Novak Djokovic enters 350th week as world number 1, eyes Steffi Graf's record

Reigning world number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia has hit a milestone, as he has entered his 350th week as the world number one. He already holds the record of being the world number one for the most number of weeks. It is the first time any male player has hit the 350-week landmark.

Djokovic had earlier finished as the world number one this year for the record seventh time. In the process, he had broken the previous record of legendary former American Pete Sampras, who had done so on six instances. In March this year, the Serbian had surpassed the Swiss legend Roger Federer's record of most number of weeks at the world number one, having held onto it for 310 weeks.

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"It really excites me to walk the path of legends and giants of this sport. To know that I have earned my place among them by following my childhood dream is a beautiful confirmation that when you do things out of love and passion, everything is possible," Djokovic had said back then.

As far as the Serbian's record this year is concerned, he finished 55-7, as he won three Grand Slams this year (Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon). Besides, he also won the Belgrade Open and Paris Masters. His current number one stint began in February last year. He will be eyeing the all-time record of legendary former tennis legend Steffi Graf of Germany, who had held on to the number one ranking for 377 weeks.