Novak Djokovic is one of most influential men across the world – Tennis News
World No.1, Novak Djokovic, has achieved another landmark; he is in the list of the most influential men across the globe according to the magazine AskMen.com. The list is lead by the former CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs, who recently
died at the age of 56 due to cancer. Djokovic is the third athlete to be on that list of 49 most influential men of the world.
Lionel Messi is the Argentine Football icon presently playing in Barcelona is the most influential athlete and ranked 10 on the list. The second athlete that is on the list is the winner of tour de France, Cadel Evans and Djokovic
is the third athlete attracting around 17 million readers per month.
This is what magazine had to say about Djokovic “The notoriously hot-headed Djokovic quieted all the outside noise, put all his tools together and reminded us why, right now, men’s tennis is the most exciting sport on the planet,
after defeating Nadal at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and the 2011 US Open”.
200,000 votes were casted by the readers of the magazine and results were announced this month. Viewers are provided with the open ended questionnaire to write the most influential men they like to read and have changed the activities
in any field of the world in their opinion. Reader cast their vote and rank men on their likings and then results are assembled with the help of these votes.
Djokovic has won US Open, ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada, Wimbledon, ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome, ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid, Belgrade, ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami, ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells,
Dubai, and Australian Open. He has been confirmed the World No.1 spot at season end after the early round exit of Rafael Nadal in Shanghai Masters.
Editor in chief of Askmen.com magazine, James Bassil commented on the trend of voting this year in following manner "This year’s list is a true reflection of the times we live in, with technology being at the forefront, and visionaries
like Steve Jobs inspiring our readers all over the world". Jobs is the most read man even after his death.
The introduction of a tennis icon clearly depicts the increased popularity of tennis across the globe and this could be great news for everyone who is affiliated to professional tennis circuit. This year is definitely one of the
most memorable for the Serbian who has achieved all that an ordinary player can just dream off.
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