In the ATP Ranking list as of Monday, May 16, the champion of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament in Rome, has 11,665 points which is 1000 points more than last Monday.
The Serbian could replace his rival, Roger Federer, at No. 2 in the South African Airways 2011 ATP Rankings, by virtue of his performance at the first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament of the year.
Nole, the Australian Open 2011 champion, now has 7,880 points, only 85 less than Roger Federer and 1925 more than fourth-ranked Robin Soderling of Sweden.
Swiss tennis player Roger Federer has surpassed Novak Djokovic in the latest ATP Rankings, so he is now ranked second in the world, and Novak has dropped to position no.3.