On Monday, Novak Djokovic will be dethroned as the world No. 1 – and that will only be the beginning of his ranking difficulties in the coming weeks.
Despite the fact that Daniil Medvedev is not allowed to compete at Wimbledon this year due to the All England Club's contentious decision to bar Russian players from competing, the Russian star is likely to retake the world No. 1 spot on Monday, with Alexander Zverev taking over the No. 2 spot.That's because the 2000 points Djokovic earned for winning the French Open are due to be deducted from his overall ranking, and the Serbian is certain to suffer further rankings damage in the coming weeks.The 2000 points he got for winning Wimbledon last year are ready to vanish, and another 1000 points are scheduled to vanish as a result of the Covid epidemic, which has frozen points until 2019.
Djokovic will drop from No. 1 to No. 7 by the middle of next month, but he still supports the decision to help the Russian and Belarusian players who have been barred from competing at Wimbledon.
"I'm delighted that players came together with the ATP and showed the Grand Slam that when a mistake is made — and there was one from the Wimbledon side — there will be consequences," he said.
If current travel limitations for visitors to America stay in place, Djokovic's ranking difficulties will worsen, as his reluctance to be vaccinated against Covid-19 means he will be unable to compete in the US Open or other high-profile events leading up to 2022's final major.
International passengers will no longer need a negative COVID-19 test to enter the United States, but the requirement to be fully vaccinated remains in place, with no indication of how long it will remain in place.
Djokovic might miss out on another 3000 ranking points at the Cincinatti Masters and the US Open as a result of this.
If that happens, Djokovic may be out of the top ten in the ATP rankings by early September, after being denied the opportunity to defend his Australian Open title in January owing to his anti-Covid vaccination position.
The overall picture for the Serbian is bleak, and his inability to defend the points deducted from his ranking is sure to be a source of great aggravation
Because of the changes at the top of the rankings, neither the world No. 1 nor the world No. 2 will be competing at Wimbledon later this month, with Medvedev banned and Zverev recovering from an ankle injury received in the French Open semi-final against Rafael Nadal.
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