Novak’s win over Andy Murray in the Australian Open final on Sunday has consolidated his no.1 ranking.
The Serbian tennis star clinched his eighth Grand Slam crown with a 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-0 win.
He has five Australian Open titles, the most in the Open era, which began in 1968, and the second-most in history, behind Australian Roy Emerson who won six titles (1961, 1963-67).
In the latest ATP Ranking list, Djokovic has 13,045 points, followed by Swiss Roger Federer with 9,245 points and Spaniard Rafael Nadal with 5,745 points. Andy Murray has returned to the no.4 ranking, rejoining the so-called Big Four of men’s tennis.
ATP top 10 as of February 2:
1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 13,045
2. Roger Federer (SUI) 9,245
3. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 5,745
4. Andy Murray (GBR) 5,515
5. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 5,205
6. Milos Raonic (CAN) 4,845
7. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 4,660
8. Marin Cilic (CRO) 4,105
9. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 4,090
10. David Ferrer (ESP) 3,965
Novak is also on top of the ATP Race to London standings with 2,045 points.
Next stop for Nole will be the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships from February 23-28. The four-time former titlist lost to Federer in the semi-finals last year.
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