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#TASS: #Djokovic becomes second male #Tennis player in history to spend 300 weeks as world No. 1

By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on January 21, 2021 • ( 0 )

epa08831415 Novak Djokovic of Serbia in action against Alexander Zverev of Germany during their group stage match at the ATP Finals tennis tournament in London, Britain, 20 November 2020. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN

MOSCOW, December 21. /TASS/. /TASS/. Serbia’s Novak Djokovic has become the second male tennis player in the history of the sport to rack up 300 weeks atop the world rankings, the ATP reported.

Previously, Swiss Roger Federer became the first to achieve the feat, with 310 weeks as world No. 1. Should Djokovic hold on to his position, he will overtake Federer on March 8, 2021. The other top five players in this list include American Pete Sampras (286), Czech Ivan Lendl (270) and American Jimmy Connors (268).

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