This is Djokovic's 276th week leading the ATP, the third-most in the history of the computerized rankings, which began in the 1970s. Roger Federer holds the record of 310, followed by Pete Sampras with 286.
The third seed Indian recorded a facile 6-3, 7-5 win over the fourth seed French woman, ranked even places below the Indian at 178.
With wins in ATP Cup and successfully defending his Australian Open crown on Sunday, Djokovic will reclaim the top spot on Monday with 9720 points as per Live ATP Rankings.
The Los Angeles Lakers great, his daughter, Gianna, and seven others died in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles the weekend before Djokovic's win over Dominic Thiem in the championship match at Melbourne Park.
Novak Djokovic defeated Dominic Thiem 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 to win his eighth Australian Open title on Sunday and 17th Grand Slam overall.
Novak Djokovic rallied back from 2-1 down to defeat 26-year-old Domonic Thiem in an intense five-set thriller 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 to lift his 17th Grand Slam title and an unprecedented eighth Australian Open title.
The 11th-seeded pair was in control from early in the opening set to beat young Australian wild-card entries Max Purcell and Luke Saville 6-4, 6-2 in 70 minutes on Sunday at Rod Laver Arena.
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When she took the first set of Saturday's final with two breaks of serve to one, the unseeded Muguruza was a set away from clinching her first major title since Wimbledon in 2017.
Will Djokovic maintain his strong grip on the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup on Sunday, or will Thiem inflict one of the greatest upsets and complete his dream run in Melbourne?
The Tata Open in Maharashtra will be the final tournament of Leander Paes' career in India.
It was debut tournament as a team for Mektic and Krajcikova, up against an experienced duo with multiple Grand Slam titles.
14th-seeded Kenin won the first major final of her career Saturday by coming back to beat a fading Muguruza 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 at Melbourne Park.
Garbine Muguruza managed 32 winners as against Sofia Kenin's 28, but had incurred almost double the unforced errors as the American (45 to 23) and most importantly, hit 8 unforced errors.
21-year-old Sofia Kenin on Saturday stunned two-time Grand Slam winner Garbine Muguriza of Spain to win her maiden major at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park.
Alexander Zverev said he will donate $10,000 for every match he won at Melbourne Park and until his ouster at the Australian Open semi-finals, he won 5.
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Will it be 21-year-old Sofia Kenin who reached her maiden Grand Slam final, and Garbine Muguruza from Spain, who will be looking for her third major after French Open in 2016 and Wimbledon in 2017?
Dominic Thiem defeated Alexander Zverev 3-6, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 in semi-final to set up final clash with Novak Djokovic.
The pair routed top-seeded Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan and Barbora Strycova 6-2, 6-1 under a closed roof at Melbourne Park because of the extreme heat.
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