Novak Djokovic has the highest men’s winning percentage in
history after he claimed his
90th ATP title with his Astana Open win
over Stefanos Tsitsipas.
The triumph guarantees Djokovic his spot at the season-ending
ATP Finals in Turin following his second tournament win in seven days.
Victory in Kazakhstan comes hot on the heels of a win in Tel
Aviv last week and also nudges the Serbian ahead of his great rival Rafael
Nadal in yet another titanic tussle between the two - the race to have the best
win/loss percentage in men’s tennis history.
The comfortable straight sets win over Tsitsipas gives
Djokovic a win/loss record of 1022-205, which is 83.293% of his career tour
matches.
Nadal, sitting in second place in the all-time list, has won
1066 of his matches with 2014 losses, leaving him just behind Djokovic on
83.281%.
Swedish great Bjorn Borg is in third with 82.4%, with his
retirement from the sport whilst being an 11-time Grand Slam title giving his
numbers a somewhat skewered look.
Recently retired Roger Federer claims the fourth position,
winning 1251 matches and losing 275.
With title number 90, Djokovic also takes a step towards
another record now firmly in his sights. Federer’s 103 ATP Tour titles leaves Djokovic
just 13 behind with no indication that the Serb will be following Federer in hanging
up his racket anytime soon.
However, Djokovic winning percentage still trails many of
the WTA greats when it comes to wins against losses.
Margaret Court has a 91.37% record across all surfaces, with
Chris Evert, Steffi Graff, Martina Navratilova and Serena Williams all with a
higher winning percentage than the Serbian.