Novak Djokovic, fresh from notching up a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title, moved back to the top of the ATP rankings released Monday, while Rafael Nadal dropped out of the top 100.
It was a 388th week as the world’s No 1 for the 36-year-old Djokovic, who jumped two places in the standings after his French Open victory.
He beat Spanish rival Carlos Alcaraz, 20, who had held the No 1 spot until the French Open, in the semifinal.
Russian Daniil Medvedev, who crashed out in the first round of Roland Garros, also dropped a place, while Norway’s beaten finalist Casper Ruud stays in fourth, 40 points ahead of Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Fourteen-time French Open winner Nadal, however, paid the price for his absence through his long-term hip injury, dropping 121 places to 136th in the rankings.
ATP RANKINGS AS OF JUNE 12
- Novak Djokovic (SRB) 7595 pts (+2)
- Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 7175 (-1)
- Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 6100 (-1)
- Casper Ruud (NOR) 4960
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 4920
- Holger Rune (DEN) 4375
- Andrey Rublev (RUS) 4000
- Taylor Fritz (USA) 3515
- Jannik Sinner (ITA) 3300
- Karen Khachanov (RUS) 3125 (+1)
Meanwhile, Beatriz Haddad Maia became the first Brazilian woman to reach the top 10 of the WTA rankings on Monday following her dream run to the semifinals of the French Open.
The 27-yaer-old beat Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in the last eight in Paris to become the first Brazilian woman in 55 years to reach a Grand Slam semifinal.
She was eventually beaten by eventual champion Iga Swiatek.
Brazilian women’s has had precious little success since the days of Maria Bueno who claimed seven Grand Slam titles between 1959 and 1966 – long before the advent of the WTA rankings which were introduced in 1975.
Three-time French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten reached No 1 in the men’s ATP rankings in 2000.
Haddad Maia will take a ranking of 10 into the grasscourt season in which she impressed last year and will feature in this week’s Nottingham Open as build-up to Wimbledon begins.
