Djokovic dethrones Daniil Medevedev, who goes down a step after his elimination in the 3rd round of the American Masters 1000.

Rafael Nadal returns to the Top 3, to the detriment of Alexander Zverev, who slips to 4th place.

The Spaniard's defeat in the Indian Wells final, against Taylor Fritz, was his first in 2022, having won successively in Melbourne, the Australian Open and Acalpulco.

Fritz, the first American to triumph in the Californian desert since Andre Agassi in 2001, moved from 20th to 13th place, the best ranking of his career.

Semi-finalist against Nadal in California, the young Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, 18, often heralded as the "future Nadal", climbs three places, to 16th place.

Also semi-finalist in California, eliminated by the future winner Taylor Fritz, Andrey Rublev, who evolves like Daniil Medvedev under a neutral banner since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, is 7th.

Taylor Fritz winner of the Indian Wells Masters 1000, March 20, 2022 MATTHEW STOCKMAN Getty/AFP

On the French side, Gaël Monfils, who beat Medvedev in Indian Wells, then eliminated by Carlos Alcaraz in the round of 16, gained four places and reached 24th in the world.

Ugo Humbert slips to 45th in the world (-4), and Benoît Paire is back in the TOP 50 (49th, +4).

The only Frenchman with Monfils to have passed a round, and even two in California, Benjamin Bonzi (eliminated by Jannik Sinner in the 3rd round) gained 3 places, to 59th in the world.

ATP Ranking released on Monday:

1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 8465 pts (+1)

2. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 8445 (-1)

3. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 7715 (+1)

4. Alexander Zverev (GER) 7025 (-1)

5. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 6070

6. Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 4955

7. Andrey Rublev (RUS) 4725

8. Casper Ruud (NOR) 3870

9. Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 3803

10. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 3513 (+1)

11. Jannik Sinner (ITA) 3474 (-1)

12. Cameron Norrie (GBR) 3395

13. Taylor Fritz (USA) 2920 (+7)

14. Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 2863 (-1)

15. Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 2660 (-1)

16. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 2414 (+3)

17. Roberto Bautista (ESP) 2375 (-2)

18. Reilly Opelka (USA) 2346 (-1)

19. Pablo Carreno (ESP) 2220 (-3)

20. Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) 1916 (-2)

...

24. Gael Monfils (FRA) 1723 (+4)

45. Ugo Humbert (FRA) 1098 (-3)

49. Benoît Paire (FRA) 1041 (+4)

58. Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) 940 (-1)

59. Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) 912 (+3)

61. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 904 (+5)

68. Hugo Gaston (FRA) 877

81. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 777

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