Steffi Graf News
On March 8, Djokovic broke a tie with Swiss ace Roger Federer, 310 weeks.
Djokovic eyes breaking the 377 weeks on top record of Steffi Graf.
Djokovic's stint as World No.1 started on February 3,2020.
The 18-year-old who stunned the tennis world last week by winning her first career title at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells raised eyebrows again with a gritty and spirited comeback that underscored her status as a rising star.
The 30-year-old is trying to revive her playing career following a doping ban. She returned to action in April 2017 after serving a 15-month ban following a failed drug test from the 2016 Australian Open.
With the title, Goerges is set to end the season with a career-high ranking of world number 14.
Former world number one Serena Williams, who gave birth earlier this year, has already overtaken Graf with 23 Grand Slam wins but is yet to surpass Court, who boasts 24 major titles.
Agassi was hired by Djokovic before the French Open in a bid to address his poor run of form but the Serb was badly beaten by Austrian Dominic Thiem in the quarter-finals at Roland Garros.
The 35-year-old, who equalled Graf`s mark of 22 at Wimbledon last year, now stands just one behind the all-time 24 won by Margaret Court.
Serena holds a 6-2 edge in the major deciders, with a 16-11 win-loss record overall against sister Venus Williams
Williams, who shares the Open-era record of 22 Grand Slams with Steffi Graf, and is two behind Margaret Court`s all-time record of 24.
She will emulate Graf as US Open champion if she gets the better of Karolina Pliskova.
Murray, who followed up his third Grand Slam triumph at Wimbledon with Rio Olympics gold, takes on 2014 finalist Kei Nishikori for a place in the last four.
Serena Williams seems to be making history almost every time she steps on the tennis court as she speeds toward the second week of the US Open in search of a seventh title.
American 34-year-old Williams`s latest spell on top of the pile started in February 2013.
Williams won her seventh Wimbledon title with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Graf`s German compatriot Angelique Kerber
The American defeated German Angelique Kerber in the Wimbledon ladies' final.
Serena Williams equaled Steffi Graf's Open era record of 22 Grand Slam titles.
This marked her seventh Wimbledon title in nine finals, and 12th in the family with her elder sister – who lost to Kerber in the semis – already collecting the Venus Rosewater Dish five times.
Williams's latest attempt to equal Steffi Graf's Open era record of 22 Grand Slam titles was thwarted by Garbine Muguruza in the French Open final.
In the four previous meetings, Williams won thrice.
Murray prevailed 6-3, 6-3 in one hour, 35 minutes.
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