The last 5 changes in the No.1 ranking in men’s tennis

 

Rafael Nadal has capped off a fine year by reclaiming the World No.1 ranking from Serbian Novak Djokovic. He was comprehensively beaten in the final of the China Open by Djokovic, but he can take solace in the fact that come Monday, he will be the top-ranked player in the men’s game.

Over the last few years, the No.1 ranking has been swapped around by Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Here are the last five changes that have happened at the top of the rankings before Nadal’s return to the top this week.

October 29, 2012 – Novak Djokovic

Roger Federer’s withdrawal from the Paris Masters last year meant that Djokovic would reclaim the No.1 ranking the following week. After losing the spot to Federer earlier in the year after Wimbledon.

Post that, he went on to win the Rogers Cup in Toronto and finished runner-up at Cincinnati. He also reached the final of the 2012 US Open where he lost to Andy Murray, but won the China Open and Shanghai Masters. Those wins coupled with some not so good results for Federer saw him usurp the Swiss and finish the year as No.1.