Novak Djokovic will replace Steffi Graf as the holder of most weeks as number one ever, and Alexander Zverev reacted to it.
For a very long time, Steffi Graf held the record for the most weeks as number one in tennis at 377 weeks. For some time, the record seemed to be untouchable, but everything changed with the arrival of the Big Three and Serena Williams.
They all got relatively close, but no one got as close as Djokovic, who equaled that amount this past Monday, and he'll become the sole owner of the record next Monday.
As a German, who certainly supported his fellow compatriot, Alexander Zverev gave his thoughts on the matter.
He's surpassing Steffi, so as a German, obviously I always loved her having that record, but credits to Novak. I think that shows how great he is. I'm sure that he's going to break a few more records, to be honest. I'm not sure there are many left, but the ones that are left, maybe he will.
Expanding further on Djokovic, Zverev looked back on the past decade, which he felt was completely dominated by the Serbs. It's a moment where the German marveled at what Djokovic was able to achieve, and the records back it up.
Along with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, Djokovic has been one of the most dominant players, and that's why he will surpass the record, and Zverev is aware of that.
I think over the last 10, 12 years he has absolutely dominated tennis. There is a reason why he's been consistently at the top of the game. That shows us with this record, from male or female tennis players, he's going to be the most weeks at No. 1.
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