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Originally Posted by Derek41
85 weeks at Number 1 for Djokovic is more than one season's dominance by most peoples calculations, and currently has a 3,500 point lead on the ATP Rankings, so will probably surpass Nadal's 102 weeks at Number 1.
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Being ranked No. 1 is not dominance. Being ranked No. 1
and winning Majors is dominance. It's all about the Majors in this sport. It doesn't matter that Nadal or even Serena haven't spent the most time at No. 1. In Serena's case, she hasn't even won that many titles. But people remember the Slams they win and that's
all people will ultimately care about.
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Originally Posted by Derek41
Nadal has not won a non-French Major since the 2010 US Open, so cannot see his tally rise much more. Agreed, Djokovic needs to win 2-3 more Majors to legitimise any claim at greatness (which he will achieve) - but currently he is already up there with the likes of Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg, so is still streets ahead of Murray.
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Nadal's tally doesn't need to rise much more. He's already got 12 Slams. He's already up there with Borg and Sampras as far as I'm concerned. Djokovic, on the other hand, is the one that doesn't have much time left. Nadal is only a year older but yet has double the Slams he has.