ATP Rankings: Novak Djokovic on cusp of Roger Federer’s record as Jannik Sinner makes more history
Novak Djokovic is set to make yet more history at the top of the ATP Rankings while Jannik Sinner hit a new milestone for Italian tennis with a rise to world No 2.
Despite withdrawing from the Miami Open as part of a more targeted schedule, Djokovic had enough of a cushion to guarantee a record-extending 419th week at the summit of men’s tennis.
That has allowed the Serbian to break yet another historic tennis record as he looks to completely dominate the ATP history books, as he is now set to become the oldest singles world No 1 in the men’s game.
Djokovic will break the record that Roger Federer set back in June 2018 when the Swiss returned to No 1 for a solitary week, a 310th and final week at the very top of the game.
Federer was just shy of his 37th birthday when he set that record and with Djokovic turning 37 next month, he has the opportunity to extend this new record even further.
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Meanwhile, Sinner had previously missed the chance to overtake Carlos Alcaraz as world No 2 at the BNP Paribas Open a fortnight ago, losing to the Spaniard in the last four at Indian Wells; his only defeat so far this season.
But with Alcaraz falling in the last eight in Miami to Dimitrov, the Australian Open champion was able to usurp his rival by winning his second career Masters 1000 title, and first in Florida after final defeats in 2021 and 2023.
A third title of 2024 and 13th career victory overall sees Sinner become the first Italian player in history – male or female – to ever be ranked as high as second in the singles rankings.
The 22-year-old previously made history by moving to No 3 in the rankings, beating the record of No 4 jointly held by Adriano Pannatta and Francesca Schiavone in the ATP and WTA Rankings respectively
The Italian will look to close the gap on Djokovic at the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters next week while, just 65 points behind him, Alcaraz will be looking to regain his spot at No 2 and ultimately push to return to the top spot.
Meanwhile, Dimitrov is back inside the top 10 for the first time since November 2018 after the resurgent Bulgarian reached his second Masters 1000 final in a matter of months.
The 32-year-old is in a rich vein of form, reaching the final of the Paris Masters last November and winning the ATP 250 event in Brisbane, and beat Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev back-to-back to reach his third Masters 1000 final.
His run has seen him leap three spots in the rankings up to ninth, pushing Hubert Hurkacz down to 10th and Alex de Minaur back outside the top 10 after he made his top 10 debut earlier this season.
Further down the rankings, there has been a significant move from Fabian Maroszan after his impressive run to the last eight in Miami.
The Hungarian picked up eye-catching wins over Holger Rune and de Minaur in Florida and has jumped from a previous career high of 57th up to 38th, marking a top-50 debut for him.
Fellow Miami quarter-finalist Tomas Machac also rose significantly after his breakthrough Masters 1000 run, the Czech moving up 17 spots to a new career high of 43rd after his time in Florida.
ATP Rankings Top 20
1. Novak Djokovic, Serbia – 9,725 points
2. Jannik Sinner, Italy – 8,710
3. Carlos Alcaraz, Spain – 8,645
4. Daniil Medvedev – 7,165
5. Alexander Zverev, Germany – 5,415
6. Andrey Rublev – 4,890
7. Holger Rune, Denmark – 3,795
8. Casper Ruud, Norway – 3,615
9. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria – 3,540
10. Hubert Hurkacz, Poland – 3,425
11. Alex de Minaur, Australia – 3,355
12. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greece – 3,175
13. Taylor Fritz, United States – 2,765
14. Ugo Humbert, France – 2,425
15. Tommy Paul, United States – 2,350
16. Ben Shelton, United States – 2,260
17. Karen Khachanov – 2,005
18. Alexander Bublik, Kazakhstan – 1,992
19. Sebastian Baez, Argentina – 1,980
20. Adrian Mannarino, France – 1,875
