Statisfaction: Sinner Ranks Top 10 for Weeks at No.1
Jannik Sinner ranks 10th on the all-time list of weeks at No.1 after passing Lleyton Hewitt this week.
Jannik Sinner has cracked an ATP rankings milestone this week – once again.
The Italian passed Lleytwon Hewitt to notch his 81st week at No.1, and moved into No.10 on the ATP’s all-time list for weeks atop the rankings.
Of the 29 players who have held the No.1 ranking, only nine have stayed on top for more than 100 weeks. Sinner can join them if he can stay at No.1 for the rest of the season. He would hit 100 total weeks at No.1 on November 23rd.
ATP Weeks at No.1, Top 10
| Rank | Player | Weeks at No. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 428 |
| 2 | Roger Federer | 310 |
| 3 | Pete Sampras | 286 |
| 4 | Ivan Lendl | 270 |
| 5 | Jimmy Connors | 268 |
| 6 | Rafael Nadal | 209 |
| 7 | John McEnroe | 170 |
| 8 | Björn Borg | 109 |
| 9 | Andre Agassi | 101 |
| 10 | Jannik Sinner | 81 |
Sinner is 44-3 on the season with six titles. The Italian won his fifth major title at Wimbledon 10 days ago.
Chris Oddo. Chris Oddo is a freelance sportswriter, podcaster, blogger and social media marker who is a lead contributor to Tennisnow.com. He also writes for USOpen.org, Rolandgarros.com, BNPParibasOpen.com, TennisTV.com, WTAtennis.com and the official US Open program.
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