Carlos Alcaraz

BELGRADE - Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic began his 421st week at the top of the ATP rankings on Monday.

According to the ATP website, Djokovic currently has 10,035 points - 310 more than last week, despite a 4-6,6-1, 4-6 defeat to Norwegian Casper Ruud in the Monte Carlo Masters semi-finals at the weekend.

Tennis enthusiasts anticipate an exciting showdown as Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria's top-ranked player, gears up to commence his campaign at the prestigious Monte Carlo Masters today. Retaining his ninth position in the latest ATP rankings, Dimitrov enters the tournament with a formidable track record, ready to showcase his prowess on the court.

MONTE CARLO - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, the world number one in men's tennis singles, was on Friday drawn to face the winner of the tie between Roman Safiulin and a qualifier in the Monte Carlo Masters second round and could play Carlos Alcaraz in the potential semi-finals and Jannik Sinner or Daniil Medvedev in the potential final.

Bulgaria's tennis sensation Grigor Dimitrov has made a triumphant return to the elite top 10 of the ATP rankings, marking a significant accomplishment in his career. After a hiatus of 260 weeks, Dimitrov's stellar performance at the Miami Masters 1000 catapulted him three places up the rankings, landing him firmly in ninth position with 3,540 points.

In a scintillating display of tennis prowess, Grigor Dimitrov stormed into the semifinals of the Miami Masters 1000 tournament after outclassing the top seed, Carlos Alcaraz, in straight sets. The Bulgarian maestro exhibited finesse and tactical brilliance to dispatch the Spanish sensation, sealing his spot in the penultimate round of the prestigious event.

Grigor Dimitrov advances to the quarterfinals of the Miami Masters 1000 tennis tournament (USA) following a thrilling victory over Poland's Hubert Hurkacz. The match, which lasted 2 hours and 41 minutes, saw Dimitrov emerging triumphant with a scoreline of 3:6, 6:3, 7:6(3).

Iga Swiatek beat Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-0 in just over an hour to win the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, California, on Sunday, with the world's top-ranked woman losing just 21 games in six matches during the 12-day tournament.

Swiatek earned her 20th match win of the year, which leads the WTA Tour.

In today's published tennis world rankings, Grigor Dimitrov maintains his position among the men.

The Bulgarian tennis player once again secures the 13th position with a total of 2785 points. This time, he is set to return to the tennis court during the current week, participating in the ATR 250 tournament indoors in Marseille.

MELBOURNE - Serbian tennis player Miomir Kecmanovic is out of the Australian Open after a 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 defeat to Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in Melbourne on Monday.

World number two Alcaraz, who won after an hour and 50 minutes of play, is now 2-0 head-to-head against Kecmanovic, placed 60th in the ATP rankings.

RIYADH - Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz came from behind to defeat Serbia's Novak Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in a season-opening exhibition match in Riyadh on Wednesday evening.

Djokovic and Alcaraz, the world number one and world number two in men's tennis singles, produced an excellent display that looked like a taster of highly interesting trophy battles to come next year.