Djokovic equals Nadal set eyes on Federer’s record

Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic is spending his 686th week in the top-3, becoming the third player to achieve that since 1973! Novak followed Rafael Nadal's achievement, passing the Spaniard the next Monday and setting his eyes on the record holder Roger Federer.

The Swiss stands at the top with 750 top-3 weeks, and the Serb needs to spend 16 more months in the mentioned group to take the record. Novak became the third-strongest link on the men's Tour in 2007 after winning his first Masters 1000 titles and reaching a Major final.

Djokovic extended his top-3 journey throughout 2008 before stepping out for five months in 2009 following weaker results.

The Serb returned to the top-3 in the season's closing stages and remained there until June 2017! Novak collected 399 consecutive top-3 weeks for the third-best streak after Ivan Lendl and Roger Federer.

The Serb struggled with an elbow injury and missed the second part of 2017. As we all know, Djokovic made a notable comeback in the second part of 2018, claiming four big titles and finishing the season as the year-end no. 1 player ahead of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

Djokovic returned to the top-3 following the US Open triumph and embraced another notable streak that lasted until the last July, missing a well-deserved 2000 ATP points at Wimbledon and leaving the elite group.

Novak missed two Majors and four Masters 1000 events due to his vaccination status in the season behind us.

However, he still finished in the top-5 after conquering five titles and scoring 35 victories from 38 encounters since Rome!

Novak wrapped up the season with the ATP Finals crown and got himself in a good position to attack higher-ranking positions in 2023.

The Serb conquered the Adelaide title at the beginning of the season after a thrilling final against Sebastian Korda.

Djokovic injured his left leg and gathered dark clouds over his Australian Open chances. Novak struggled in the opening three matches before fixing the issue and storming over three rivals to advance into the final.

Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets to secure his tenth Australian Open crown and add 2000 ATP points to his tally.

It was enough for Novak to start his seventh reign on the ATP throne, battling for it with Carlos Alcaraz in the upcoming months.