Federer no. 1 for how many weeks

The year-old British number one has been one of the most impressive performers on the circuit this year rising to 13th in the rankings released on Monday having begun the year 71st in the world. Djokovic endured a tough return to the ATP singles circuit but battled through to beat Marton Fucsovics of Hungary , , in the second round. Firstpost Conversations 9 Months S. ATP rankings as of July 12 1.

Novak Djokovic SRB 12, pts 2. Collins, Riske set up semifinal clash in Linz. Shapovalov targets Stockholm title defense. Alcaraz beats Nakashima to Next Gen semis. Medvedev tips Aus start amid private vax status. Raducanu loses in Linz opener, hires new coach. Alcaraz, Nakashima lead Next Gen finals.

Wheelchair tennis champion Taylor, 41, will retire. Auger-Aliassime sails to Stockholm semifinals. Eddie Jones clarifies Raducanu comments. Murray stuns Sinner in 'best win of season'. Collins, Riske set up semifinal clash in Linz. Shapovalov targets Stockholm title defense. Alcaraz beats Nakashima to Next Gen semis. Medvedev tips Aus start amid private vax status. He is currently in his fifth different spell atop the rankings. Nadal, currently at number two, has been at the top for 'only' weeks in total although the time Roland Garros champion can boast being a top 10 ever-present since April He will, however, lose his world number two spot to Daniil Medvedev a week on Monday.

Federer, who returns to action in Doha next week after more than a year out of action to recover from two knee surgeries, will slip out of the top five on Monday. Djokovic made his top debut in July , just weeks after Nadal had won his first Roland Garros. He was top 50 in June , top 20 for the first time in October and top 10 by March He first became world number one at the age of 24 on July 4, , the day after winning Wimbledon for the first time, beating Nadal in the final.

Only a six-month injury absence in saw his ranking plunge, all the way to 22 the following summer. It was just a blip -- Djokovic was back at number one again by November and with the exception of November until January last year, when Nadal reclaimed pole position, he has been rock solid.