Djokovic has maintained his healthy 1,015 point lead over world No 2 Jannik Sinner with his 9,725 points at the top of the rankings, while he is 1,080 points ahead of third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz.
Despite playing just three tournaments so far in 2024 — the United Cup, the Australian Open and the Indian Wells Masters — Djokovic has extended his record tally of weeks at world No 1 to an incredible 420.
The 36-year-old Serbian has now added a new record to his collection as he has surpassed his great rival Federer to become the oldest world No 1 in ATP history.
The Swiss legend had been the oldest player to top the ATP Rankings, having been 36 years, 10 months, 16 days in his final day in top spot on June 24, 2018. Djokovic, who turns 37 on May 22, has now bettered that accomplishment and could extend his record further.
With most top ATP players resting last week ahead of the Monte Carlo Masters, there was little movement near the top of the rankings, although Hubert Hurkacz and Casper Ruud switched places in the top 10.
Hurkacz, who won a tournament on clay for the first time at last week’s Estoril Open, has returned to a career high-ranking of world No 8. Pedro Martinez, who lost to Hurkacz in the final, rose 17 places to 60th position.
Ruud, meanwhile, dropped two places to world No 10 after losing in the semi-finals in Estoril — having won the ATP 250 event in 2023.
Ben Shelton also secured his first clay-court title and second career title overall with his victory at the ATP 250 event in Houston, where he downed Frances Tiafoe in the final. The 21-year-old American has climbed to a new best ranking position of world No 14, having been in 16th prior to the event.
Matteo Berrettini was another significant mover in the rankings as he rose 51 places to re-enter the top 100 at world No 84 following his triumph in Marrakech.
