{"id":295166,"date":"2023-11-13T19:54:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T19:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=295166"},"modified":"2023-11-13T19:54:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T19:54:24","slug":"novak-djokovic-can-beat-roger-federer-record-despite-claim-hes-had-better-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/tennis\/novak-djokovic-can-beat-roger-federer-record-despite-claim-hes-had-better-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic can beat Roger Federer record despite claim he&#8217;s had better years"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Novak Djokovic says he will &#039;keep going&#039; after US Open win<\/h3>\n<p>Novak Djokovic is just one win away from breaking Rodger Federer&#8217;s record of most top 10 wins in a calendar year, but insists that\u00a02023 isn&#8217;t the best year of his career. The Serbian tennis star is on course for another record-breaking season having impressed with three Grand Slam\u00a0titles although he maintains that he can still improve.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic drew level with Federer&#8217;s record on Sunday at the ATP World Tour finals in Turin. The World No. 1 defeated World No. 8 Holger Rune in a thrilling first evening session.<\/p>\n<p>The pair took the first two sets to a tie-breaker &#8211; Djokovic claiming the first before his younger opponent levelled &#8211; but it was the\u00a0 Serbian who came back to win the last set 6-3. The result will see the 36-year-old end the year as the top-ranked male player for a record-extending eighth time having fended off Carlos Alcaraz&#8217;s attempts this year.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic\u00a0now has a chance to beat Federer&#8217;s record on Tuesday (Nov. 14) when he face&#8217;s Italy&#8217;s World No. 4 Jannik Sinner. But despite being on the cusp of making history, the 24-time Grand Slam champion\u00a0claims that he hasn&#8217;t enjoyed the best year of his career.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow us on X<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<em><strong>for the best and latest in sports news.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/72\/590x\/secondary\/5064259.jpg?r=1699902015703\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the best years,&#8221; the Serbian said following his win over Rune when asked how this season compares to previous ones. &#8220;I wouldn\u2019t say the best, but one of the best.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I mean, the fact that I\u2019ve won three out of four Slams and played a final [in] the fourth and it\u2019s still not the best year of my life, it\u2019s quite nice to have that kind of situation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the third time in his career that Djokovic has reached all four Grand Slam finals in a season, while its the fourth time he has claimed three of the sport&#8217;s premier events in a calendar year. The current\u00a0US Open, French Open and Australian Open\u00a0champion went on to claim that this year&#8217;s triumphs are special, but he had performed better in previous seasons on the whole.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Emma Raducanu raises Australian Open doubts by withdrawing from exhibition event[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Novak Djokovic breaks into unexpected dance before making &#8216;difficult&#8217; speech[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Boulter jokes United Cup could break her and De Minaur up as couple face off[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s definitely one of the best seasons. I mean, I had couple of years, I think three [other] times, that I won three out of four Slams in a season, like 2011, 2015. In those years, I won more matches. I mean, I played more tournaments. I was really, I mean, feeling very dominant on the tour.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s quite different circumstances this year comparing to all the other years because I played, what, 10, 11 tournaments this year. I played very well \u2013 least of anybody. I just managed to peak at the right tournaments, at the right time. That\u2019s what matters to me really.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, Grand Slam season, one of the best for sure. Overall, especially in the last couple months, I haven\u2019t lost a match since Wimbledon, so I\u2019ve been feeling great on the court and playing really well. But it\u2019s hard to compare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic has won six titles this year, including two more Masters wins to take him to a record breaking 40 for his career, and his win on the opening day means he as the top ranked male player.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic is next in action when he faces Jannik Sinner in the next round of the ATP World Tour Finals on Tuesday (Nov. 14). A win there will mean he has beaten his top 10 rivals on 15 occasions in 2023 &#8211; further proof of his dominance.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/1834615\/Novak-Djokovic-can-surpass-Roger-Federer-record-but-admits-2023-is-not-even-his-best-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Novak Djokovic says he will &#039;keep going&#039; after US Open win Novak Djokovic is just one win away from breaking Rodger Federer&#8217;s record of most <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/tennis\/novak-djokovic-can-beat-roger-federer-record-despite-claim-hes-had-better-years\/\" title=\"Novak Djokovic can beat Roger Federer record despite claim he&#8217;s had better years\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295165,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Novak Djokovic can beat Roger Federer record despite claim he&#039;s had better years - Sportstoft<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/tennis\/novak-djokovic-can-beat-roger-federer-record-despite-claim-hes-had-better-years\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Novak Djokovic can beat Roger Federer record despite claim he&#039;s had better years - Sportstoft\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Novak Djokovic says he will &#039;keep going&#039; 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