Novak Djokovic breaks record for most weeks as world number one tennis player

[WeekendTennisHack]

Djokovic was similar to Rune at the same age. Didn't fully break through for a couple of years.
If being the new Nadal means always injured it's still pretty good if he also racks up 20 plus Slams.

See? Rune utterly useless. Can't even beat a 37 year old past his prime Wawa.

 

[Bambooman]

See? Rune utterly useless. Can't even beat a 37 year old past his prime Wawa.

He CAN beat him, just not every time. That's usually how tennis works.

 

[WeekendTennisHack]

He CAN beat him, just not every time. That's usually how tennis works.

Should be beating a 37 year old non Big 3 coming off serious knee surgery every time. Sorry, but that is just pathetic and weak.

 

[Dan Lobb]

Most weeks at No. 1 is a lesser metric, What counts is number of years at No. 1, and that count is as follows.

Here, I exclude non-contemporary rankings and "period" rankings ("...so-and-so was generally acknowledged as No. 1 from 1942 to 1952.)."
Only include contemporary full rankings (not just a reference to "No. 1", but a ranking of players in order).

For recent decades, use only ATP points, not ITF World Champion (which is a subjective choice).
The ITF World Champion is no more objective than the old ranking lists before the ATP points ranking.

This will hurt Kramer and Gonzales because in those decades some years did not have good ranking lists by contemporaries.

1. Gonzales...11 years
1. Laver...9 years
2. Djokovic...8 years (not including 2013 ITF WC)
3. Tilden...7 years (not including Vines 1933 rankings)
4. Kramer...3 years (Kramer hurts the most by losing "period" rankings, casual references, non-contemporary ranking references)