ATP Ranking: Djokovic reached Steffi Graf's all-time record under the threat of Alcaraz, champion in Buenos Aires

The Serbian

week on Monday

as number one in the world in the ATP ranking, the same ones that the German

managed to be at the top of the WTA , who remained the most at the top of the world ranking throughout history. of tennis, including both branches.

Until now, the German, who closed her career with 22 Grand Slam titles among the 107 trophies she lifted on her career, was the athlete who accumulated the longest time as number one.

Djokovic has already reached it and, in seven days, the 35-year-old Balkan will be the male and female tennis player with the greatest number of weeks in first place in a ranking.

No one had managed to threaten Steffi's historical dominance, until Djokovic and his stability appeared, recovering calm after the anomaly caused by the pandemic and the conditions to which his plan was subjected by the demands of each country due to the virus restrictions, and your decision not to get vaccinated.

Djokovic regained number one on January 30, after winning the Australian Open for the tenth time, on his return to Melbourne, leaving behind the painful experience of a year earlier when he was held in a hotel in the Australian capital and later expelled. from the country.

The man born in Belgrade does not forget everything that happened, who a month ago equaled

as the one who has achieved the most Grand Slam in the history of the men's branch (22) and the same as Graf, while he is only one behind the American

and two behind the Australian

, the athlete who has accumulated the most majors throughout her career.

The Serbian always aims at the top.

He has the achievements of the youngest of the Williams and Court within a shot in a year where he still has Wimbledon and the United States Open ahead of him, scenarios in which he performs better than at Roland Garros, a land where Rafael Nadal reigns, the another legendary survivor in the world of tennis.

Because no one else seems capable of questioning the authority of these two sports giants.

are the main threats, after going through the intermediate generation formed by

,

or

, who are not enough to knock down the survivors of the so-called Big Three together with the already retired

.

Djokovic has before him the challenge of the Grand Slam and also other slopes that can come under their own weight, as

.

At 35 years and eight months, he is close to Federer who was at the top for a time at

.

The Serbian has already reached, then, Graf as the tennis player who has been at number one the longest.

Gone long ago was

, who held 332 and also

, who came to dominate for 319 weeks.

Farther away are

, who reached 310, or

, who lasted 286.

, the other who is still active, is even further away: he accumulated 209 at the time.

As for the overall ATP trophies, Djokovic still has some work to do.

The Serbian has 93 titles in his career, who can soon equal

, with 94. Although more distant is

, who retired with 103, and, further still, the American

, the player who has accumulated the most successes on the circuit during his career with 109.

Djokovic regrets, however,

that almost always encourages Nadal or the admiration that Federer has always generated in his career.

Despite being able to become the best in history, the Balkan does not finish permeating the fan.

He does not give the feeling of being able to be close to the world number one follower, who was even suspected of

.

"In the next few days I will tell everything. I have decided to give a press conference

," the Serbian announced hours ago, who has unfinished business and feelings to explain.

Baez also passed Schwartzman

Photo Juano Tesone - CLARIN

The number 2 in the ATP ranking continues to be

, absent for three months between an abdominal muscle tear at the end of 2022 and a muscle injury at the beginning of 2023, and who returned to the track with everything by staying for the first time with the ATP of Buenos Aires, thus preserving a considerable advantage over the Greek

, who completes the podium.

Alcaraz showed all his hierarchy in the final against Norrie and is the champion of the Argentina Open Tennis.

Photo Maxi Failla - CLARIN

Relegated to twelfth position at the end of January, the Russian Daniil Medvedev, former world number one, won the ATP in Rotterdam -his sixteenth title- and re-entered the Top Ten by finishing 8th, relegating Canadian Felix Auger-Aliasime in a

(9th), the Norwegian

(10th) and the Pole

(11th).

The British Cameron Norrie, who fell in the Buenos Aires final against Alcaraz, dropped to 13th position.

Among the Argentines, the outlook is not encouraging for

, who lost consecutively in his debut at the ATP in Córdoba and Buenos Aires, ceding the number 1 of the Legion to

, who this Monday appears 33rd -three places behind. - and followed by

(35th, won one position).

ATP ranking for Monday, February 20

1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 7,070 pts

2. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 6,480

3. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 5,940

4. Casper Ruud (NOR) 5,515

5. Andrey Rublev (RUS) 3,860

6. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 3,815

7 Taylor Fritz (USA) 3,660

8. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 3,250 (+3)

9. Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 3,200 (-1)

10. Holger Rune (DEN) 3,161 (-1)

Argentines in the Top 100

33. Francisco Cerúndolo (ARG) 1,230 (-3)

35. Sebastián Báez (ARG) 1,105 (+1)

38. Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 1,010 (-6)

56. Federico Coria (ARG) 810 (-7)

59. Pedro Cachín (ARG) 797 (+9)

75. Tomás Martín Etcheverry (ARG) 684 (+7)

87.

Facundo Bagnis (ARG) 595 (+1) 

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