Serbian Novak Djokovic remains firmly established at the top of world tennis despite his surprising elimination in the quarter-finals of the Vienna tournament, according to the ATP rankings published on Monday.
‘Djoko’, who conceded the toughest defeat of his career in a match with two winning sets against the Italian Lorenzo Sonego (6-2, 6-1), has 1,980 points more than the Spanish Rafael Nadal (N.2).
As the latter will presumably not participate in the Sofia tournament next week, Djokovic has everything going for him to finish 2020 as No. 1 for the sixth time in his career, as many times as Sampras (No. 1 between 1993 and 1998).
Sonego, defeated in the Vienna final by Russian Andrey Rublev, won ten places and is 32nd in the ranking, the best classification of his career.
But that was not the most spectacular progression in the Top 100 as South African Kevin Anderson rose 25 spots to 86th.
In the Top 20, Russian Daniil Medvedev, new 5th, and Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6th, exchanged their positions.
– ATP classification published this Monday, November 2:
1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 11,830 pts
2. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 9,850
3. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 9,125
4. Roger Federer (SUI) 6,630
5. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 5,980 (+1)
6. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 5,925 (-1)
7. Alexander Zverev (GER) 5,015
8. Andrey Rublev (RUS) 3,839
9. Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 3,285
10. Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 3,075
11. Gaël Monfils (FRA) 2,860
12. Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 2,830
13. Roberto Bautista (ESP) 2,710
14. David Goffin (BEL) 2,555
15. Pablo Carreño (ESP) 2,400
16. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 2,400
17. Milos Raonic (CAN) 2,265
18. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 2,260 (+2)
19. Karen Khachanov (RUS) 2,245 (-1)
20. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 2,230 (-1). AFP (HN)