The Serb has now moved past his idol Pete Sampras, who finished No. 1 on six occasions.

Speaking to the media after beating Hurkacz, the World No. 1 said he was “proud” and “grateful” to have accomplished such a feat.

Djokovic went on to express his gratitude to his family and his team for their invaluable support throughout his career.

Novak Djokovic has broken records left, right and center this season. He began the year by winning the Australian Open, soon after which he broke Roger Federer’s record of most weeks spent at World No. 1.

When asked which record he preferred breaking between Federer and Sampras’, Djokovic asserted that he did not want to pick between his accomplishments since he valued them all “greatly”.

However, the Serb went on to explain that spending most weeks at World No. 1 was the “paramount achievement” in tennis.

Djokovic then went on to point out how the Year-End No. 1 position shows that a player has been exceptionally consistent throughout the year in big events.

Novak Djokovic played the fewest tournaments amongst the top-ranked players on tour this year. The Paris Masters was Djokovic’s 10th event on tour in 2021 (including the ATP Cup).

The 20-time Major champion highlighted that fact and also revealed that he intends to have a light schedule in future seasons as well.

Djokovic spent close to two months away from the action after his US Open campaign. The Serb said he wasn’t “bored without tennis” but stressed that he had the Paris Masters in mind in order to secure the Year-End top spot.

The World No. 1 also pointed out that he still has to focus on securing the title in Paris.

“Hopefully I’ll be able to turn the tables around this time”- Novak Djokovic on Paris Masters final against Daniil Medvedev

Novak Djokovic will lock horns with Daniil Medvedev in the final of the Paris Masters on Sunday. This will be their third meeting in 2021. While Djokovic handed Medvedev a beatdown in the Australian Open final, the Russian exacted revenge in emphatic fashion at the US Open.

During his post-match press conference, Novak Djokovic said he hopes to “turn the tables” on the World No. 2 and come out on top in Paris.

Medvedev blew Alexander Zverev away in his semifinal match on Saturday, thrashing the German 6-2, 6-2 in 80 minutes. Djokovic revealed that he watched parts of the match and remarked that the Russian is back to his best form.

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