Novak Djokovic dominated the men's game once again and a new star in Emma Raducanu exploded onto the scene at the U.S. Open, but the sport finished 2021 in a stand-off with China over the safety of former doubles number one Peng Shuai.
The Serbian did have another tie to break in 2021, though, and this time he succeeded as he surpassed his childhood idol American Pete Sampras by clinching the year-end world number one ranking for a record seventh time.
Djokovic also won a record 37th ATP Masters title and surpassed Federer's record for most weeks as the ATP number one. Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece and German Alexander Zverev - the Tokyo gold medallist - were worthy challengers but Djokovic left no one in any doubt that he would remain the man to beat next term.
"I'm really, really tired from this season and this whole year," said Djokovic after Serbia's semi-final loss to Croatia in the Davis Cup, adding that he will return hungry for more.
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