Sinner Matches a Legend in Number of Weeks as World No. 1

Still suspended, Jannik Sinner nevertheless retains his position as world No. 1 in the ATP rankings.

Set to return in Rome on May 7, the Italian has reached his 43rd week as the top-ranked player in the world.

The 23-year-old player ties Gustavo Kuerten and surpasses Ilie Nastase (40) as well as Andy Murray (41).

Sinner is now 15 weeks away from catching Jim Courier (58).

All-time rankings for most weeks as world No. 1:

1 - Novak Djokovic (428)
2 - Roger Federer (310)
3 - Pete Sampras (286)
4 - Ivan Lendl (270)
5 - Jimmy Connors (268)
6 - Rafael Nadal (209)
7 - John McEnroe (170)
8 - Bjorn Borg (109)
9 - Andre Agassi (101)
10 - Lleyton Hewitt (80)
11 - Stefan Edberg (72)
12 - Jim Courier (58)
13 - Jannik Sinner (43)
14 - Gustavo Kuerten (43)
15 - Andy Murray (41)
16 - Ilie Nastase (40)