Novak Djokovic Doesn’t Deserve No. 1 Ranking After Upset Loss to John Isner

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Published: August 16, 2013

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Novak Djokovic—currently No. 1 in the world tennis rankings—was upset at the hands of Jon Isner, the No. 1 American male tennis player, on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open. After the defeat, it has become clear that Djokovic isn't deserving of such a distinction.



The world tennis rankings are not based simply off wins and losses, nor are they compiled by a council of former players, trainers or experts. Instead, the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) Rankings are decided on a points system.

This points system factors in the value of certain tournaments over others, while also giving players who finished in the top-30 of the previous year's rankings to count their best six results from the ATP World Tour 500 and various other events to their final rankings.

More info on the ATP Rankings can be found here.

Djokovic may be the mathematical No. 1 player in the world, but that doesn't mean he deserves the title. The Serb has quality wins over Andy Murray (Australian Open) and Rafael Nadal (Monte Carlo Rolex Nationals) but has a number of disappointing losses.



He lost to Juan Martin del Potro in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open, Tommy Haas in the fourth-round of the Sony Open, Grigor Dimitrov in the second-round of the Mutua Madrid Open, Rafael Nadal in the semifinals of both the French Open and Rogers Cup as well as Andy Murray in the Wimbledon final.

Even with the Australian Open victory, it really hasn't been all that great of a year for Djokovic. A win at the Western & Southern Open would have made him the first man in history to win all nine Masters events, but the Cincinnati tournament has proven itself a worthy adversary. Yet another loss has put his overall tournament record this season at 3-8. The world's No. 1 player should have a much more impressive record than that.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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