World tennis rankings after Australian Open 2023

After a turbulent 2022, Novak Djokovic has regained his position as he enters 2023. A year ago, Djokovic started the new year as world No. 1, but there was a time when he dropped to 8th place when he was absent from 2 Grand Slams, the Australian Open and the US Open.

In 2023, the Serbian tennis player started from 5th place in the ATP rankings. With very good form, Nole ended January with 12 consecutive wins, including the Australian Open final against Stefanos Tsitsipas to be crowned for the 10th time in this tournament, also his 22nd Grand Slam title - equal to Rafael Nadal.

Not only that, Djokovic has officially returned to the number 1 position. The 5th jump to No. 1 is the biggest achievement in ATP history, when he surpassed Carlos Alcaraz, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and Carlos Moya, who all moved from No. 4 to the top of the table.

Djokovic also extended his record to the No. 1 spot in the ATP Rankings when he started his 374th week in the top spot - far exceeding Roger Federer's 310th week. The 3-year-old tennis player needs another period of time to reach Steffi Graf's 377-week mark, an all-time record for both men's and women's tennis players.

If as planned, Djokovic will catch up with the former German legend on February 20 and in 1 week, he will officially set a new record.

For other players, Alcaraz, who was the top for 20 weeks, dropped to 2nd place, while Tsitsipas returned to 3rd place - the highest ranking he has ever had in his career. Casper Ruud and Andrey Rublev are the next two players in the Top 5.

Rafael Nadal dropped to 6th place after failing to successfully defend the Australian Open title, while Taylor Fritz (8) and Holger Rune (6) had the highest advance of their careers.

Daniil Medvedev dropped out of the top 10 for the first time since July 2019 after losing in the third round, while Karen Khachanov rose to 13th place after reaching the semi-finals.

Tommy Paul made his biggest advance to the Top 20 when he rose 16 places - to 19th place, after reaching the semi-finals at Melbourne Park. His American compatriot Ben Shelton jumped 45 places to 44th thanks to the quarter-finals.

In the women's singles event, despite winning the championship, Aryna Sabalenka could only climb to 2nd place on the WTA rankings.

Before the Australian Open, the Belarus player was ranked 5th. She rose three places after the win in Melbourne, currently on 6,100 points, but still has a long lead over Iga Swiatek (10.485 points), despite the Polish player being eliminated early at the Australian Open. Last year, Aryna Sabalenka was also the world No. 2.

Sabalenka's opponent in the final, Elena Rybakina, ranked 10th, while another semi-finalist in the recent tournament, Victoria Azarenka, improved her position from 24 to 16 with 2,138 points.