The Romanian spent 40 weeks at No. 1 in 2018, a season that saw her win three titles from a tour-leading six final appearances, amassing a 46-11 win-loss record.
After making his Test making in England at Nottingham in August, Pant has scored 346 runs in eight innings, at an average of 43.25 with one hundred and two fifties.
Defender Biraghi, 26, slid in the winner two minutes into injury time for his first goal for Italy in a game his team had dominated. The defeat ensured Poland were relegated to League B.
Red-hot Djokovic has now been victorious in 18 ATP matches in a row and in recent months won Wimbledon, the Cincinnati Masters, the US Open and now Shanghai.
These are dark days for the Germans, still reeling from their woeful World Cup display when they crashed out early after finishing bottom of their group.
Pant's audacious stroke-play complemented Rahane’s patient approach as they added 146 runs for the fifth wicket. India are now only three runs short of West Indies' first innings total of 311.
The home side had at least three clear chances with two being denied by the woodwork while their star striker Gao Lin failed to find the target several times.
