Novak Djokovic edges ahead of rival Rafael Nadal in race for highest career win percentage
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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.
