ATP Rankings: Djokovic, Young move up; Nadal Slides Down

The rankings published by the ATP after the Australian Open 2010 show several players reaching some ranking milestones. Serb Novak Djokovic becomes the first player from their country to be ranked as high as #2. Marin Cilic, a Grand Slam semifinalist for the first time in Melbourne, was awarded his first top 10 ranking, while American David Young made the biggest jump in the men's top 200 by moving 44 spots to #151. Former #1 Rafael Nadal slides down to #4, his lowest ranking since June 2005 after falling in the Australian Open quarterfinals. He was not able to defend hundreds of ranking points from winning the Australian Open last year.

Here are a list of ranking movers in the February 01, 2010 rankings:

#2. Novak Djokovic - highest career ranking

#4. Rafael Nadal - lowest ranking since June 2005

#10. Marin Cilic - up 4 spots for first top 10 ranking

#12. Fernando Verdasco - down 3 spots and falls out of the top 10

#25. John Isner - highest career ranking

#39. Feliciano Lopez - makes biggest jump of 7 spots within the top 50

#54. James Blake - slides 9 spots down out of the top 50

#61. Lukasz Kubot - makes biggest jump of 25 spots within the top 100

#85. Maximo Gonzales - goes down 20 spots, the biggest slide in the top 100

#151. Donald Young - makes biggest jump of 44 spots within the top 200