Announcing the "historical number one" in the world of tennis

Novak Djokovic, on Monday, became the "historical number one" of the professional players' association after spending his 311st week at the top of the world ranking.

Djokovic, 33, who has 12,030 points, broke the record he shared with Roger Federer, which is 310 weeks.

"It is a great day," the Serbian wrote on his Twitter account.

Noley won his eighteenth Grand Slam title at the Australian Open last month, and is only two behind the record equivalent of Federer and Rafael Nadal (20 each).

"It really excites me to walk the path of the legends and giants of this sport," Djokovic said in a statement issued by the Professional Footballers' Association.

"The idea that I made a place for myself in them by chasing a childhood dream is a wonderful proof that when you do things out of love and passion, anything is possible," he added.

Ranking of the top ten:

1- Novak Djokovic 12030 points

2- Spain's Rafael Nadal 9850

3- Russian Daniel Medvedev 9735

4- Austrian Dominic Tim 9125

5- Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6660

6- Swiss Roger Federer 6630

7- German Alexander Zverev 5615

8- Russian Andrei Rublev 5019

9- Argentine Diego Schwarzmann 3640

10- Italian Matteo Perrettini 3480

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