Djokovic takes ATP No 1 spot back from Alcaraz | Sport

Novak Djokovic returned to number one spot in ATP rankings published on Monday despite missing US tournaments last month because of his lack of a Covid vaccination. | Sport24news

Carlos Alcaraz had taken the top ranking from Djokovic after victory in Indian Wells, but the Spaniard bowed out of the semi-finals of the Miami Open on Friday to allow the Serb back for a record 380th week as No 1.

Djokovic has a 380-point lead over Alcaraz, with Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas in third, more than 1 000pts behind the leading duo.3. Stefanos Tsitsipas 5,7707. Felix Auger-Aliassime 3,450 12. Hubert Hurkacz 2,750 16. Alexander Zverev 2,410 20. Borna Coric 1,890On the women's side, former world No 2 Petra Kvitova climbed back into the top 10 in the WTA rankings after winning in Miami, while Iga Swiatek continued to dominate an unchanged top three.

Kvitova, a 33-year-old Czech, won Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014 but has never reached the top spot in the ranking, peaking at number two in 2015 and 2019.The losing finalist, Elena Rybakina, the reigning Wimbledon champion who represents Kazakhstan, had won in Indian Wells in March to climb to seventh and remained in that spot.

Swiatek, a Pole, was injured and unable to defend her Miami title, but still leads the rankings by more than 2 000 points from Aryna Sabalenka with American Jessica Pegula a distant third.Italian Martina Trevisan, a quarterfinalist in Miami, entered the top 20 for the first time. Sorana Cirstea, a 32-year-old Romanian who reached the last eight in Indian Wells and the last four in Miami, jumped 33 spots to No 41.3. Jessica Pegula 5,6058. Daria Kasatkina 3,37512. Barbora Krejcikova 2,443 16. Karolina Pliskova 2,210 20. Martina Trevisan 1,778 In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features. Journalism strengthens democracy.

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