Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open championship returned him to a slightly acquainted spot on Monday: No. 1 within the ATP rankings.
His four-place rise from No. 5 to interchange Carlos Alcaraz at No. 1 is the most important bounce to the highest spot within the 50-year historical past of the computerized rankings for males’s tennis.
“You never know how much more time you have left, so, of course, I nurture and celebrate these moments of becoming No. 1 again and Grand Slam champion,” the 35-year-old Djokovic stated after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) within the closing at Melbourne Park on Sunday evening, “even more than I have, maybe ever in my career. I don’t take it for granted.”
Aryna Sabalenka’s first main title moved her up from No. 5 to a career-best-equaling No. 2 within the WTA rankings, behind solely three-time main champion Iga Swiatek.
Ons Jabeur, twice a finalist at Slams in 2022, went from No. 2 to No. 3, adopted by No. 4 Jessica Pegula, No. 5 Caroline Garcia and No. 6 Coco Gauff.
The participant Sabalenka beat in Saturday’s Australian Open closing, Elena Rybakina, makes her prime 10 debut at No. 10, up from No. 25.
This marks Djokovic’s 374th week main the ATP, including to his report. He earned a tenth title on the Australian Open and tied Rafael Nadal with 22 Grand Slam trophies.
Alcaraz slid to No. 2. He had develop into the youngest man to be No. 1 when he took over at age 19 after successful the U.S. Open final September. Alcaraz missed the Australian Open due to a leg damage.
Nadal, who harm his left hip flexor throughout a second-round loss to Mackenzie McDonald of the United States, dropped from No. 2 to No. 6.
Tsitsipas went from No. 4 to No. 3 due to his run in Melbourne; he would have been No. 1 for the primary time if he had managed to win the title. Casper Ruud, a two-time Grand Slam runner-up who misplaced within the second spherical to Jenson Brooksby of the United States, went from No. 3 to No. 4. Andrey Rublev is No. 5 after attending to the quarterfinals.
Cracking the highest 20 for the primary time is Tommy Paul, a 25-year-old American who reached his first Grand Slam semifinal earlier than exiting towards Djokovic. Paul’s exhibiting in Melbourne lifted him 16 spots from No. 25 to No. 19.
He is considered one of 10 U.S. males within the prime 50, one thing that final occurred in 1995.
