Novak Djokovic becomes only the fourth player in tennis history to reach landmark achievement alongside Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andre Agassi

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Novak Djokovic has earned himself an improved ATP ranking this week after another strong Australian Open run.

Djokovic has been told he makes younger players better following his semi-final exit, where he lost to runner-up Alexander Zverev.

Serbian star Djokovic lost the first set to the German at Rod Laver Arena before calling a halt on their highly-anticipated clash due to injury.

Djokovic commiserated with Zverev following his final loss, with the latter having been beaten in straight sets by Jannik Sinner.

The Italian top seed has retained his number one ATP ranking following his Australian Open win, with second seed Zverev remaining in the number two position.

Novak Djokovic reaches 1,000 weeks in ATP top 100 after Australian Open

Numbers three and four Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz respectively have also kept their rankings, but Casper Ruud has climbed from sixth to fifth, with Djokovic rising from seventh to sixth.

And not only does it mean the 37-year-old has stayed in the top 10, but it also represents his 1,000th week in the ATP top 100.

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He becomes the fourth player to reach the milestone, following in the footsteps of Roger Federer (1,165 weeks), Rafael Nadal (1,029 weeks) and Andre Agassi (1,019 weeks).

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There have been other major changes to the ATP rankings following the conclusion of the Australian Open, namely Tommy Paul breaking the top 10 for the first time.

The American has risen from 11th to ninth after his run in Melbourne, having fallen in the quarter-finals at the hands of Zverev.

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Daniil Medvedev meanwhile, who was runner-up to Sinner in the 2024 final, has fallen two places seventh, having suffered a shock second round exit to Learner Tien.

And Andrey Rublev has fallen one spot from ninth to 10th, with Tien’s fellow NextGen star Joao Fonseca having beaten the Russian in round one.

Australian Open favourite Alex de Minaur is unmoved in eighth, with Sinner having gotten the better of the Australian in the quarter-finals in Melbourne.