Novak Djokovic broke Roger Federer’s record for weeks at the top of the ATP rankings. The 33-year-old Serbian tennis player, who has shared the maximum with a six-year-old Swiss since last week, is the world number one for 311 weeks.
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Novak Djokovic with a trophy for winning the Australian Open
Asanka Brendon Ratnayake, Reuters
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Djokovic secured first place in advance thanks to his defense at the Australian Open, where he won for the ninth time. In total, he has already won the eighteenth grand slam title, and only two are separated from the record of Federer with the Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who both have twenty triumphs.
The winner of a total of 82 tournaments therefore also adjusted his program this season. “Now that I’ve reached the historic first place in the number of weeks at the top of the list, it will be a great relief for me, because I will be fully focused on grand slams,” Djokovic said after the triumph at the Australian Open. “My goals will change a bit now, which means I will adjust my program as well,” he added.
| ATP rankings as of March 8 (in parentheses previous placement): | |
| Singles: | |
| 1. (1.) Djokovič (SRB) | 12 030 b. |
| 2. (2.) Nadal (Šp.) | 9850 |
| 3. (3.) Medvedev (RUS) | 9735 |
| 4. (4.) Thiem (Rak.) | 9125 |
| 5. (6.) Tsitsipas (Czech) | 6660 |
| 6. (5.) Federer (Swiss) | 6630 |
| 7. (7.) A. Zverev (DEU) | 5615 |
| 8. (8.) Rubljov (Rus.) | 5019 |
| 9. (9.) Schwartzman (Arg.) | 3640 |
| 10. (10.) Berrettini (It.) | 3480 |
| …68. (68.) Cheerful (CR) | 993. |
| Doubles: | |
| 1. (1.) Farah | 8680 |
| 2. (2.) Cabal (oba Kol.) | 8590 |
| 3. (3.) Peacock | 8250 |
| 4. (5.) Mektič (both Chorv.) | 7630 |
| 5. (4.) Zeballos (Arg.) | 7330 |
| 6. (6.) Soares (Braz.) | 7220 |
| 7. (7.) Mahut (Fr.) | 6890 |
| 8. (8.) Koolhof (Niz.) | 6770 |
| 9. (9.) Dodig (HRV) | 6530 |
| 10. (10.) Polášek (SR) | 6460 |
| Financial ranking: | |
| 1. Djokovic | 2,088.075 |
| 2. Medvedev | 1 624 110 |
| 3. Rubles | 941 764 |
| 4. Tsitsipas | 855 725 |
| 5. Karacev (Rus.) | 669 030 |
| 6. Berrettini | 558 478 |
| 7. A. Zverev | 535 268 |
| 8. Fognini (It.) | 441 795 |
| 9. Thiem | 368 936 |
| 10. Dimitrov (BGR) | 368 232 |
| …58. Cheerful | 136 819 |
| 63. Macháč (CR) | 131 015 |
| WTA rankings as of March 8 (in parentheses previous location): | |
| Singles: | |
| 1. (1.) Bartyová (Austr.) | 9186 |
| 2. (2.) Osaka (JPN) | 7835 |
| 3. (3.) Halepová (ROU) | 7255 |
| 4. (4.) Keninová (USA) | 5760 |
| 5. (5.) Svitolinová (UKR) | 5370 |
| 6. (6.) Karolina Pliskova (CR) | 5205 |
| 7. (7.) S. Williams (USA) | 4915 |
| 8. (8.) Sabalenková (BEL) | 4810 |
| 9. (9.) Andreescu (CAN) | 4735 |
| 10. (10.) Kvitová | 4571 |
| …20. (20.) Vondroušová | 2952 |
| 22. (22.) Muchová | 2845 |
| 42. (40.) Uncle | 1630 |
| 50. (50.) Bouzková | 1499 |
| 63. (63.) Krejčíková | 1184 |
| 68. (68.) Siniaková | 1135 |
| 75. (75.) Kristýna Plíšková (all CR) | 1020. |
| Doubles: | |
| 1. (1.) Sabalenková | 9145 |
| 2. (2.) Mertensová (Belg.) | 9060 |
| 3. (3.) Aug Šu-we (Tchaj-wan) | 9010 |
| 4. (4.) Uncle | 8945 |
| 5. (5.) Mladenovicová (Fr.) | 8115 |
| 6. (6.) Babosová (Hungary) | 7958 |
| 7. (7.) Krejčíková | 6665 |
| 8. (8.) Siniaková | 6640 |
| 9. (9.) Sü I-fan (CHN) | 5820 |
| 10. (10.) Dabrowská (Kan.) | 5675 |
| …20. (20.) Peschke | 3820 |
| 33. (33.) Hradecká (both CR) | 2665 |
| 48. (48.) Kristýna Plíšková | 2006 |
| 67. (66.) Voracova (CR) | 1455 |
| 89. (88.) Karolina Pliskova | 1071 |
| Financial ranking: | |
| 1. Osaka | 1 903 798 |
| 2. Bradyová (USA) | 1 075 779 |
| 3. S. Williams | 601 304 |
| 4. Muchová | 598 234 |
| 5. Sabalenková | 506 044 |
| 6. Mertensová | 478 859 |
| 7. Bartyová | 435 679 |
| 8. Pegulaová | 415 352 |
| 9. Aug Šu-we | 384 579 |
| 10. Halepová | 380 287 |
| …13. Vondroušová | 258 572 |
| 16. Krejčíková | 252 187 |
| 21. Siniaková | 205 886 |
| 29. Kvitová | 176 898 |
| 31. Karolina Pliskova | 172 487 |
| 73. Bouzková | 107 340 |
| 90. Kristýna Plíšková | 96 387 |
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