The Serbian currently has 6,980 points in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings.

"Of course with your love and great strength that you have given me over the years, I’ve managed to achieve many fantastic achievements throughout my career," Djokovic said.

"The most recent one [is] breaking the record [with] 378 weeks on No. 1 [in the] rankings, surpassing one of the greatest, most legendary tennis players - both men and women - that ever played, Steffi Graf.

"So I’m flattered, obviously extremely, extremely proud and happy for this achievement."

The 35-year-old has won 22 Grand Slams and is tied with Spain's Rafael Nadal for the most number of Grand Slams won by a male player. 

His latest achievement was his tenth Australia Open in January, a competition that he was not allowed to compete in last year due to him not being vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Australian Government had cancelled his visa and deported him, preventing him from adding to his collection.

He was also unavailable during the US Open because of his vaccination status, where he withdrew before the draw for the competition happened.

His only major win in 2022 was the Wimbledon.

Djokovic is set now set to compete in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, where Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, only 200 points behind, will hope for an upset.