novak djokovic became the oldest atp world number one.
novak djokovic became the oldest atp world number one.
who become the oldest atp world number one?
novak djokovic
federer was given a wild card to play the rotterdam open, where he defeated ruben bemelmans and phillip kohlschreiber in straight sets to advance to the quarterfinals. there, he defeated robin haase in three sets, which guaranteed him a return to no. 1 in the atp rankings the following week. at 36 years and 195 days of age, he surpassed andre agassi to become the oldest atp world no. 1 by more than three years and broke the atp record for the longest period between two stints at world no. 1 with 5 years and 106 days having elapsed since he last held the no. 1 ranking on 4 november 2012, as well as the record for the longest timespan between the first and most recent dates that he has held the no. 1 ranking: 14 years and 17 days. in the semi-finals, he defeated andreas seppi in straight sets before beating grigor dimitrov in straight sets in the final to win his second title of the year and his third title in rotterdam, tying him with arthur ashe for most titles at this event. this victory also marked federer's 97th tour level title and a record 20th atp tour 500 level title.
2018 roger federer tennis season
to qualify, a player who finished in the 2011 year-end top 30 must compete in four grand slam tournaments and eight atp world tour masters 1000 tournaments during 2012. they can count their best six (6) results from atp world tour 500, atp world tour 250 and other events (challengers, futures, davis cup, olympics) toward their ranking. to count their best six (6), players must have fulfilled their commitment to 500 events – 4 total per year (at least 1 after the us open). additionally, commitment players will no longer need to enter the 500 events 12 weeks in advance but instead go back the normal 6-week entry deadline. if eligible to play in one of the grand slam or atp world tour masters 1000 tournaments, a player must count the points from these tournaments, even if it is 'a zero pointer' because he missed the event. just as in formula one and numerous other sports, if a competitor misses a race or an event, he loses his chance to earn points. players with direct acceptance who do not play an atp world tour masters 1000 tournament will be suspended from a subsequent atp world tour masters 1000 event, which will be the next highest points earned atp world tour masters 1000 event within the next 12 months. if an injured player is on site within the first three days of a tournament to conduct promotional activities over a two-day period, a suspension will not be enforced but a 0-pointer will be counted on a player's ranking. if a player does not play enough atp 500 events and does not have an atp 250 or challenger appearance with a better result, the davis cup is counted in the 500s table (if the player entered or achieved better results). if a player does not play enough atp 250 or challenger events, the world team championship is counted in the 250s table (if the player entered or achieved better results). if a player could not be present in all required tournament classes (i.e. because of an injury), all uncounted atp 250 or challenger results are eligible to be included in his 18 valid tournaments. in teams rankings, challenger points are excluded.
2012 atp world tour finals