TIL Desk Sports/ Serbia’s Novak Djokovic jumped three spots to third after he captured his third US Open title and 14th overall grand slam with a 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 victory over Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina, who fell to fourth spot.
Germany’s Alexander Zverev came in fifth, ahead of Croatia’s Marin Cilic and Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov, sixth and seventh respectively. Kevin Anderson of South Africa fell four spots to ninth in the rankings after he lost 7-5, 6-2, 7-6(2) to eighth-placed Dominic Thiem of Austria in the US Open round of 16.
The current ATP rankings and point scores are as follows: 1. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 8,760 points, 2. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 6,900, 3. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 6,445, 4. Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) 5,980, 5. Alexander Zverev (Germany) 4,890, 6. Marin Cilic (Croatia) 4,715, 7. Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 3,755, 8. Dominic Thiem (Austria) 3,665, 9. Kevin Anderson (South Africa) 3,595, 10. John Isner (USA) 3,470.
