After winning his 10th Australian Open title, Novak Djokovic returned to the No. 1 spot in the latest ATP rankings released on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6(4), 7-6(5) in the final on Sunday and clinched his 22nd Grand Slam title, equalling Rafael Nadal on the list for most Grand Slam crowns on Sunday night.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Serbian climbed four spots from World No. 5 to seal the top spot, the biggest jump to the top of the men's tennis summit between two editions of the ATP Rankings in history (since 1973). The 35-year-old dethroned reigning U.S. Open champion Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, who is now placed second on the list.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The four-place ascent is a bigger jump than the three-spot climb previously made by Carlos Alcaraz (September 12, 2022), Pete Sampras (September 11, 2000), Andre Agassi (July 5, 1999) and Carlos Moya (March 15, 1999).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
If Djokovic remained World No. 1 through the week of February 20, he will tie Stefanie Graf's record for most weeks as World No. 1 in history (men and women) at 377.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On the other hand, Rafael Nadal dropped from second to sixth place after his second-round loss to USA's Mackenzie McDonald.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After reaching the second Grand Slam final of his career, Tsitsipas moved up one place and returned to his career-high World No. 3, 875 points behind Djokovic.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Denmark's Holger Rune reached a new career-high ranking of World No. 9. Last year's runner-up Daniil Medvedev moved out of the top 10 as he slipped four spots to 12.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After reaching the second Grand Slam final of his career, Tsitsipas moved up one place and returned to his career-high World No. 3, 875 points behind Djokovic.<\/p>\r\n\r\n