Novak Djokovic dropped from fifth to 12th in the PIF ATP Rankings released on Monday, and for the first time since October 2002 the men’s top 10 contains no member of the Big Three.
Roger Federer retired in 2022, Rafael Nadal in 2024. Djokovic, at 39, is the last of the three still playing, and his first-round loss to Mariano Navone at the US Open on August 30 cost him the points that had kept him inside the top 10 without interruption for nearly two decades. It was his earliest Grand Slam exit since the 2006 Australian Open and the first time he had lost an opening-round match at Flushing Meadows.
The last ranking list published without a Big Three player in the top 10 came out with Lleyton Hewitt at No. 1. Federer entered the top 10 for the first time later that same month and stayed until the end of 2016. Nadal arrived in April 2005 and remained for a record 912 consecutive weeks. Djokovic was the last of the three to break in, in 2007.
At the top. Jannik Sinner holds No. 1 on 11,500 points despite missing the US Open with a knee injury, shedding 1,300 points from his 2025 semifinal. Alexander Zverev’s title in New York earned him 1,900 net points and lifts him to 9,690, cutting the gap to 1,810. The Race to Turin tells a different story: Zverev’s final-day win took him to 8,650 against Sinner’s 7,950, a lead of 700 points with the indoor season still to play. Carlos Alcaraz stays third on 5,560 after his quarterfinal exit.
Shelton to a career high. Ben Shelton entered the tournament ninth with 3,480 points. The run to his first Grand Slam final added 1,200 and moves him to a career-high No. 4 on 4,680, ahead of Felix Auger-Aliassime, Daniil Medvedev and Flavio Cobolli. Frances Tiafoe, the other American semifinalist, climbs four places to a career-high No. 8 on 3,380, his first appearance in the top 10 since 2023.
The full top 10. 1. Jannik Sinner 11,500. 2. Alexander Zverev 9,690. 3. Carlos Alcaraz 5,560. 4. Ben Shelton 4,680. 5. Felix Auger-Aliassime 3,890. 6. Daniil Medvedev 3,770. 7. Flavio Cobolli 3,720. 8. Frances Tiafoe 3,380. 9. Alex de Minaur 3,330. 10. Taylor Fritz 3,175.
Movers below. Karen Khachanov, beaten by Zverev in the semifinals, rises 24 places to No. 26. Alexander Blockx, whose quarterfinal ended in retirement, reaches a career-high No. 27. Alex Michelsen gains 12 places to No. 34 and Botic van de Zandschulp climbs 30 to No. 40. Arthur Fils is the first man outside the top 10 at No. 11.
On the women’s side. Elena Rybakina is officially No. 1, the first player of either sex from Kazakhstan to hold the position and the 30th woman to reach it since the rankings began. Her title on Saturday ended Aryna Sabalenka’s 99-week stay at the top. Zheng Qinwen, who came through qualifying and reached the quarterfinals, gains 69 places to No. 52, the largest rise in the top 100. Emma Raducanu falls to No. 89.
Djokovic, who has said little about his ranking since the loss in New York, told reporters there he remained proud of what he had already achieved but was focused on the present. He has not confirmed his schedule for the Asian swing.
