Novak Djokovic has not played since winning the Australian Open 10 times, but the Serb will surpass the legendary Steffi Graf as the player with the most weeks at the top of the world rankings.

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Novak Djokovic will beat Steffi Graf

Djokovic first climbed to No. 1 when he was 24 years old on July 4, 2011. On Monday, the Serb began the week at No. 377 in the ATP rankings and is now level with Graf.

If Carlos Alcaraz wins the tournament in Rio de Janeiro on February 27, they will be tied on points (6,980 each), but Joker will retain his lead (he has more points in the Grand Slams, the Masters 1000 and the Tour of Champions) and ahead Steffi.

The times when Novak Djokovic was the ATP leader

July 4, 2011 – July 9, 2012 (53 weeks)

November 5, 2012 – October 6, 2013 (48)

July 7, 2014 – November 6, 2016 (122)

November 5, 2018 – November 3, 2019 (52)

February 3, 2020 – March 22, 2020 (7)

August 24, 2020 – February 28, 2022 (79)

March 21, 2022 – June 13, 2022 (12)

January 30, 2023 – present time (4).

Players with the most weeks at the ATP/WTA No. 1 ranking

1. Novak Djokovic, Steffi Graf 377

3. Martina Navratilova 332

4. Serena Williams 319

5. Roger Federer 310

6. Pete Sampras 286

7. Ivan Lendl 270

8. Jimmy Connors 268

9. Chris Evert 260

10. Rafael Nadal, Martina Hingis 209, etc.

ATP ranking, top ten places

1. Novak Djokovic 7070 points

2. Carlos Alcaraz 6480

3. Stefanos Tsitsipas 5940

4. Casper Ruud 5515

5. Andriy Rublev 3860

6. Rafael Nadal 3815

7. Taylor Fritz 3660

8. Daniil Medvedev 3250 (+3)

9. Felix Auger-Aliassime 3200 (-1)

10. Rune Holger 3161 (-1).