Novak Djokovic has hailed his climb back to the top of men\u2019s tennis, which will see him return to world No.1 spot next week, as a \u201cphenomenal achievement.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 14-time grand slam winner said on Thursday he was happy and proud to have reached the summit of the game for a fourth separate spell, but reckoned he had no time to properly reflect on it while he was seeking another triumph at the Paris Masters.<\/p>\n
It marked the culmination of a dizzying ascent by the Serb, who had slumped to No.22 in the rankings in mid-June but subsequently won grand slams at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open as well as Masters 1000 titles in Cincinnati and Shanghai.<\/p>\n
If he wins in Paris, he will equal Nadal\u2019s record of 33 Masters titles and he can also extend his record number of triumphs at the French capital\u2019s indoor event to five.<\/p>\n
\u201cReflecting on what I\u2019ve been through in the last year, it\u2019s quite a phenomenal achievement. And, of course, I\u2019m very, very happy and proud about it,\u201d said Djokovic.<\/p>\n
\u201cI always believe in myself but, five months ago, if you\u2019d told me I would be back to number one so quickly, it was highly improbable considering my ranking and the way I played and felt on the court. It\u2019s a great journey that I\u2019ve had.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I haven\u2019t been really reflecting on that and I haven\u2019t been really focusing on that too much because it\u2019s the middle of the week.<\/p>\n
\u201cI guess it will be different when I finish this tournament and hopefully the year-end ranking stays the same.\u201d<\/p>\n
The prized end-of-year No.1 accolade is one Djokovic has earned on four separate occasions, just like Nadal, who could still be back in London in less than a fortnight to challenge him again for the top spot at the end-of-season ATP finals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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