ATP Rankings: Djokovic continues on top as Rublev, Auger-Aliassime make gains

Rublev climbs back to No 6 while Auger-Aliassime is back in the top 20 this week

Novak Djokovic, Monte-Carlo 2024

May 6, 2024

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic continues to reign at the top of the ATP rankings for a record-extending 424th week. The 24-time Grand Slam champion has a 1,130-point lead over closest rival, Jannik Sinner, of Italy.

With Djokovic returning to the tour at the Rome Masters this week, and Sinner and third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz both pulling out, the Serb looks to be in a good position to retain his top ranking heading into the French Open. Outside the top 3, Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev hold on to the No 4 and No 5 positions.

Madrid Open champion Andrey Rublev jumps up two spots to No 6 after claiming his second career ATP Masters title. Casper Ruud (-1), Stefanos Tsitsipas (-1), Hubert Hurkacz and Grigor Dimitrov round out this week’s top 10.

Madrid runner-up Felix Auger-Aliassime returns to the top 20 for the first time since October, after jumping 15 spots to No 20. 22-year-old Czech Jiri Lehecka, who reached his first ATP Masters semi-final at Madrid, climbs eight spots to equal his career-high of No 23, which he first achieved in January this year.

Argentina’s Mariano Navone jumps from outside the top 200 to No 31 in 12-month span

Mariano Navone also jumps to a new career-high, moving up 10 spots to No 31 after winning the ATP Challenger in Cagliari, Italy. The Argentine was ranked outside the top 200 at this time last year and is aiming to be seeded for the French Open in what would be his Grand Slam main draw debut. Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo, winner of the ATP Challenger in Aix-en-Provence, France, climbs six spots to No 32. Tabilo is the first player this year to win a title on both the ATP Tour (Auckland) and the ATP Challenger Tour.

There also some big slides down the rankings after Madrid. Croatia’s Borna Coric, a semi-finalist in Madrid last year, drops 21 spots to No 55 after a second-round exit this time around; the injured Andy Murray falls 20 spots to No 77 after failing to defend his Aix-en-Provence title from last year ; and former top 10 player Aslan Karastev slides 38 spots to No 86 after losing in the first round this year and failing to defend his semi-final points from 2023.