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MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic's Australian Open championship has returned him to No. 1 in the ATP rankings. His four-place rise from No. 5 to replace Carlos Alcaraz at No. 1 is the largest jump to the top spot in the 50-year history of the computerized rankings for men's tennis. Aryna Sabalenka's first Grand Slam title moved her up from No. 5 to a career-best-equaling No. 2 in the WTA rankings. Sabalenka beat Elena Rybakina in Saturday's Australian Open final. Rybakina makes her top 10 debut at No. 10. Australian Open semifinalist Tommy Paul made his debut in the ATP top 20 and is one of 10 U.S. men in the top 50. That is something that last happened in 1995.
