Novak Djokovic after his Wimbledon win. PHOTO COURTESY: WIMBLEDON
Serbian tennis sensation, Novak Djokovic continued his World No.1 streak with 13, 846 points in the latest rankings released on Monday reported The Hindu.
This year the 28 year-old proved his mettle once again by winning the Wimbledon championship for the third time in his career, triumphing over Roger Federer in four tantalizing sets.
Djokovic has now been at the top of the rankings for 56 weeks in a row, a feat matched by Spain’s Rafael Nadal. Novak will now be looking to surpass John McEnroe’s record of leading the charts for 58 consecutive weeks.
The rankings released showed that Swiss darling Roger Federer still held the second spot, followed by Scotland’s Andy Murray while Nadal remained in the 10th place.
The top-10 rankings:
1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 13,845 points
2. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 9,665
3. Andy Murray (Scotland) 7,840
4. Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) 5,790
5. Kei Nishikori (Japan) 5,525
6. Tomas Berdych (Czech) 5,140
7. David Ferrer (Spain) 4,325
8. Milos Raonic (Canada) 3,810
9. Marin Cilic (Croatia) 3,495
10. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 3,000.
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