Aus Open victor Djokovic on top of ATP rankings

The Serb landed his eighth Australian Open title last Sunday with a rollercoaster 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Dominic Thiem in a near four-hour marathon in Melbourne. His 17th Grand Slam title moved him within two of Nadal and three of Roger Federer on the all-time list.

And Djokovic now tops the rankings on 9,720 points, with Nadal demoted to second on 9,395 and Federer remaining in third on 7,130.

Nadal was beaten by Thiem, who moved up a place to fourth, in the quarter-finals, with Djokovic sweeping past Federer in the semis. The biggest mover after the first Grand Slam of the season was Nick Kyrgios, the Australian who jumped six places into 20th on the strength of his run into the fourth round.

Djokovic last occupied the rankings summit at the end of October last year.

Rankings: 1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 9720 pts (+1); 2. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 9395 (-1); Roger Federer (Switzerland) 7130; 4. Dominic Thiem (Austria) 7045 (+1); 5. Daniil Medvedev (Russia) 5960 (-1).