Novak Djokovic pperhaps he celebrated his defeat Rafael Nadal v. Stefanos Tsitsipas. Not because one of his big opponents will be left out at the Australian Open, but because the Serb will win Roger Federer’s record in a few weeks as world number one.
Djokovic, current no. 1, is at the top of the rankings for 307 weeks and will surpass 310 by Roger Federer in March. Nadal, current no. 2, will not be able to reach it at this moment: the Serb has 12,030 points, while Manacorí is at 9,850. Daniil Medvedev will overtake Dominic Thiem on Monday and could overtake Nadal if he won the tournament.
In 2020, Nadal equaled Roger Federer’s record for Grand Slam titles, and now Novak Djokovic surpasses the record of the week as number 1. The week that will match him, March 8, the Swiss will return to the courts in Doha after more than a year of inactivity.