Novak Djokovic back to world No 1 in ATP rankings

Novak Djokovic returned to number one spot in the ATP rankings published on Monday despite missing US tournaments last month because of his lack of a Covid vaccination.

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Carlos Alcaraz had taken the top ranking from Djokovic after victory in Indian Wells, but the Spaniard bowed out of the semi-finals of the Miami Open on Friday to allow the Serb back for a record 380th week as No 1.

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Djokovic has a 380-point lead over Alcaraz, with Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in third, more than 1 000 points behind the leading duo.

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Top 20 in the latest ATP rankings

1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 7,160

2. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 6,780

3. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 5,770

4. Daniil Medvedev 5,150

5. Casper Ruud (NOR) 5,005

6. Andrey Rublev 3,470

7. Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 3,450

8. Holger Rune (DEN) 3,370

9. Jannik Sinner (ITA) 3,345

10. Taylor Fritz (USA) 3,065

11. Karen Khachanov 2,855

12. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 2,750

13. Cameron Norrie (GBR) 2,735

14. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2,715

15. Frances Tiafoe (USA) 2,665

16. Alexander Zverev (GER) 2,410

17. Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 2,185

18. Tommy Paul (USA) 2,090

19. Alex de Minaur (AUS) 2,050

20. Borna Coric (CRO) 1,890