Open Era record: In the championship match of the ATP Finals, Novak Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud to wrap up the 2022 season. He matched Roger Federer’s record against top-10 players with the triumph.
The Serbian, who was the eighth-ranked player in the world at the time of the match in the ATP Finals of 2022, met then-No. 4 Ruud, matching Roger Federer’s record of 347 career encounters with players ranked in the top 10 in their respective rankings. The 21-time Grand Slam champion was the opponent in the Swiss master’s final top-10 matchup at the 2019 ATP Finals.
The leader in terms of total victories over players ranked in the top 10 is Djokovic, who has 240 victories to 107 defeats for a win percentage of 69.2%. With a win percentage of 64.6% and 224 victories to 123 defeats, Federer is ranked second.
It is important to note that at the 2022 ATP Finals, the 35-year-old broke a great deal more records. In the season-ending competition, he equalled Federer’s record of six titles, which he had achieved in 2011. The World No. 5 also broke a record by beating Federer, who was 30 when he won his final trophy in 2011, to become the oldest player to win the prestigious competition.
By winning matches against Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev, Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz, and Ruud, the 2022 champion also earned the largest paycheck in tennis history. The Serb received $4.74 million for winning all of his matches.
Additionally, in 2022, he tied Carlos Alcaraz, the current world number one, for the most titles won.
Despite a difficult 2022 season, Novak Djokovic places in the top five.
Novak Djokovic had a less-than-perfect season, which was significantly impacted by his choice to forego receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. The nine-time Australian Open winner was unable to defend his title because he was in danger of being deported from Australia. He was also prohibited from competing in any North American tournaments, including the US Open, where he reached the final in 2021, and the Master’s events in Indian Wells, Miami, Montreal, and Cincinnati.
The former World No. 1 succeeded in winning the Rome Masters championship during the clay season. He was permitted to compete at Wimbledon, where he successfully defended the championship with his 28th straight SW19 victory, maintaining his winning streak that had been going since 2018. The tournament’s ranking points were taken away after the decision by the organisers to prohibit Russian and Belarusian athletes, so the Serb was not given any ranking points.
Despite going through difficult circumstances, Novak Djokovic persevered and won titles in Tel Aviv and Astana before moving up to No. 5 in the world with his victory at the ATP Finals.
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