Djokovic makes it 370 weeks at world No 1
Novak Djokovic extended his record at the top of the ATP rankings to 370 weeks on Monday while Rafael Nadal drops down a place to number five.
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Novak Djokovic makes it 370 weeks at number one
Novak Djokovic extended his record at the top of the ATP rankings to 370 weeks on Monday while Rafael Nadal drops down a place to number five. The Spaniard was knocked out of the Italian Open in the last 16 and is leapfrogged by the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas who made it all the way to the final where he was turned over in straight sets by an inspired Djokovic. The Serb, who claimed his sixth Italian Open title, has now spent 60 weeks more at number one than the next man on the list Roger Federer (310).
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Novak Djokovic ya es Novak Djokovic, el tenista caníbal que devoraba rivales está de vuelta a una semana exacta del inicio de Roland Garros, donde defenderá corona. El serbio encontró en la final del Masters 1.000 de Roma el antídoto final a sus males y a su sequía. Derrotó a Stefanos Tsitsipas por 6-0 y 7-6 (7/5) en 1h:36 y volvió a alzar un título. El último había caído el 7 de noviembre del año pasado en París-Bercy. Después, llegó el tsunami de su expulsión de Australia por su negativa a vacunarse y el veto en muchas plazas. Ha necesitado de cinco torneos para volver a la senda del éxito. Justo a tiempo.
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