Federer with another incredible achievement, chase Conner
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The 20 Grand Slam champion Roger Federer has recorded another remarkable achievement associated with world rankings. For a second consecutive week, he was on top after he reached the semi-finals in Rotterdam, and then picked up the title. This historic fact is linked to the Maestro`s persistence in the ATP`s elite ranking. This week is his 801nd in the top 10 of world tennis, with which he is only the second in history with such an achievement - Jimmy Connors is still at the top with his 817 weeks, but it seems only a matter of time that Federer puta new record.
Here are the ten players with the longest stay in the top 10 in history:
Jimmy Connors - 817 weeks
Roger Federer * - 801
Andre Agassi - 747
Ivan Lendle - 671
Rafael Nadal *- 670
Pete Sampras - 586
Boris Becker - 576
Novak Djokovic - 555 *
John McKerrow - 541
Stefan Edberg - 497
With the asterisk marked current players
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