Novak Djokovic Stretches Lead Over Nadal At ATP Rankings Summit
22nd April 2019
Fognini jumped six spots to close on the top 10, while Lajovic climbed 24 places to 24th
- Novak Djokovic stretched his lead over Rafael Nadal at the top of the ATP rankings on Monday, after the Spaniard's failed bid to win a 12th Monte Carlo Masters title
- Djokovic, winner of the last three Grand Slam tournaments, is now over 3,000 points clear of old rival Nadal despite a quarter-final defeat by Daniil Medvedev in the Principality last week
- World number two Nadal dropped ranking points after his title defence ended with a shock semi-final loss to eventual champion Fabio Fognini
PARIS, France-
Novak Djokovic stretched his lead over Rafael Nadal at the top of the ATP
rankings on Monday, after the Spaniard's failed bid to win a 12th Monte Carlo
Masters title.
Djokovic, winner of
the last three Grand Slam tournaments, is now over 3,000 points clear of old
rival Nadal despite a quarter-final defeat by Daniil Medvedev in the
Principality last week.
World number two
Nadal dropped ranking points after his title defence ended with a shock
semi-final loss to eventual champion Fabio Fognini.
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The 31-year-old
Italian reached a career-high ranking of 12th after claiming his maiden Masters
trophy with a straight-sets win over unheralded Serbian Dusan Lajovic in
Sunday's final.
Fognini jumped six
spots to close on the top 10, while Lajovic climbed 24 places to 24th.
ATP top 20
1. Novak Djokovic
(SRB) 11,160 pts
2. Rafael Nadal
(ESP) 8,085
3. Alexander Zverev
(GER) 5,770
4. Roger Federer
(SUI) 5,590
5. Dominic Thiem
(AUT) 4,675
6. Kevin Anderson
(RSA) 4,115 (+1)
7. Kei Nishikori
(JPN) 3,690 (-1)
8. Stefanos
Tsitsipas (GRE) 3,240
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9. Juan Martin del
Potro (ARG) 3,225
10. John Isner (USA)
3,085
11. Marin Cilic
(CRO) 2,845
12. Fabio Fognini
(ITA) 2,840 (+6)
13. Karen Khachanov
(RUS) 2,730 (-1)
14. Daniil Medvedev
(RUS) 2,505
15. Borna Coric
(CRO) 2,480 (-2)
16. Milos Raonic
(CAN) 2,050 (-1)
17. Marco Cecchinato
(ITA) 2,041 (-1)
18. Nikoloz Basilashvili
(GEO) 1,930 (-1)
19. Gael Monfils
(FRA) 1,875
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20. Denis Shapovalov
(CAN) 1,820
Selected:
24. Dusan Lajovic
(SRB) 1,515 (+24)