Novak Djokovic returned to No. 1 in the ATP rankings on Monday, replacing Carlos Alcaraz there, after winning the French Open for a men's-record 23rd Grand Slam title. (More Tennis News)
Djokovic now will add to the record he already held for the most weeks leading the tennis rankings — men's or women's — since the computerised system𝓀 was set up a half-century ago.
"So, of course, when you talk about history, people mostly talk about the Grand Slams won or the amount of time you spent at the No. 1 rankings,"ꦓ; Djokovic said.
"I have managed to break the records in both of💮 these s🐲tatistics, which is amazing."
Iga Swiatek, the women's champion at Roland Garros, kept her spot atop the WTA rankin🔴gs, where she has been f⭕or more than a year. She could have been overtaken by No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, depending on the results in Paris.
Djokovic had been No. 3 going into the year's second major tournament, but winning it for the third time after exiting 🔜in the quarterfinals a year ago provided the points boost he needed to jump up to No. 1. He defeated Alcaraz 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 in the semifinals on Friday, then got past Casper Ruud 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-5 in the fina༺l on Sunday.
It gave Djokovic three championships at Roland Garros, adding to his 10 from the Australiღan Open, seven from Wimbledon and three from the US Open. He had been tied with rival Rafael Nadal with 22 major trophies.
Alcaraz dropped to No. 2, Daniil Medvedev slid one 🉐place to No. 3 after a first-round exit in Paris, while Ruud remai𝔉ned at No. 4.
Nadal hasn't played since January becau﷽se of a hip injury and so was unable to defend his title at the French Open. The inactivity sent him out of the T🉐op 100 on Monday, to No. 136.
Swiatek earned her third French Open trophy in four years and her fourth G♏rand Slam title overall with a 6-2, 5🌄-7, 6-4 victory over Karolina Muchova on Saturday. Swiatek has been at No. 1 since April 2022, when she moved there after Ash Barty retired.
Sabalenka, who won the Australian Open in January, had a chance to overtake Swiatek but lost in the semifinals inℱ Paris to Muchova after holding a match point. Muchova soared all the way from 43rd to a career-high 16th in the r💧ankings.
Reigning ꦜWimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, who withdrew before her third-round match at the French Open because of an illness, is at No. 3, and Caroline Garcia is at No. 4, with Jessica Pegula going from No. 3 to No. 5.
Beatriz Haddadꦐ Maia, who made it to the semifinals before losing to Swiatek, rose from No. 14 to No. 10, becoming the first woman from Brazil to be ranked in the Top 10.
