ATP Rankings: Daniil Medvedev replaces Novak Djokovic as No. 1, no Big 3 in high 2 for 1st time in 19 years

Russia’s Daniil Medvedev returned to the No. 1 spot within the ATP Rankings for males’s singles gamers on Monday, June 13, changing 20-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic on the high of the chart. Djokovic, who has spent a record-breaking 373 weeks on the high, has slipped to the third spot whereas Germany’s Alexander Zverev jumped to a career-high 2nd spot.

For the primary time since 2003, no members of the Big 3 – Rafael Nadal, Djokovic, and Roger Federer, are within the high 2 of the lads’s singles rankings. Rafael Nadal stays on the 4th spot regardless of dropping 1000 factors gained from final 12 months’s French Open whereas Djokovic has dropped 2000 factors from his successful run at Roland Garros final 12 months. The factors from French Open 2021 dropped off this week because the ATP rankings have been up to date on Monday.

Djokovic would possibly drop to as little as No. 8 as he’ll free 2,000 extra factors after Wimbledon 2022, which was stripped off rating factors after the organisers banned Russia and Belarusian gamers over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Djokovic had gained the Wimbledon final 12 months and he won’t be able to defend the factors in London this 12 months.

“On a personal level of course, without getting a chance to play and defend my 4,000 points from Australia and Wimbledon, I will drop them this year,” Djokovic had stated in May.

“On a personal, individual level I am very negatively affected by that.”

Djokovic is 4 weeks wanting equalling Steffi Graff’s report for essentially the most variety of weeks spent on the high of the singles rankings in tennis — 377 but when the Serb drops additional after Wimbledon, he’ll get more durable attracts at main tournaments, together with Grand Slams.

Djokovic is anticipated to compete at Queen’s and Halle, whereby he can win factors, within the lead-up to Wimbledon 2022, beginning later this month.

MURRAY BACK IN TOP 50

There was a milestone for Andy Murray, who reached the Stuttgart Open ultimate, as he returned to the highest 50 for the primary time since 2018 – 47.

Meanwhile, Roger Federer, who not too long ago confirmed a comeback to the tour in 2023, is on the 68th spot.

French Open finalist Casper Ruud rose to the fifth spot While Carlos Alcaraz (7), Andrey Rublev (8), Felix Auger-Aliassime (9) and Matteo Berrettini (10) retained their locations.