Rafael Nadal takes World No. 1 Ranking back again! Rafael Nadal is back at number one in the ATP rankings for an eighth time. The new rankings officially came out Monday November 4, 2019, and the 33-year-old Spaniard replaced Serbia's Novak Djokovic for No. 1 in the world, while alas Switzerland's Roger Federer did not move from No. 3.