Novak Djokovic returns to world No. 1 but could be set for clay battle with Carlos Alcaraz ahead of French Open

Novak Djokovic is world No. 1 again — but how long will he stay at the top of the rankings this time? Djokovic has returned to the ATP summit for an eighth spell after Carlos Alcaraz lost to Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals of the Miami Open. Ad But Djokovic's lead over Alcaraz is slender – just 380 points – which suggests there could be plenty of twists and turns in the battle for No.

1 over the clay season and beyond. ATP MiamiSinner roars back to stun Alcaraz in Miami Open semis, Spaniard loses No. 1 spot01/04/2023 AT 07:41 Djokovic back on top again Alcaraz became the youngest world No.

1 in ATP history when he won the 2022 US Open. He stayed top for the rest of the year, despite missing the Nitto ATP Finals due to injury, but then slipped to world No. 2 after Djokovic won the Australian Open.

Alcaraz returned to the top after winning Indian Wells and has spent 21 weeks as world No. 1, more than Daniil Medvedev (16), Andy Roddick (13), Boris Becker (12), Marat Safin (9), John Newcombe (8) and his coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero (8). He is currently 16th in the all-time ATP list for weeks spent as world No.

1, just behind Ilie Nastase (40), Andy Murray (41) and Gustavo Kuerten (43). Djokovic, meanwhile, recently broke Steffi Graf’s record for the most weeks in history as world No. 1.

Fritz: Alcaraz compares favourably to Big Three Nadal plans comeback to be 'competitive' at French Open Djokovic reached 380 weeks before he was knocked off top spot for the seventh time – and now has the chance to move further clear of Graf. But when could Alcaraz reclaim the No. 1 spot from Alcaraz? Race hots up ahead of French Open In terms of ranking points to defend, there is almost nothing to separate Alcaraz and Djokovic over the clay