Nadal and Djokovic close 2021 with historical records

The 2021 season has been tough for Rafa Nadal. But neither the injury to his foot, which kept him off the slopes for four months, or his recent positive for covid-19 have prevented the Spaniard from continuing to accumulate records. And it is that Nadal, thanks to the titles of the Count of Godó and the 1,000 Masters of Rome, and the semifinals of Roland Garros, As the greatest successes of this campaign, in 2021 he achieved an unprecedented record in tennis history: finish the year in the top ten in the ATP ranking (6th) for the 17th consecutive season.

His perseverance and regularity always prevail in the face of physical problems, something that has not even prevented him from leaving the top-10 since he entered it in April 2005. Since then, his worst position has been the 10th that he occupied for several weeks in 2015 , another of his ‘cursed’ years due to injuries. In 2022, Nadal will have the opportunity to add his 18th year to the top ten at the end of the year, equaling that record for total seasons held by Roger Federer.

Djokovic, number one

But without a doubt, Recent tennis records are signed by Novak Djokovic. And beyond the dazzling records that the Serbian has accumulated throughout this 2021 (three Grand Slams, seven times number one at the end of the year, more weeks as leader of the ranking with 348), Nole has broken down one more barrier in the history of this sport by becoming the number one oldest at the end of a season with 34 years (First that he achieves it reaching that age, since he and Nadal achieved it in the past with 33 years).

The years go by but the great dominators of the circuit are still at the top, with serious aspirations to continue expanding his reign. Nadal and Djokovic, eternal legends in the Olympus of tennis …