(Sports news, tennis news) Djokovic took turns taking over the records that the legendary Federer once held.

With the title he just won at the ATP Finals 2023, Novak Djokovic broke another record of former tennis player Roger Federer . The Serbian star surpassed Federer , becoming the player with the most ATP Finals titles (7 titles, FedEx 6 wins), in addition, he is also the first person to end the year 8 times at the top of the ATP rankings.

Djokovic is the “King” of tennis records

If talking about the record race of the old “BIG 3” group (Federer, Djokovic, Nadal), the Serbian tennis player is facing the opportunity to surpass most of the remaining milestones of the Swiss “Express Train”.

In terms of total ATP titles, Djokovic (98 wins) is only 5 wins behind Federer. Nole is 36 years and 5 months old, needing 5 more months to equal the milestone of the oldest player to hold the No. 1 position of FedEx (36 years and 10 months).

Novak also aims to equal Federer’s record of 8 Wimbledon championships in the 2024 season. The positive milestone that Federer can keep is the record of 237 consecutive weeks at the top of the ATP. Nole is ranked 4th in this achievement with 122 weeks.

However, no matter how good Djokovic is, it will be difficult to break the achievements “Gaur” Nadal has on clay at Roland Garros including: winning the most times (14 titles), 15 times in the final, 5 times consecutive championships, a series of 39 consecutive wins, winning at least 1 title in 3 decades (2000, 2010, 2020)…

Nole (middle) surpassed most of Federer’s records (left) but could barely break Nadal’s (right) record at Roland Garros.

After the 2023 ATP Finals, in addition to the big milestones, Djokovic also collected 3 new milestones.

1. Djokovic became the second player to reach the finals of 4 Grand Slams and the ATP Finals in the same year

Nole admits that this is not the best season of his career, but this is certainly the most impressive season. After winning against Alcaraz in the semi-finals, “Super Serbia” became the second player to reach the finals of four Grand Slam tournaments and the ATP Finals in the same year.

Previously, Federer was the player who reached all 5 finals mentioned above. However, Federer is still the only person to do it for two consecutive years (2006-2007). Interestingly, Djokovic defeated Federer in 3 finals in 2015: Wimbledon, US Open, ATP Finals.

2. Djokovic ranks 2nd of all time in terms of reaching the ATP Finals

Novak has just equaled legendary Ivan Lendl’s record of reaching the ATP Finals of 9 times. Federer is leading this record with 10 trips to the cup match.

3. Djokovic is the player with the most ATP Finals appearances after age 35

Last year, Djokovic equaled Federer’s record, reaching the ATP Finals final when he turned 35. This season, Nole continued to do that and officially became the player with the most ATP Finals finals. when over 35 years old.