Tennis: winner of the Metz tournament, Humbert enters the top 20

Novak Djokovic made sure to finish the year in first place in the world, after his victorious entry into the ATP Masters, his Spanish runner-up Carlos Alcaraz no longer being able to mathematically challenge him for this status, whatever the outcome of the test.

The 36-year-old Serbian, who beat the Dane Holger Rune on Sunday during the first day played in Turin, will end the season on the world throne for the 8th time in his career, a new record. He did the same in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020 and 2021.

“Djoko” is also assured thanks to this success of becoming the first player in history to reach the symbolic figure of 400 weeks spent at the top of the ATP ranking.

Whatever the outcome of the last tournament of the season, his runner-up Carlos Alcaraz can no longer catch up with him in terms of accounting.

Note that the German Alexander Zverev and Holger Rune have moved up to 7th and 8th places.

On the French side, Ugo Humbert, up three places to 20th, consolidated his status as N.1 tricolor, by climbing into the Top 20 for the first time in his career, on the strength of his victory on Saturday at the ATP 250 tournament in Metz.

Adrian Mannarino, with his title gleaned in Sofia, climbed three places to 22nd position.

At 35, he returned to the best ranking of his career, reached for the first time in 2018.

ATP ranking published Monday:

1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 9945 pts

2. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 8455

3. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 7200

4. Jannik Sinner (ITA) 5490

5. Andrey Rublev (RUS) 4805

6. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 4235

7. Alexander Zverev (GER) 3585 ( 1)

8. Holger Rune (DEN) 3460 ( 2)

9. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 3245 ( 2)

10. Taylor Fritz (USA) 3100 (-1)

11. Casper Ruud (NOR) 2825 (-4)

12. Alex De Minaur (AUS) 2740

13. Tommy Paul (USA) 2665

14. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 2570

15. Karen Khachanov (RUS) 2520

16. Frances Tiafoe (USA) 2310

17. Ben Shelton (USA) 2215

18. Cameron Norrie (GBR) 1940

19. Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 1810

20. Ugo Humbert (FRA) 1765 ( 3)

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22. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 1755 ( 3)

36. Arthur Fils (FRA) 1162

66. Luca Van Assche (FRA) 796 (4)

76. Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) 738 (-1)

77. Gaël Monfils (FRA) 737 (-1)

79. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 735 (-2)

84. Alexandre Muller (FRA) 714

85. Grégoire Barrère (FRA) 708

87. Constant Lestienne (FRA) 699 ( 3)

93. Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) 656 (6)

96. Quentin Halys (FRA) 640