Categories: Tennis

Djokovic, add and go

Last Monday, Novak Djokovic made his debut at the Nitto ATP Finals with a comfortable victory over rookie Diego Schwartzman. In just over an hour and a quarter, the Serbian was back in the locker room with one more win in his pocket, which brings him closer to being in the semi-finals in London. Also, surpassing the Argentine, 'Nole 'achieved one more milestone of the many and countless that he has achieved throughout his career.

The victory against Schwartzman was the number 37 of the Serbian in the ATP Finals or Masters Cup. With this figure, Djokovic breaks the tie and surpasses the 36 that Boris Becker achieved, and is already third in the list of victories in this tournament. Very close are the 39 of Ivan Lendl, which can be tied or even surpassed by 'Nole' in this same edition. Of course, a world is the first place it holds Roger Federer with 59 times you have heard “game, set and match” to your advantage.

And it is that the Serbian is getting used to breaking records and Climb up the historical leaderboards week after week. Ten days ago, the ATP made official that the Serbian will end the year as number one in the world, and on Saturday he received the trophy that accredits him. With that, Djokovic adds his sixth year finished as leader of the world ranking, equaling the record of Pete Sampras. Now, 'Nole' is looking for what would be his sixth ATP Finals and, incidentally, keep smashing numbers.

Gabby Barker

Gabby is someone who is interested in all types of sports, she loves to attend watching matches live. Whenever there is a match being played in her city, she makes sure to get the tickets in advance. Due to the love for sports, she joined Sportsfinding, and started writing general sports news. Apart from writing the news, she is also the editor for the website who checks and edits every news content before they go live.

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