By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday November 24, 2023
Simply because Novak Djokovic is free and away from his Huge Three brethren in the case of Grand Slam singles titles, it doesn’t imply that there aren’t any data left to smash for the world-beating Belgrade native.
Former World No.1 Andy Roddick believes that Djokovic has what it takes to achieve a document that was lengthy thought untouchable: Jimmy Connors’ 109 singles titles.
Thanks a tour-leading seven trophy lifts in 2023, Novak Djokovic has moved inside 11 titles of the legendary American’s mark.
All-Time Titles, ATP Historical past
Connors, 109
Federer, 103
Djokovic, 98
Lendl, 94
Nadal, 97
McEnroe, 77
Djokovic, who’s at present within the strategy of ending his exceptional 2023 marketing campaign on the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga, would wish to common six titles a 12 months for 2 seasons to zoom previous Connors (and Roger Federer, who’s second on the listing with 103) and Roddick believes that the World No.1 will now repair his famend glare on that milestone.
“Each main statistical marker is in his rearview, however he nonetheless has Jimmy Connors’ all-time titles document of 109 to go after,” Roddick, who’s Betway’s world ambassador for tennis, stated. “That’s actually one thing that’s inside his grasp, so I totally count on him to obsess over that quantity like he’s obsessed over so many others.
“As soon as he will get previous the sector in all of them, I feel we’ll perhaps get a real understanding of what the timeline will probably be for him.”
Not too long ago, in an interview with the Spanish publication Marca, Djokovic was requested which milestone he was hungriest to attain.
“Most likely the document for many titles,” he stated. “I need to win as many tournaments as doable and go Connors.”
His acknowledged intention is a message throughout the bow of the remainder of the ATP Tour. He could also be 36 occurring 37, however probably the most dominant power in males’s tennis historical past has no intention of stepping away from the limelight.
Chasing Connors is a aim that units up Djokovic for a number of extra dominant seasons on the very least.
Roddick believes that age is only a quantity in the case of the Serbian legend. Djokovic is enjoying in addition to he ever has.
“The way in which Novak Djokovic performed throughout the final two video games of the ATP Finals was nearly as good of a two-day, 24-hour efficiency that I’ve ever seen,” he stated. “Carlos Alcaraz served 84 per cent first serves and nonetheless misplaced three and two. Jannik Sinner was the perfect participant for 90 per cent of the match however then, for that final hour, Novak simply went loopy. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen him serve higher than he did this week.
“What’s superb to me is the way in which he’s in a position to decide and select his spots and never want numerous time to get into match form. He was pushed early on at Bercy and Turin, however simply appears to get higher because the tournaments go on.”
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