DJOKOVIC OVERTAKES NO. 1 RANKING WITH WIMBLEDON TRIUMPH OVER FEDERER BY RICKY DIMON

Written by: Staff on 6th July 2014

DJOKOVIC OVERTAKES NO. 1 RANKING WITH WIMBLEDON TRIUMPH OVER FEDERER BY RICKY DIMON

epa04298270 Novak Djokovic of Serbia scores against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria in their semi final match during the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 04 July 2014. EPA/TATYANA ZENKOVICH |

The most important and immediate benefit of Novak Djokovic’s performance at Wimbledon on Sunday was his seventh Grand Slam title and second at the All-England Club. With the win, though, comes another accomplishment: Djokovic will be back in the No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings on Monday. A loss would have left him idle in the No. 2 position behind Rafael Nadal.

This will be Djokovic’s first time atop the rankings since being passed by Nadal on Oct. 7 of 2013. It will also be his 102nd week at No. 1 in the world.

Other rankings news:

Rafael Nadal – Despite making it three rounds further than he did last year, Nadal will drop to No. 2 by virtue of Djokovic’s title. The Spaniard has been at No. 1 for 35 consecutive weeks.

Roger Federer – Federer had only second-round points to defend, so he will pass fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka and climb to No. 3. The 17-time Grand Slam champion has not been ranked better than fourth since Wimbledon of last year.

Roger Federer of Switzerland returns to Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the men’s singles final of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 06 July 2014. EPA/ANDY RAIN

Milos Raonic – Raonic will climb to a career-high ranking of No. 6 in the world after reaching the semifinals and losing to Federer. The 23-year-old Canadian, at a previous best of No. 9, had only second-round points to defend.

Grigor Dimitrov – Like Raonic, Dimitrov also made it to the semis and will parlay it into a career-best ranking (No. 9 in the world). He is into the Top 10 for the first time ever.

Andy Murray – Murray’s champion points from 2013 are going off the board and he gained only quarterfinal points. The two-time major winner will plunge from No. 5 to No. 10. Murray has been in the Top 10 since July 7, 2008.

Marin Cilic – Cilic’s four-month suspension began at last season’s Wimbledon, in which he was forced to withdraw prior to the second round. The Croat made up for it with quarterfinal points this time around. He will climb nine spots to No. 20, putting him the top 20 for the first time since he was 19th in September of 2013.

Leonardo Mayer – Of players already inside the Top 100, Mayer will make the biggest move of the fortnight (17 spots from No. 64 to No. 47). The Argentine’s previous career-high was 51st.

Jerzy Janowicz – Janowicz’s five-set loss to Tommy Robredo in the third round will crush his ranking, as he had semifinal points to defend. The Pole will plummet 27 places from 25th to No. 52. He has been in the top 25 since March 4 of 2013.

Nick Kyrgios – Nothing will beat a win over the world No. 1 at Wimbledon, but Kyrgios won’t mind the rankings boost that is about to come with his run to the quartefinals–which included an upset of Nadal. The 19-year-old Aussie is set to soar 78 positions from No. 144 to 66th. He will be the highest-ranked teenager and the youngest man in the Top 100 on Monday.

Topics: Andy Murray, Atp, Dimitrov, Federer, Jerzy Janowicz, Leonardo Mayer, Marin Cilic, milos raonic, Nick Kyrgios, Novak, Rafa, Ricky Dimon, Tennis, Tennis News, Wimbledon 2014

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