With the numbers in hand, Novak Djokovic has long been the best player ever to wield a racket. The Serbian, the tennis record holder, has a new mark set on Sunday in the third round of the Miami Open
Djokovic has overtaken Camilo Ugo Carabelli, 6-1, 7-6(1), to become the player with the most matches won (411) in Masters 1000 tournaments. He thus takes away another of the few records that Rafael Nadal (410 wins) has left beyond those obtained on clay
The Belgrade tennis player is the one who holds the most titles in the TMS (40), most finals (59) and semifinals (78). About to turn 38 years old (May 22), he seems to have a long way to go if injuries respect him
The 100 Titles
The next goal is to reach the 100 tournaments won, a figure that has eluded her since she climbed to the top of the podium at the Paris Games
Carabelli was the third ‘lucky loser’ in just a year to face Djokovic on the first American hard-court tour. The previous two, Luca Nardi and Botic van de Zandschulp, knocked him out of Indian Wells. Miami has been a different story
The Balkan was not surprised. In the fourth round, he will face Italian Lorenzo Musetti, who defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
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