Nadal and Djokovic continue to be nos 1 & 2 - while Wawrinka takes third - Murray and Federer move down to 6 and 8th positions
Ranked sixth, former world no.1 and 17-times Grand Slam winner Roger Federer moved to the eighth slot - and became Swiss no.2 after Wawrinka took his place as Swiss no.1. Federer had held this position since 2001.
British no.1 Andy Murray who made headlines by wqinning the US Open and Wimbledon has also been hit hard. Instead of moving up, he moved down the ladder to no.6 vacated by Federer. It seems the euphoria created has started to drfit away from him.
As for Wawrinka, his first ever Grand Slam has earned him a career-high third position and also Swiss no.1, replacing Federer. 1,400 points separate the five places between Wawrinka and his fellow Swiss Federer.
Wawrinka, who was as low as 18th in the world in March of last year, claimed his first Grand Slam title in Melbourne to add to his semi-final appearance at the US Open in September to become Switzerland's number one for the first time.
Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina climbs to fourth.
As for the two top ranking players, Nadal and Djokovic have a great lead ahead of Wawrinka and it may take quite a time for Wawrinka to threaten Djokovic who sits at no.2 and who is 5,000 ahead of Wawrinka.
Nadal has a commanding world no.1 position who is a further 4,000 ahead of Djokovic and may continue to rule the world if he continues to win this year.
Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina climbs to fourth.
As for the two top ranking players, Nadal and Djokovic have a great lead ahead of Wawrinka and it may take quite a time for Wawrinka to threaten Djokovic who sits at no.2 and who is 5,000 ahead of Wawrinka.
Nadal has a commanding world no.1 position who is a further 4,000 ahead of Djokovic and may continue to rule the world if he continues to win this year.