Querrey calls Djokovic “third-best in the world” behind Alcaraz and Sinner

Overview

• Former world No. 11 Sam Querrey has made a bold claim,
• He has suggested that breaking the record for most singles titles won by a man in the Open Era is not particularly important to Novak Djokovic.
• Jimmy Connors sits at the top of the list with 109 titles.

Former world No. 11 Sam Querrey has made a bold claim, suggesting that breaking the record for most singles titles won by a man in the Open Era is not particularly important to Novak Djokovic. Jimmy Connors sits at the top of the list with 109 titles, while Roger Federer has won 103 titles. Djokovic is currently in the third spot with 100 titles. 

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While speaking on the Nothing Major Podcast, Querrey said, “I don’t think it’s important to him and that is based on what his calendar was this year. The last three tournaments he played were Roland Garros, Wimbledon, the US Open. If Novak wanted to surpass those guys, he could.”

He further added that, considering the current domination shown by Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, Djokovic is currently the third-best player in the world.

"He made the semi-finals of all four majors." - Querrey on Djokovic

“He could go load up with 250s and win them because, as we saw this year, he made the semi-finals of all four majors. So, in major tournaments, he’s the third-best player in the world [behind Alcaraz and Sinner]. And his total is, what’s he ranked right now? Seven. I think he’s generally looked at as the third-best player in the world right now,” he added.

“He could go sign up for a handful of 250s and could have this year and probably won 10 of them. So, for that reason alone, I don’t think those numbers of surpassing Fed and Jimmy Connors are important to him at all,” Sam Querrey concluded.

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In the recent US Open, Djokovic’s journey came to an end in the semi-final, where Carlos Alcaraz defeated him 6-4, 7(7)-6(4), 6-2. The 24-time Grand Slam winner last won a Grand Slam in 2023. In that year, Djokovic won the Australian Open, the French Open, and the US Open.