Tennis greats like Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have held the coveted world number one rating since the ATP system was established in August 1973.
Daniil Medvedev, a Russian tennis player, currently has the world’s number one ranking. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are just a few of the tennis greats who have held the coveted number one ranking. For the greatest period of time, Roger Federer was world number one till March of 2021.
Who has Been Number 1 in Tennis the Longest?
Roger Federer’s dominance was unrivaled throughout that time span, and he has won a total of 19 grand slam tournaments throughout his career to this point.
On the other hand, Roger is experiencing a title drought at the moment, which can be attributed to a series of injuries as well as other factors.
Roger Federer’s record was surpassed by Novak Djokovic in the month of March 2021. This was due to the fact that Djokovic held the position of world number 1 for a total of 311 weeks, whereas Federer only held the title for 310 weeks.
In July of 2011, Novak Djokovic became the first person to ever hold the number one spot in the ATP rankings. Novak Djokovic has always had the goal of being the best tennis player in the world and breaking all of the previous records.
According to an interview he gave in the year 2020, he indicated that he had two main life objectives. After Roger Federer’s record of being ranked number one for more than a decade, Novak Djokovic aims to break both records.
