28. 11. 2011. ·
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The 2011 season is completed with the last night’s final of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London.
Nole finishes this unbelievable year as the world no.1 to become the 16th different player to finish as no.1 in the history of the ATP Rankings (since 1973).
The 24-year-old Serbian star has had a historic season with a 70-6 match record (21-4 record vs top 10 players) and 10 titles – three Grand Slams, five ATP World Tour Masters 1000 trophies, Dubai (500) and Belgrade (250).
Nole is at the top with 13,675 points, 4100 points more than second-ranked Nadal, and 5,505 more than Federer in third place.
Top 10 as of Monday, November 28:
1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 13.675
2. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 9,575
3. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 8,170
4. Andy Murray (Great Britain) 7,380
5. David Ferrer (Spain) 4,880
6. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) 4,335
7. Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) 3,700
8. Mardy Fish (USA) 2,965
9. Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 2,595
10. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 2,380
*Davis Cup final (December 2-4) results might change the final ranking standings of no.10 Nicolas Almagro and no.11 Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG).
Nole will take a well deserved rest and then start preparing for 2012 season in which he will face big challenges – a great number of points to defend and keeping the position no.1.
“Hey everybody! Season is officially over for me. Wanted to thank you ALL for such a great support and so many wonderful wishes. I wish I could have been in better form for the last tournament but as I said before – everything happens for a reason. I am more than happy with everything that me and my team have achieved this year, and I will treasure and value this experience forever. Now I will rest well and soon start with preparations for season 2012. Once again, thank you for being my fans and friends, having your support throughout the year was a very important “ingredient” of the “winning formula” ;). “
Novak will open new season at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship, the exhibition event bringing the world’s top players to the Abu Dhabi International Tennis Complex at Zayed Sports City on December 29-31. Nole will play his first match on Thursday, December 29, at 15.00 CET, against Frenchman Gael Monfils.
