The day after his victory at the US Open, which gave him a record 24 Grand Slam titles, Novak Djokovic set another record by returning to the top of the ATP rankings on Monday, which he holds for the 390th week of his career. The most spectacular progression in the Top 50 is the work of the surprising Flushing Meadows semi-finalist Ben Shelton. The 20-year-old American, eliminated by Djokovic, enters the Top 20 by jumping from 47th to 19th place, a gain of 28 positions.
The 36-year-old Serbian therefore takes the number one place from the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, the other semi-finalist from New York, defeated by the Russian Daniil Medvedev. “Djoko” will thus spend his 390th week – the equivalent of seven and a half years – at the top of the world hierarchy, thus improving his own record. Alcaraz is second, and Medvedev – beaten 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 in the final – consolidates his third place in the ranking, increasing his lead over his pursuer, the Dane Holger Rune.
1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 11,795 points ( 1)2. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 8.535 (-1)3. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 7.2804. Holger Rune (DEN) 4.7105. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 4,615 ( 2)6. Andrey Rublev (RUS) 4,515 ( 2)7. Jannik Sinner (ITA) 4.465 (-1)8. Taylor Fritz (USA) 3.955 ( 1)9. Casper Ruud (NOR) 3,560 (-4)10. Alexander Zverev (GER) 3,030 ( 2)