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Novak joined the 700-win club, becoming the 12th player in the Open Era to do so. Here they are:
1. Connors 1254
2. Lendl 1071
3. Federer 1067
4. Vilas 928
5. McEnroe 875
6. Agassi 870
7. Edberg 801
8. Nadal 775
9. Nastase 775
10. Sampras 762
11. Becker 713
12. Djokovic 700
Notably absent are Laver, Rosewall, and Newcombe, but I'm guessing that only includes Open Era wins, and if you count pre-Open Era they'd be up there too. And of course Borg (609) and Wilander (571) fall quite a bit short.
Anyhow, Novak has a good shot at joining Connors, Lendl, and Federer in the 1K club. Let's say he wins another 150 between this year and next, that brings him up to 850. He could coast in with three more pretty good years.
As for Fed, he'll obviously pass Lendl, but Connors will be more difficult. Let's say Fed comes back healthy and plays well, he wins maybe 50 more this year to get to 1120 or so. If he stays healthy and playing well, he'd probably need to play through 2019, the year he turns 38. Based upon his recent tweet, I think Roger will play as long as he possibly can remain relatively competitive. He loses playing (and knows that two sets of screaming twins await him at home ;D).
Nadal will at least get into the 800 club, maybe 900+ if he has a resurgence.
The next player to reach the 700 club will be, interestingly enough, David Ferrer - who has 668, so should get there by the end of the year. He would be, by far, the worst player with 700 wins. He just surpassed Chang and Smith.
1. Connors 1254
2. Lendl 1071
3. Federer 1067
4. Vilas 928
5. McEnroe 875
6. Agassi 870
7. Edberg 801
8. Nadal 775
9. Nastase 775
10. Sampras 762
11. Becker 713
12. Djokovic 700
Notably absent are Laver, Rosewall, and Newcombe, but I'm guessing that only includes Open Era wins, and if you count pre-Open Era they'd be up there too. And of course Borg (609) and Wilander (571) fall quite a bit short.
Anyhow, Novak has a good shot at joining Connors, Lendl, and Federer in the 1K club. Let's say he wins another 150 between this year and next, that brings him up to 850. He could coast in with three more pretty good years.
As for Fed, he'll obviously pass Lendl, but Connors will be more difficult. Let's say Fed comes back healthy and plays well, he wins maybe 50 more this year to get to 1120 or so. If he stays healthy and playing well, he'd probably need to play through 2019, the year he turns 38. Based upon his recent tweet, I think Roger will play as long as he possibly can remain relatively competitive. He loses playing (and knows that two sets of screaming twins await him at home ;D).
Nadal will at least get into the 800 club, maybe 900+ if he has a resurgence.
The next player to reach the 700 club will be, interestingly enough, David Ferrer - who has 668, so should get there by the end of the year. He would be, by far, the worst player with 700 wins. He just surpassed Chang and Smith.
