Novak Djokovic Now In The Pressure To Be The Best In History

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JAKARTA - The year 2022 Novak Djokovic has become an emotional roller coaster. He started the year with the dream of becoming the tennis player with the most Grand Slams in history, but his dreams faded when he couldn't play in Australia and New York.

However, the original Belgrade player returned everything to track with successive titles in Tel Aviv and Astana, and secured his place at the ATP Finals in Turin.

After beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 at ATP 500 at Astana, Djokovic raised his 90th title in his career, bringing him closer to his goal of becoming the overall winner of all time.

According to Marca, Tuesday, Nadal is the next target, which has 92 ATP crowns. The 109 titles belonging to Jimmy target 109 appear to be far away. However, for Serbian players, it is clear that nothing is impossible.

With the season shorter than usual for Djokovic, he has won four of the nine tournaments he has played so far. He won Roma Masters 1000, Wimbledon, ATP 250 in Tel Aviv and now ATP 500 in Astana.

Thus, he has been named in all categories. Of his 90 titles, 64 of them were won in hard field, his expertise.

With his victory over the Greek tennis player, Djokovic hit a record history. He became the player with the best winning percentage in ATP history, winning 102 games out of 1227 matches in his career.

That made him hold a percentage victory of 83.293 percent, surpassing Nadal's 83.281 percent. This shows that, when he focuses, he is one of the most difficult players to beat.

With Roger Federer's retirement, Djokovic knows that the main competitor in the race for the most Grand Slam titles is Nadal. After winning in Australia and Paris, the Spaniard has only won one title from Serbian players (22-21).

Djokovic's presence in Melbourne next year is not yet known. Of course, it will be a tough blow for him if he has to miss another big tournament due to bureaucratic problems.

The season is almost over, Djokovic will undergo two major exams at the Paris Masters 1000 and then the ATP Finals, where he will try to match Federer's six titles. In both events, he is expected to meet Carlos Alcaraz, ranked first at the moment.