Nagal, who took a set off Roger Federer before bowing out against the Swiss player in the first round of the US Open, jumped 16 places in the latest ATP Rankings.
Serbia's Djokovic has collected 12,325 points atop the rankings, keeping a huge lead over the second-placed Nadal on 7,945 and third-placed Roger Federer of Switzerland on 7,460.
Rafael Nadal's 12th French Open title strengthens his position in his bid to end the year as No. 1 for the fifth time, after 2008, 2010, 2013, and 2017.
Djokovic has 12,355 points ranking first, followed by Spain's Rafael Nadal (7,945) and Roger Federer of Switzerland (5,950).
Nadal acknowledged that modern tennis has increased in speed, something that as a spectator he doesn't like much, adding, however, that his opinion on the matter was of little importance.
Novak Djokovic leads the ATP rankings with 10,955 points, ahead of Spain's Rafael Nadal with a difference of more than 2,500 points.
Rafael Nadal is undergoing an operation on his right ankle in Barcelona.
Djokovic had secured World No. 1, following Nadal's retirement from the Paris Masters due to abdominal problems.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic climbed one spot up to the second, after claiming the Shanghai Masters title for the fourth time in a row on Sunday.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic jumped three spots to third after he captured his third US Open title and 14th overall grand slam.
The top in both the WTA and ATP rankings remain unchanged with all the players holding on to their spots.
Rafael Nadal returned to the top spot in the ATP world singles rankings released on Monday while Switzerland's Roger Federer came in second.
The Swiss great, who is assured of reclaiming the No. 1 ranking from Rafael Nadal, beat Raonic 6-4, 7-6 (3) to mark his return.
Federer, in his first tournament since March, was trailing Nadal by 100 points at the start of the week and is guaranteed of taking the top spot on Monday regardless of how Sunday's final goes.
Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro jumped to sixth place after he stunned Federer 6-4, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (2) to win his first Indian Wells title on Sunday.
Paes, who reached the final in Dubai with Jamie Cerretani last week, jumped to 46, two places behind Divij Sharan (44), who gained one place, while, Rohan Bopanna remains unchanged at number 20.
The Swiss star first became world number one in February 2004 and had not topped the rankings since October 2012 before reclaiming it again in Rotterdam.
It's been more than five years since Federer held the No. 1 ranking, and 14 years since he first reached the top spot.
With a win over Robin Haase, the 36-year-old Federer becomes the oldest man to top the ATP world rankings, surpassing Andre Agassi, who held the record at the age of 33.
Federer began his campaign at the ABN AMRO tournament on Wednesday with a flawless performance, defeating Ruben Bemelmans 6-1, 6-2 in just 46 minutes.
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