Ranking Reaction: Novak Djokovic is back at No. 1 after record-breaking run at Roland Garros

As if winning his record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title and becoming the first man in tennis history with a Triple Career Slam weren’t enough, there’s a cherry on the cake for Novak Djokovic after his historic run at Roland Garros—he’s now back at No. 1.

Djokovic kicks off his ninth stint—and 388th career week—at the top spot today. He’s already far and away the record-holder for most weeks at No. 1 in ATP rankings history, now 78 weeks ahead of the next man on the list, Roger Federer, who accumulated 310.

And Djokovic’s latest stint at No. 1 could last a long time, too: he isn’t defending a single ranking point until October.

Yes, you read that right.

Between now and the last week of September last year, Djokovic only played two events—Wimbledon and Laver Cup—neither of which offered any ranking points. He has a great opportunity to add a lot of points at Wimbledon this year, given he’s won the last four editions of the tournament, and then there’s the entire summer hard-court swing that includes Masters 1000 events in Canada and Cincinnati, as well as the US Open, where he’s a three-time champion.

Djokovic’s next drop date isn’t until October 2nd—he’ll be dropping 250 points that day from winning the ATP 250 in Tel Aviv last year.

Two women who had breakthrough runs in Paris also make major noise today, starting with Beatriz Haddad Maia, who rises from No. 14 to No. 10 to become the first Brazilian to reach the Top 10 in WTA rankings history (since 1975). She just became the first Brazilian woman to reach the semifinals of Roland Garros in the Open Era.

And Karolina Muchova, who reached the first Grand Slam final of her career at Roland Garros, soars from No. 43 to No. 16, surpassing the previous career-high of No. 19 she set back in 2021.

They aren’t the only notable movers on the WTA rankings this week: despite having to withdraw mid-tournament due to illness, Elena Rybakina moves from No. 4 to a new career-high of No. 3 after some reshuffling in the Top 5; American Bernarda Pera rises from No. 36 to No. 27, her Top 30 debut, after reaching her first second week at a major; and former No. 3 Elina Svitolina jumps from No. 192 to No. 73 after reaching the quarterfinals in her first major as a mom.

There are noteworthy movers on the ATP rankings, too: Karen Khachanov returns to the Top 10 after reaching his third straight major quarterfinal, rising from No. 11 to No. 10; Francisco Cerundolo makes his Top 20 debut after reaching his first Grand Slam second week, rising from No. 23 to No. 20; Yoshihito Nishioka and Nicolas Jarry both make their Top 30 debuts after round of 16 runs, Nishioka going from No. 33 to No. 27 and Jarry from No. 35 to No. 30; and Tomas Martin Etcheverry shatters his previous career-high of No. 46 after reaching his first major quarterfinal, rising from No. 49 to No. 32.

And last but certainly not least, there are some very notable doubles ranking movers for a pair of American left-handers.

Taylor Townsend rises from No. 7 to No. 5 on the WTA doubles rankings, her Top 5 debut, after reaching the final of Roland Garros alongside Leylah Fernandez. It’s Townsend’s second career Grand Slam final, the first one coming just two majors ago, when she reached the 2022 US Open final alongside Caty McNally.

And Austin Krajicek is the new No. 1 on the ATP doubles rankings, rising to the top spot after capturing his first career Grand Slam title alongside Ivan Dodig. Krajicek is the 60th No. 1 in ATP doubles rankings history, and the 20th American to achieve the feat.