who is going to discontinue as Numero Uno at the pause of the 2021 season. Except for clinching his 17th Broad Slam title last yr, Serb movie star Novak Djokovic furthermore achieved the season because the Note #1.
Novak Djokovic inches faraway from seventh yr-pause #1 discontinue
In the route of, he recorded the Sixth #1 discontinue of his career, placing himself at par with the legendary Pete Sampras. And it’s miles Djokovic again, who is inclined to high the rankings at the pause of this season, if the consensus amongst high stars, at the side of American Frances Tiafoe, veterans Fabio Fognini and John Isner, Austrian David Goffin, and future superstars Alex De Minaur, Matteo Berrettini and Hubert Hurkacz is one thing else to dawdle by.
Except for being in the jog for per chance the most Broad Slam titles along with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, and per chance leaving them in his slipstream ought to he expend all 4 Majors this yr, Djokovic is an arm’s distance faraway from some career milestones.
Federer and Nadal for the time being high the tally for most Broad Slam titles in the boys’s game, with 20 trophies apiece. Nonetheless, the Serb, at 33, would possibly per chance presumably well also, by many estimates, dawdle past his peers and predicament his own label sooner than he’s achieved.
Djokovic in the jog for most Broad Slam titles with 17
While the Broad Slam jog is composed very principal on, with Djokovic being the trailing rival jockey aiming for a photo discontinue, the Serb is chasing assorted targets that seem to be extra life like at this point.
He’s factual 9 weeks disturbed of beating Roger Federer’s file of spending 310 weeks because the pause-ranked participant. The Serb became finest the 2nd man in tennis historical past to total 300 weeks as World #1 on December 21st, last yr.
Djokovic, who for the time being leads Nadal by 2,180 choices in the ATP rankings, and can leapfrog Federer if he can preserve as the high-ranked participant till March 8th, 2021.
Djokovic eyeing 9th Australian Delivery title this yr
The Serb will furthermore upstage Sampras and predicament the file for most career yr-pause #1 finishes if he can discontinuance this season because the pause-ranked participant.
Djokovic is furthermore inches faraway from his 9th Australian Delivery title this yr, which is in a predicament to put him alongside the enduring Martina Navratilova for the very ideally suited selection of Broad Slam titles won at a single tournament.
Navratilova won 9 of her 18 Broad Slam titles at Wimbledon. Djokovic fans would dearly hope that the prediction of his peers rings staunch at the pause of this season.
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