How long has djokovic been no 1

He will turn 34 in May. But as the likes of Federer and Tom Brady have shown, the aging process in sports is very different than it once was. Certainly Djokovic is fit and formidable enough to age quite well. There have also been significant enhancements to the Djokovic forehand more topspin , backhand incorporating a slice and net game.

More recently, Djokovic added more variety and pace to his serve, an effort no doubt aided by his coach, serving maestro Goran Ivanisevic. At the Australian Open last month, Djokovic hit more aces——than anyone in the tournament. Granted, only Medvedev played as many matches in Melbourne as Djokovic.

But the point remains: Djokovic knows that as he gets older, a better serve will help him win points more easily. So, as the champions like to say, Djokovic is doing as much as possible to take responsibility for what he can control.

Such contenders as Thiem, Medvedev, Tsitsipas and Zverev are all trying to take high-grade offense to a new level. No one knows the answer. Heck, who had any idea how much better Federer would get after his first Slam win in ? And, as I mentioned, who could foresee the incredible strides Djokovic would take once began?

But as far as Djokovic goes, he has so much going for him. It begins with that incredible technique—as efficient as anyone in tennis history.

The records they have set [are] probably not going to be beaten maybe in years," Medvedev said. I don't think you can say that other players were not good enough in this era, it's just that they were unbelievable and there's nothing for others to be ashamed of. Don't forget to follow us on skysports. Novak Djokovic moved past Roger Federer to hold the top ranking for the th week. A billboard celebrating Djokovic's achievement is displayed in his homeland of Belgrade, Serbia.

Having ended by helping Serbia win the Davis Cup for the first time in their history, Djokovic was a player transformed in , starting the year on fire by winning the Australian Open and staying unbeaten for 43 matches until he ran into a red-hot Roger Federer in the semi-finals of the French Open.

Djokovic bounced back immediately to win his first Wimbledon title, which also made him world No 1 for the first time, and then added the US Open title in a stellar year.

I was building that confidence with every trophy that I have won. Like everything in life, in tennis as well, you need to have a high confidence level.

Djokovic began the year in epic fashion, beating Rafael Nadal after five hours, 53 minutes of pure attrition to win the Australian Open for the third time. This can serve only as a great confidence boost for me to upcoming years. But nevertheless, it tastes like the best meal that I ever had in my life probably. If Djokovic was dominant in , then he was utterly rampant in as he won three of the four Grand Slams, his only relative disappointment coming in Paris where Wawrinka again stopped him from winning the title for the first time.

Agassi, who before Federer, was the oldest male player to reach the World No 1 spot when he was 33 in , won the last two of his eight Grand Slam titles when he was in his 30s. He could only stay on court for as long as he could because of the Cortisone injections he would take on his back towards the end of his career. But by then the wheels for sports science aiding players had already started to turn. At the US Open, Djokovic had famously hired a trailer to carry his private Hyperbaric Chamber — an oxygen pod that would help him recover physically after a match.

The trailer had been parked inside the Flushing Meadows complex in New York — which had been cordoned off for the chamber. The focus now has been much more fitness-oriented, with an extensive list of pre-match warmup exercises lasting at least 30 minutes. Gym-work too has been detailed and every muscle has a specific program. Yes, but matches are much shorter now than what they used to be. By , the final of all Masters events had switched to the best-of-three set format.

The Davis Cup — which was the last major tournament to adopt the tiebreak — in — introduced it to the deciding set by