IMAGE: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic poses for a photograph with The Musketeers’ Cup on the Bir-Hakeim bridge after profitable the Men’s Singles Title within the 2023 French Open. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
Novak Djokovic reclaimed the world primary rating from Carlos Alcaraz after profitable his males’s report twenty third Grand Slam title on the French Open, whereas Rafael Nadal dropped out of the top 100 for the primary time in 20 years.
Djokovic, 36, started his record-extending 388th week on the summit on Monday, leaping two locations within the standings after his victory in Paris on the weekend. He beat Spaniard Alcaraz within the semi-finals of the match.
Alcaraz dropped to second place whereas Daniil Medvedev, who crashed out within the first spherical, additionally slid one place down to third. Roland Garros runner-up Casper Ruud remained in fourth place.
Nadal, a 14-time French Open champion, has endured an injury-plagued season and never performed since January as a result of of a hip damage sustained in the course of the Australian Open.
The 37-year-old has dropped from fifteenth to 136th within the rankings due to his continued absence from the tour. He underwent surgical procedure earlier this month and is anticipated to be out for 5 months.
In the ladies’s rankings, Iga Swiatek retained top spot after defending her French Open title. She has held the rating since April 2022, transferring to the summit following Ash Barty’s retirement.
Aryna Sabalenka, who gained the Australian Open in January, had the possibility to overtake Swiatek however misplaced to Karolina Muchova within the semi-finals and remained in second place. French Open finalist Muchova climbed from forty third to a career-high sixteenth.
Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, who withdrew earlier than her third-round match in Paris due to sickness, climbed up one place to third.
Jessica Pegula dropped two locations to fifth, whereas Beatriz Haddad Maia turned the primary Brazilian lady to attain the top 10 following her dream run to the semi-finals of the French Open.
