French Open winner Djokovic back as world number one

PARIS, France, June 14 ------ Novak Djokovic, fresh from notching up a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title, moved back to the top of the ATP rankings released, while Rafael Nadal dropped out of the top 100.

It was a 388th week as the world's number one 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 number one spot until the French Open, in the semi-final. 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:

1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 7595 pts (+2)

2. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 7175 (-1)

3. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 6100 (-1)

4. Casper Ruud (NOR) 4960

5. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 4920

6. Holger Rune (DEN) 4375

7. Andrey Rublev (RUS) 4000

8. Taylor Fritz (USA) 3515

9. Jannik Sinner (ITA) 3300

10. Karen Khachanov (RUS) 3125 (+1)

11. Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 2850 (-1)

12. Frances Tiafoe (USA) 2835

13. Cameron Norrie (GBR) 2565

14. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 2435

15. Borna Coric (CRO) 2430 (+1)

16. Tommy Paul (USA) 2205 (+1)

17. Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) 2095 (+1)

18. Alex De Minaur (AUS) 1905 (+1)

19. Pablo Carreño (ESP) 1730 (+2)

20. Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) 1655 (+3)

Source: news.abs-cbn.com

Editor's note:

Alex Eala inched closer to the Top 200 of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings anew. Buoyed by her third pro title and a couple of playoff finishes, the 18-year-old Filipina jumped from No. 266 to 228 as per the latest WTA list this month. It’s the best placing for Eala in two months since getting at No. 215 in April. Her career-high was at No. 214 last year.