The historic performance of Rafael Nadal, who won a 21st Grand Slam title on Sunday, did not upset the ATP rankings, of which Novak Djokovic remains the leader on Monday, ahead of the unfortunate Australian Open finalist Daniil Medvedev.
The only change in the world Top 10, the Italian Matteo Berrettini climbs one place, to 6th place, just behind Nadal, who eliminated him in the semi-finals in Melbourne.
Djokovic’s throne on borrowed time
Finally expelled after a legal standoff with the authorities of Australia, where he wanted to enter without being vaccinated against Covid-19, Djokovic began his 358th record week at the helm of world tennis on Monday.
The Serb benefits until February 21 from the points he had acquired in Melbourne last year: the ranking established by the ATP rolls over a year and the first Grand Slam of the year had been postponed to February in 2021.
Behind him, Medvedev is approaching, now at less than 1,000 points and should also overtake him by the end of February. The German Alexander Zverev still completes the podium, ahead of the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the fourth semi-finalist in Melbourne.
Federer out of the Top 20, unheard of since 2001
Note the entry into the World Top 20 of the Spaniard Pablo Carreno, 17th (+4), and the American Taylor Fritz, 20th (+2), and the gain of four places also by Gaël Monfils, quarter finalist in Melbourne and now 16th in the world.
For the Frenchman, it’s 14 places better than… Roger Federer, whose return to the courts has been long overdue. In the meantime, the Swiss continues to tumble in the standings, and his loss of 13 places takes him out of the Top 20.
A first for nearly… 21 years!
Nice leaps for Mannarino and Moutet
Still on the French side, Adrian Mannarino, eliminated in the round of 16 by Nadal in Australia, and Corentin Moutet both jump 11 places. They are ranked 58th and 89th respectively in the world.
Benoît Paire, 54th in the world, gains two places and Richard Gasquet, 75th, climbs six ranks.
Arthur Rinderknech, on the other hand, plunges 12 places, to 60th in the world.