“Djoko” beat the absolute record of the German Steffi Graff (377 weeks) last week, after having regained the throne in January thanks to his 22nd Grand Slam title won in Melbourne.
But “Nole”, who lost for the first time this season on Friday in Dubai, is out for the ATP 1000 tournament in Indian Wells, which begins on Wednesday, due to not being vaccinated against Covid-19.
Also, if Alcaraz (19 years old), who has 380 points less, wins the Californian tournament, he will recover the first place, occupied for the first time, in a record of precociousness, last September after his title at the US Open.
In the ranking published this Monday, the Top 5 remains unchanged, with Tsitsipas, Ruud and Fritz behind the Djokovic-Alcaraz duo.
On the other hand, the Russian Daniil Medvedev reaps the rewards of his three successive titles, the last one on Saturday in Dubai, recovering sixth place (+1) to the detriment of his compatriot Andrey Rublev (7th).
In eighth position, the Danish Holger Rune gains two places, thanks to his semifinal in Acapulco, while the Spanish legend Rafael Nadal (9th, -1) continues to recover from his left leg and will not be in Indian Wells and Miami.
In the Top 20, the Australian Alex de Miñaur benefited from the seventh title of his career, the most prestigious, won on Saturday in Acapulco (ATP 500), gaining four places (18th), the same as his rival in the final, the American Tommy Paul (19th).
ATP Ranking published this Monday, March 6:
1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 7,160 points
2. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 6,780
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 5,805
4. Casper Ruud (NOR) 5,560
5. Taylor Fritz (USA) 3,795
6. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 3,775 (+1)
7. Andrey Rublev (RUS) 3,660 (-1)
8. Holger Rune (DEN) 3,321 (+2)
9. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 3,315 (-1)
10. Felix Augier-Aliassime (CAN) 3,245 (-1)