Tennis: At 36 years and 322 days, Novak Djokovic becomes the oldest player to be world number 1, surpassing Roger Federer

Novak Djokovic est déjà le joueur avec le plus de semaines passées à la tête du classement ATP (419). MAXPPP – Felice Calabrò

Le Serbe Novak Djokovic domine toujours le classement ATP et devient ce lundi le plus vieux N.1 mondial depuis la création du classement.

While his start to the season fell short of expectations, Novak Djokovic still seems to be attracting records. This week, he still dominates the ATP rankings, published Monday, and becomes, at 36 years and 322 days, the oldest number 1 in the world since the creation of this ranking in August 1973.

"Nole", entered from Tuesday at the Masters 1 in Monte Carlo to launch his season on clay, snatched this longevity record from Roger Federer on Sunday, who held him with 36 years and 320 days. Before the Swiss, there had been the Spaniard Rafael Nadal (33 years and 244 days) and the American Andre Agassi (33 years and 131 days ).

A place that should soon escape him

But the young people continue to grow. With in the lead, Jannik Sinner, world number 2, who is only a little more than 1,000 points behind the Serbian.

With the clay court season beginning, the Italian, who didn't last long last year on ocher, has practically no points to defend. He could from Roland-Garros, and even if he does not play a major tournament, become for the first time in his career, world number 1, thus dethroning the " Djoker".