Novak Djokovic slips to 7th place in the ATP rankings after his victory at Wimbledon – L’Équipe

Novak Djokovic, winner of his 7th Wimbledon and his 21st Grand Slam tournament on Sunday, lost four places in the ATP ranking published on Monday and is now in 7th place. A paradox linked to the fact that no points were awarded in the 2022 edition of the prestigious London tournament after the latter’s decision to exclude all Russian and Belarusian players due to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. The Serb therefore lost the 2,000 points of his victory at Wimbledon in 2021, which explains this strange fall in the standings. Matteo Berrettini, finalist last year and forfeited in 2022 due to Covid contamination, also lost four places and found himself fifteenth in the world. As for Nick Kyrgios, beaten by Djokovic in the final on Sunday, he lost five places to drop to 45th place. The Russian Daniil Medvedev, who therefore did not have the right to play at Wimbledon, remains world number 1. The other beneficiary of the absence of points distributed at Wimbledon this year is Rafael Nadal, who withdrew from the semi-finals due to a torn abdominal, who moved up a place and returned to the top 3. It is the German Alexander Zverev who occupies the second place. The first Frenchman, Gaël Monfils, is 21st.