Novak Djokovic drops out of top three in latest ATP rankings after record 756 weeks

Novak Djokovic has dropped to four in the rankings.

The updated rankings of the ATP tour has seen Novak Djokovic drop out from the top three. He has spent a record 756 weeks amongst the top three rankings throughout his career and is now ranked No #4. Roger Federer comes in next with 750 weeks in the top three and Rafael Nadal is third with 686 weeks.

The previous instance of Djokovic being outside the top three rankings was prior to his victory in Australian Open 2023. This time, he was ranked No #2 during US Open 2024 but his early exit caused him to slip two places. He lost to Australian Alexei Popyrin in the third round at New York in four sets. Djokovic with 5,560 points is now behind Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.

The Serbian dropped 1900 points in US Open 2024 as his title defence was halted early. He is 85 ranking points ahead of fifth ranked Daniil Medvedev. There are still events left on the ATP tour and Djokovic will be looking to capitalize his chances. He is yet to win a title this season but finally won the Olympic gold in Paris.

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Novak Djokovic boasts winning head-to-head against top 20 players of the ATP tour

With a major shift in ATP top 20 rankings after the US Open, it underlies the dominance of Djokovic over the younger generation. The rankings on the tour had been updated on September 9, 2024 and according to it the 37 year old has a winning head-to-head against the top 20 players of the tour.

Despite dropping out of the ATP Top 3 after a record 756 weeks, Djokovic has a winning head-to-head against EVERY current player in the Top 20 🤯What a stat 😳 pic.twitter.com/WgVLolv6h5

— Eurosport (@eurosport) September 9, 2024

As of September 10, 2024 Djokovic has played nine matches against Taylor Fritz and is yet to lose a match against the American. He has played seven matches against Hubert Hurkacz and has maintained a similar track record against the Polish athlete. They are the only players ranked in the top 10 who are yet to win a match against Djokovic.

Medvedev has played the most matches against Djokovic as of now as the Russian has faced him 15 times. Djokovic has lost only five matches in those meetings. World No #2 Alcaraz has recorded three wins in seven matches while World No #3 Zverev has secured four wins in 12 matches. World No #1 Sinner has been on the winning side thrice against Djokovic who has registered four wins over the Italian.

The younger generation could turn the tables against Djokovic with more wins. The grand slams have already witnessed their uprising and it could continue next season.

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