Novak Djokovic’s reign as world No.1 has come to an end for the second time this season after he fell two places in this week’s Pepperstone ATP rankings.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion is down to third in the world which is his lowest position since October 2018. Djokovic has lost his first place as a result of last year’s ranking points earned at the French Open officially coming off as of June 13th. He won the French Open title in 2021 but only reached the quarter-finals this season after losing to Rafael Nadal.
Djokovic has held the world No.1 position for 373 weeks and is just four weeks adrift from the all-time record held by Germany’s Steffi Graf. He first reached the top in July 2011 and has enjoyed six different stints as world No.1 with his longest run lasting 122 weeks.
Replacing the Serbian as world No.1 is Daniil Medvedev who previously held the spot for three weeks earlier this year between February and March. Medvedev reached the final of the Libema Open on Sunday where he was stunned in straight sets by Dutch underdog Tim Van Rijthoven. Should he manage to hold the position for five weeks or more he will overtake Marat Safin to become the longest-reigning No.1 player from Russia.
Medvedev will be world No.1 when Wimbledon takes place but will not be allowed to take part in the Grand Slam due its ban of Russian and Belarussian players over the Ukrainian war. A move which has resulted in the decision that no points will be awarded at the tournament.
Another mover is Alexander Zverev who has risen to a ranking-high on No.2. He is currently 875 points behind Medvedev as of this week. Zverev is currently sidelined from the Tour after injuring his foot at Roland Garros. It is unknown as to when he will return to the Tour but it is unlikely that he will be able to play at Wimbledon.
As a result of Medvedev’s and Zverev’s rises, this week is the first time the world’s top two spots don’t include any member of the Big Three since November 2003. Rafael Nadal is currently ranked fourth and Roger Federer is in 68th place.
Other notable movers include Casper Ruud who has become the first Norwegian man to crack the world’s top five after jumping one spot to fifth in the standings. Meanwhile, Andy Murray is the biggest riser in the top 100 after jumping 21 places to No.47 in the world following his run to the final of the Boss Open in Stuttgart. Murray, who is a three-time Grand Slam champion, is back inside the world’s top 50 for the first time since 2018.
The ATP top 20 (as of 13/6/22)
- Daniil Medvedev (+1) RUS
- Alexander Zverev GER (+1)
- Novak Djokovic SRB (-2)
- Rafael Nadal ESP
- Casper Ruud NOR (+1)
- Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE (-1)
- Carlos Alcaraz ESP
- Andrey Rublev RUS
- Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN
- Matteo Berrettini ITA
- Cameron Norrie GBR
- Hubert Hurkacz POL (+1)
- Jannik Sinner ITA (-1)
- Taylor Fritz USA
- Denis Shapoivalov CAN (+1)
- Diego Schwartzman ARG (-1)
- Marin Cilic CRO
- Reilly Opelka USA
- Pablo Carreno Busta ESP
- Roberto Bautista Agut ESP
