Djokovic Drops to 12th in ATP Rankings, 11th for Turin
Djokovic has 3,090 points and sits 12th in the new ATP rankings, but his 2,840 in the Turin race put him 11th, while Shelton became the third player into Italy.
Novak Djokovic has spent a total of 961 weeks in the world top ten, seven fewer than record holder Roger Federer, who has 968. The new ATP rankings, published on October 19, did not add to that figure: the Serbian star fell from eighth to 12th place.
Djokovic now has 3,090 points, 390 fewer than the previous week. The loss comes from his second-round exit at the Shanghai Masters, where Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz knocked him out. Ahead of him, from eighth to 11th, are Alex de Minaur, Frances Tiafoe, Arthur Fils and Rafael Jodar.
Who is at the top of the ATP rankings?
Jannik Sinner still leads with 10,950 points, Alexander Zverev is second with 10,070 and Carlos Alcaraz third with 5,610. The gap between second and third is nearly 4,500 points. Behind them come Ben Shelton, Daniil Medvedev, Flavio Cobolli and Felix Auger-Aliassime, and the top ten is rounded out by De Minaur, Tiafoe and Fils.
What does Djokovic still need to reach Turin?
The regular rankings are one thing, the race to the ATP Finals another. In that table Djokovic is 11th with 2,840 points. Ahead of him are Cobolli with 3,540, Medvedev with 3,420, Tiafoe with 3,380, Fils with 3,325, Jodar with 3,159 and De Minaur with 2,880. He is 40 points behind De Minaur, 319 behind Jodar and 700 behind fifth-placed Cobolli.
Sport Klub writes that the Serbian star has to overtake two rivals to get back to Turin. The same outlet reports that Djokovic earned a spot in each of the past two years but chose not to play, while this time he wants to play and does not yet have a place.
Ben Shelton became the third player to secure a spot on October 18, after Zverev and Alcaraz. The tournament organizer announced it on X:
“QUALIFIED ✅ @BenShelton qualifies for the #NittoATPFinals in Turin for the second consecutive year”
That fills three of the eight places, with several players fighting for the remaining five. Sport Klub calculates that only 1,030 points separate Cobolli, fifth in the race, from Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in 14th. By the same source, Sinner would be entitled to play if he were healthy.
Which tournaments decide the trip to Italy?
Three weeks remain until the decision. This week the 250 series is on: in Lyon Cobolli, Paul and Fritz are playing, in Almaty Medvedev, and in Brussels Fils. Basel and Vienna of the 500 series follow, and the decision comes at the Paris Masters. According to B92, Djokovic is expected in Basel and Paris.
Sport Klub assesses that his physical problems are his biggest opponent, but that they are felt less indoors, and only indoor events remain until the end of the season. The ATP Finals run from November 15 to 22 at the Inalpi Arena in Turin, and Djokovic is the tournament’s record holder with seven titles.
Kecmanovic and the Serbian women on the WTA list
Among the other Serbian players, Miomir Kecmanovic climbed four places and is now 57th in the world, while Hamad Medjedovic is 76th. Kecmanovic lost in the first round in Almaty the same day: Australia’s James Duckworth, ranked 73rd, beat him 6-4, 6-3 in 70 minutes. Duckworth broke once in the first set and twice in the second. On the Asian swing Kecmanovic has one win in five tournaments.
On the WTA list the top Serbian is Teodora Kostovic, who rose five places to 144th with 506 points. Mia Ristic dropped two places to 185th with 418 points, while Lola Radivojevic fell 32 spots to 292nd with 244. Olga Danilovic dropped 69 places and is now 400th. The top ten did not change: Elena Rybakina is first with 9,196 points, ahead of Aryna Sabalenka with 7,550 and Mirra Andreeva with 6,306.
The next tests in the Turin race are Basel and Paris, and the ATP Finals begin on November 15.
