Novak Djokovic officially broke yet another record, becoming the oldest world no. 1 in history of the ATP Rankings.
The 36-year-old broke many records throughout his career. Whether it was winning ATP Masters 1000 titles or Grand Slam titles, which he has 24, two more than his closest male rival Rafael Nadal, the Serbian has statistically dominated his rivals in recent years.
That's especially true when it comes to the ATP Rankings, where he spent more weeks as the world no. 1 than anyone else. Only recently, Djokovic began his eighth year as the world no. 1, and due to his age, he was able to break yet another record.
For many years, Roger Federer held the record for the oldest world no. 1 on the ATP Tour, when he occupied the spot at the age of 36 years and 320 days, but that has changed now, on April 7th, 2024.
Djokovic's current age is 36 years and 321 days, which means he broke the record by one day, and it was clear that would happen already when this week started, as he held the world no. 1 spot in this week's update, with the next update being on Monday, April 8th, 2024.
Even if the calendar didn't play in his favour, it wouldn't matter much, as Djokovic is set to occupy the spot also during the following week, in which the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters will be played, but also after that.
His closest rivals, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz don't have a mathematical chance to dethrone him during the season's first clay-court ATP Masters 1000 tournament, but that can change later during the part of the season played on the red dirt.
The Italian especially defends much less points than his more experienced Serbian rival, meaning he will get a shot at the world no. 1 spot during the summer.
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