Rafael Nadal's win over Novak Djokovic gives Alexander Zverev Wimbledon advantage

Rafael Nadal's French Open quarter-final victory over Novak Djokovic means the Serb will lose his world No 1 ranking later this month, with the 13-time champion's next opponent Alexander Zverev landing a huge advantage for Wimbledon. Djokovic was the defending champion in Paris but Nadal got revenge over the top seed for beating him in last year's semi-final.

Nadal and Djokovic renewed their rivalry for a 59th time on Tuesday night as they faced off in the French Open quarter-final, almost exactly a year after their last meeting in the semi-final stage in Paris. And this time it was the Spaniard who came through victorious with a 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6(7) victory in four hours and 12 minutes.

It means the Serb will not be able to defend his title from last year and will lose 1640 ranking points as a result of crashing out in the quarters, signalling the end of his reign as the world No 1. With world No 2 Daniil Medvedev losing in the round-of-16, Djokovic could hold onto the top spot until June 13 before forfeiting it to Medvedev, while Zverev will break into the world's top two for the first time.

But the German could also dethrone Djokovic as early as Monday and become the new world No 1 if he wins the French Open. Zverev faces Nadal in Friday's semi-final, and even if the world No 3 fails to get past the 'King of Clay' he will reach a career high of No 2 on June 13, which will automatically make him the top seed at Wimbledon.

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With Russian players banned from the tournament and Wimbledon's old grass-court seeding formula no longer in use, Zverev will be the top seed at the All England Club even if he does not reach world No 1, as Medvedev will be