Djokovic reclaims high spot in ATP rankings
Novak Djokovic reclaimed high spot within the ATP rankings launched on Monday after successful his twenty second Grand Slam title on the Australian Open.
The 35-year-old Serbian rose 4 locations to dislodge Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, who missed the event by damage and dropped to second.
Djokovic’s tenth Australian Open title means he’s world primary for the 374th week since July 2011.
Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas, who misplaced to Djokovic in straight units in Sunday’s remaining in Melbourne, overtook Norwegian Casper Ruud in third place, matching a career-best rating he first achieved in August 2021.
Andrey Rublev of Russia, dominated by Djokovic within the quarter-finals, climbed to a career-best place of fifth.
The shock elimination of Djokovic’s long-time rival Rafael Nadal within the second spherical noticed the Spaniard drop 4 locations to sixth.
Karen Khachanov’s run to the semi-finals in Melbourne propelled the Russian up seven locations to thirteenth.
Tommy Paul of the US, who additionally reached the ultimate 4, broke into the highest 20 for the primary time as he soared up the rankings by 16 locations to nineteenth.
Remaining rankings (Gamers representing Russia and Belarus are banned from competing beneath the title or flag of their international locations):
1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 7070 (+4)
2. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 6730 (-1)
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 6195 (+1)
4. Casper Ruud (NOR) 5765 (-1)
5. Andrey Rublev 4200 (+1)
6. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 3815 (-4)
7. Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 3715
8. Taylor Fritz (USA) 3410 (+1)
9. Holger Rune (DEN) 3046 (+1)
10. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 2995 (+1)
11. Cameron Norrie (GBR) 2760 (+1)
12. Daniil Medvedev 2750 (-4)
13. Karen Khachanov 2515 (+7)
14. Alexander Zverev (GER) 2425 (-1)
15. Frances Tiafoe (USA) 2305 (+2)
16. Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 2285 (-1)
17. Jannik Sinner (ITA) 2195 (-1)
18. Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) 1925 (+1)
19. Tommy Paul (USA) 1835 (+16)
20. Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 1825 (+1)
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