Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic earned the world No. 1 ranking on Monday for the 378th week of his career, passing Steffi Graf for the most all-time by any tennis player, ...

The big picture: Djokovic first reached No. Novak Djokovic earned the world No. "It's surreal to be that many weeks No.

The Serbian has broken another record in the game and since reaching the new landmark he has yet to hear from from his biggest rival on social media.

Just as Federer and Nadal had a rivalry but turned it into something closer, Djokovic and Nadal have been on opposite paths at the level of ideals and sharing things with the fans." However, former world number two Àlex Corretja claimed that despite their success on the tour and the number of special moments they have shared together, it is difficult for them to be friends given their rivalry. Last week a former tennis star provided his assessment on the friendship of Nadal and Djokovic.

Novak Djokovic broke the record for the most time spent at No. 1 in the professional tennis rankings by a man or woman, beginning his 378th week in the ...

Barbora Krejcikova, the 2021 French Open champion who beat Swiatek in the final at Dubai on Saturday, soared from No. 1 this time by winning the Australian Open in January, jumping up from No. Novak Djokovic broke the record for the most time spent at No. Djokovic was able to compete at Melbourne Park this year after Australia relaxed its pandemic-era rules; his status for two key events in the United States that begin in March — at Indian Wells and Miami — is still in doubt, and he's asked for permission to be allowed to travel to the country. Open, remained at No. The computerized rankings began in the 1970s.

The Serb will spend his 378th week at the top of men's tennis competing in Dubai, where he will play his first tournament since capturing a 10th Australian Open ...

Still not there in terms of the game itself, how I feel on the court. “I had so much respect for her because I played against her and I played in that era. 1 in the world again, I was thinking ‘how is that possible?’ But the important thing is that there is no pain. I’m as dedicated to the sport really as anybody else. I’m very proud of it.”

Novak Djokovic remains unbeaten in 2023 — but only after the World No. 1 held off a spirited challenge from Tomas Machac for a first-round win on Tuesday at ...

[Wimbledon](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview) and being No. The World No. will be World No. A small presentation noting the 35-year-old’s achievement was held post-match at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium. “I’m extremely grateful that I’m able to play at this level after many years. 130 in the world today," Djokovic said of Machac, who reached his career-high of No. “I did struggle with injury for several weeks and it took me a little bit of time to get used to holding the racquet. Yet the Serbian held on for the win, and is now 13-0 for the 2023 season after previously winning an ATP 250 in Adelaide and lifting a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam at January’s Djokovic’s thrilling win came a day after he overtook Stefanie Graf’s record for most weeks by a men's or women's tennis player as World No. The top seed sent down 12 aces and saved seven of 10 break points he faced. 1 was at times visibly frustrated at struggling to find his best level, but composed himself in trademark fashion in the deciding-set tie-break to ward off the upset and take a hard-earned two-hour, 28-minute victory. "Tomas certainly didn't play like the No.

Novak Djokovic needed a deciding tie-break to see off young Czech Tomas Machac at the ATP Tour event in Dubai in his first match since the Australian Open.

"Physically you can always be better, I demand the highest of standards. I did struggle with injury for several weeks and it took me a little bit of time to really get used to holding a racket. The Serbian took three weeks off after defying a hamstring problem to win a record-equalling 22nd grand slam title in Melbourne and looked understandably a little rusty in a 6-3 3-6 7-6 (1) win against 130th-ranked Machac.

Novak Djokovic avoided a scare to beat Tomas Machac 6-3 3-6 7-6(1) at the Dubai Tennis Championships in his first match since winning the Australian Open.

The next four games were shared so the match went to a final set tie-break where Djokovic showed his class with some incredible winners to get over the line in a thriller. Djokovic began to miss his forehand and could only create one break point chance at 5-3 down, which he couldn’t take as Machac hit a superb backhand winner down the line and held serve to win the set. However, Djokovic began to find his rhythm with the backhand and broke for a second time which proved to be decisive as he went on to wrap up the set in 37 minutes. Knowing how most players fare against the 22-time Grand Slam champion when going a set down, Machac started to go for his shots and he broke Djokovic in the second game, before going 3-0 up. An entertaining match saw Machac play some superb tennis to take the encounter to a final set tie-break but Djokovic showed his class when it mattered to find a way over the line. Novak Djokovic avoided a scare to beat Tomas Machac 6-3 3-6 7-6(1) at the Dubai Tennis Championships in his first match since winning a 10th Australian Open title.

Novak Djokovic has dropped more sets this year to 130th-ranked Tomas Machac and 191st-ranked Enzo Couacaud than he has in his other 11 matches combined.

“He was giving me all kinds of trouble,” said Djokovic, who became just the seventh player in ATP history to win 300 tiebreaks. But after a spotty couple of sets, Djokovic settled down in the match’s most pressure-filled moment, the deciding tiebreak. While he’d lose the game, he’d win the set with the same aggressive mentality. “Tomas definitely didn’t play like 130th in the world today,” said Djokovic. Playing for the first time since claiming his 10th Australian Open title, Djokovic showed a bit of rust with a sizable unforced error count (28, compared to his opponent’s 17), and he took Machac’s best punches during an unexpectedly lopsided second set. ATP Dubai, UAE

Djokovic had a really tough time in round one against Machac as the Czech player played one hell of a match but it wasn't enough in the end 6-3 3-6 7-6(1).

He had 8 unforced errors more in the second set compared to the first while Machac reduced his. In the final one, we saw a proper battle. Machac played really well because he didn't enter this match afraid.

Speaking to the press ahead of the Dubai Tennis Championships, Djokovic explained what motivates him. “I think in the core of my motivation, it's just a ...

[ATP Tour](https://www.tennis365.com/category/atp-tour/) “I just have to play more. “After every injury, it takes a little bit of time for mechanisms to be balanced, so to say, for adjustments to be done on the court. I don’t have a hindrance to the way I move on the court. Had a couple of weeks of no tennis. “Yeah, I had enough time in the gym, so to say, fitness-wise, built a good base. Probably only five, six days ago we knew that it’s going to be possible for me to play as we were testing the leg on the tennis court. As I said, I really love the game, I love the competition, I love to be challenged on the court by anybody. I have ambitions. Professionally I have goals. “I think keeping that kind of a mindset also drives me and drives my team members to really take every tournament as a new challenge, biggest challenge we have in this moment. “I think in the core of my motivation, it’s just a mentality of wanting always to be better than I was yesterday.