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ATP Ratings: Daniil Medvedev replaces Novak Djokovic as No. 1, no Giant 3 in best 2 for 1st time in 19 years

Russia’s Daniil Medvedev returned to the No. 1 spot within the ATP Ratings for males’s singles avid gamers on Monday, June 13, changing 20-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic on the best of the chart. Djokovic, who has spent a record-breaking 373 weeks on the best, has slipped to the third spot whilst Germany’s Alexander Zverev jumped to a career-high second spot.

For the primary time since 2003, no individuals of the Giant 3 – Rafael Nadal, Djokovic, and Roger Federer, are within the best 2 of the boys’s singles scores. Rafael Nadal stays on the 4th spot in spite of shedding 1000 issues won from remaining yr’s French Open whilst Djokovic has dropped 2000 issues from his profitable run at Roland Garros remaining yr. The issues from French Open 2021 dropped off this week because the ATP scores have been up to date on Monday.

Djokovic would possibly drop to as little as No. 8 as he’ll unfastened 2,000 extra issues after Wimbledon 2022, which was once stripped off score issues after the organisers banned Russia and Belarusian avid gamers over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Djokovic had received the Wimbledon remaining yr and he won’t be able to protect the issues in London this yr.

“On a non-public degree after all, with out getting a possibility to play and protect my 4,000 issues from Australia and Wimbledon, I will be able to drop them this yr,” Djokovic had stated in Would possibly.

“On a non-public, person degree I’m very negatively suffering from that.”

Djokovic is 4 weeks in need of equalling Steffi Graff’s listing for probably the most choice of weeks spent on the best of the singles scores in tennis — 377 but when the Serb drops additional after Wimbledon, he’ll get harder attracts at primary tournaments, together with Grand Slams.

Djokovic is anticipated to compete at Queen’s and Halle, during which he can win issues, within the lead-up to Wimbledon 2022, beginning later this month.

MURRAY BACK IN TOP 50

There was once a milestone for Andy Murray, who reached the Stuttgart Open ultimate, as he returned to the highest 50 for the primary time since 2018 – 47.

In the meantime, Roger Federer, who lately showed a comeback to the excursion in 2023, is on the 68th spot.

French Open finalist Casper Ruud rose to the fifth spot Whilst Carlos Alcaraz (7), Andrey Rublev (8), Felix Auger-Aliassime (9) and Matteo Berrettini (10) retained their puts.