Novak Djokovic’s Herculean Efforts Begin as He Aims to Equal Roger Federer’s Invincible ATP World Tour Finals Record

Novak Djokovic has turned the tables around by bringing things in his favor even after having a disadvantageous year. The player has won a grand slam title and secured the ranking of world no. 7 after winning a title at Tel Aviv. He is on the front run of securing himself a position at the ATP finals. For that, he needs to remain in the Top 20 of Pepperstone ATP Live Race to Turin.

The Serbian tennis star has increased his chances of being a part of the ATP finals after gaining a considerable amount of points by winning in Israel.

Will we see Novak Djokovic in the ATP finals in Turin?

Djokovic lost a lot of opportunities because of his vaccination status. Australian Open banned the player, whereas he was unable to feature in US Open because of vaccination his status. Furthermore, he could not take part in any tour held in the US. If this was not enough, the player lost all the ranking points that he had amassed at Wimbledon. This was because ATP stripped Wimbledon of its ranking points after its ban on the Russian and Belarusian players.

However, Djokovic did not let all this dampen his spirit. He won the grand slam at Wimbledon, ticking one of the criteria to become the eighth player in Turin. After that, he is now participating in various ATP tours to ensure his position in the ATP finals. Turin in Italy will hold the season finals that will have the top 8 ranked players.

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Djokovic is the world no. 7 at the moment, so for now he is safe. But if his ranking drops down again, he has to stay in the top 20 of the ATP Live race to the finals. Currently, he is ranked 15 in the live race. It will be his 15th time being a part of the season finale. If he qualifies, Djokovic will aim to tie the record of six titles by Roger Federer at the ATP finals.

Fans criticize ATP for its faulty ranking system

Djokovic’s fans are not happy with the current ranking system which has played against their favorite player. The fans condemned ATP after Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal clinched the top two ranks. They feel wronged as Djokovic lost his top ranking because of the aforementioned reasons.

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However, this has not stopped Djokovic from putting up a strong fight to ensure his participation at the ATP finals. The player looks forward to moving a few steps ahead from his last year’s performance to win his sixth ATP finals title.