Novak Djokovic has broken another world record. Despite a rough start to the season, the Serbian tennis player has reclaimed the top spot in the ATP rankings, following a brief period in which he was surpassed by Daniil Medvedev, the current world number two.
The Slam champion spent 367 weeks at the top of the global rankings, surpassing Roger Federer and Pete Sampras as the player with the most weeks in that position. Novak Djokovic's ranking record spans not only weeks, but also years.
At the age of 34, 11 months and three days, the Serbian became the third-oldest player in the Open Era to reach the top two in the ATP rankings. The Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who had been in the top two of the rankings for 34 years and 11 months, was thus surpassed by the world number one.
Due to injuries and long layoffs, the king of Roland Garros has been unable to advance in the rankings, but his return has the potential to reverse the tables. Djokovic is ranked below two previous world number ones in this unique ranking: Ken Rosewall and Roger Federer.
The former Australian tennis player is a difficult aim to achieve at 40 years and 7 months, he was the world's number one. Roger Federer, the Serbian's long-time opponent, is closer to him. Swiss players remained in the top two until they were 37 years and two months old.