LONDON — Novak Djokovic has surpassed one other tennis file as soon as held by Roger Federer, changing into the oldest man to be ranked No. 1 within the ATP Tour’s computerized rankings.
Djokovic is 36 — he turns 37 subsequent month — and is now older than Federer was on his final day atop the rankings in June 2018. Monday provides Djokovic 420 complete weeks at that spot, extending one other mark Federer (who was there for 310 weeks) had at one time earlier than Djokovic broke it.
Djokovic’s 24 Grand Slam singles titles are also essentially the most by a person in tennis historical past and essentially the most by anybody within the Open period, which started in 1968. Federer broke Pete Sampras’ males’s file of 14 main championships and retired with 20, earlier than Rafael Nadal (now with 22) and Djokovic overtook him.
Djokovic is entered this week within the Monte Carlo Masters clay-court event as he prepares to defend his title on the French Open, the place play begins on Might 26. Will probably be Djokovic’s first aggressive motion since he break up from coach Goran Ivanisevic.
He has held onto No. 1 since returning there most not too long ago final September after profitable the U.S. Open.
Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner remained at No. 2 in Monday’s rankings, adopted by Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev, all in the identical locations as per week in the past.
Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime moved up one spot to No. 35 and is the top-ranked Canadian. Denis Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., fell one spot to 122nd.
There was no motion within the WTA ladies’s high 5, both, with Iga Swiatek at No. 1, Aryna Sabalenka at No. 2 and Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina and Jessica Pegula subsequent.
Leylah Fernandez, of Laval, Que., is the highest-ranked Canadian participant at No. 34. Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino dropped 5 spots to 161st, whereas 19-year-old Marina Stakusic, of Mississauga, Ont., climbed 4 locations to No. 202.
