Novak Djokovic set for another amazing rankings milestone – but when could he lose No 1 spot?

Novak Djokovic’s enduring reign as the world No 1 looks set to continue for some time, but the chasing pack are eyeing up a shot at the ultimate winning machine in the men’s game.

Djokovic’s incredible achievements ensure he will finish his career as the greatest player of all time statistically.

He has won more Grand Slam titles and spent more than two years more than any of his rivals at the top of the ATP rankings, but it seems like his era of dominance is coming to an end.

With his 37th birthday looming large in May, Djokovic is set to break another rankings record next month, Djokovic is set to break another rankings record as he is set to eclipse Roger Federer as the oldest world No 1.

Roger Federer holds that record as he was 36 years and 320 days old when he slipped down from the world No 1 ranking for the last time.

Now Djokovic is set to move past that mark next month, as he looks certain to hang on to the top spot despite Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner and Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz pushing him hard at the top.

Djokovic has plenty of ranking points to defend this summer, as he looks to defend his French Open title and a run to the final of Wimbledon.

With the Serbian playing a limited calendar as he looks to focus on winning more Grand Slam titles, Djokovic is likely to lose his world No 1 status over the next few months as Sinner, Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev are playing many more tournaments and collecting more ranking points as a result.

Djokovic has admitted he is no longer focusing on the world No 1 ranking, with the record he has set for most weeks at the top of that list unlikely to be broken for years to come.

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“I don’t feel like I’m chasing anything now. I feel like I’m creating. That’s kind of a mindset I have,” said Djokovic.

“Of course, my greatest motivation is still love for the game. I really like competing. So as simple as that. Then, you know, I always have goals, you know, and to win another slam, to be No. 1 again, to finish the year as No. 1. Those are let’s say the big goals.

“I still feel young in my own body. It’s serving me well. I won three out of four slams. You know, there are obviously differences with different tennis players in the past that, you know, some of them think that it’s best to leave tennis when you’re at the top.

“Some of them think when you figure out you can’t win the biggest tournaments anymore and that you’re losing to the young guys, then you leave it. I’m more in the second group.

“I have said this before but my focus now is on Grand Slams. To stay at world No 1, you need to play many events and I won’t be doing that at this stage of my career. The ambition now is to peak for the biggest tournaments.”

Sinner’s impressive unbeaten start to 2024 means he is most likely to overtake Djokovic at the top of the ATP rankings, with the Italian enjoying relatively modest success on European clay courts last season.

He lost in the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters, reached the quarter-finals in two subsequent clay court events and then went out in the second round of the French Open.

So there is a real chance that Sinner could be world No 1 by the time the grass court season gets underway in earnest in June.