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PARIS: Rafael Nadal’s epic final victory over Roger Federer at
Wimbledon has seen him close the gap on the world No. 1 to 545
points in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings
released on Monday.
The Spaniard could end the Swiss’ stay at the
top of the rankings, a position he has held for a record number of
weeks since February 2004, before the end of the season.
Nadal, 22, only reached the fourth round of last
year’s US Open and a better performance this year would give him a
rankings boost. Federer must win the event to defend the points he
earned at Flushing Meadows last year.
Meanwhile, Britain’s Andy Murray has climbed
back into the top 10.
Murray moved up from 11th to ninth after
reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, his best performance in a
Grand Slam.
Murray had no ranking points to defend from this
time last year, when he missed almost three months of the season
with a wrist injury.
ATP world rankings
1. Roger Federer (SUI) 6600
2. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6055
3. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 4945
4. David Ferrer (ESP) 3045 (+1)
5. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 2970 (-1)
6. Andy Roddick (USA) 2065
7. David Nalbandian (ARG) 2030
8. James Blake (USA) 1975
9. Andy Murray (GBR) 1805 (+2)
10.Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 1760 (-1)
11. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 1515 (+1)
12. Radek Stepanek (CZE) 1430 (+3)
13. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 1375 (+5)
14. Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) 1365
15. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 1310 (-5)
16. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 1305 (+1)
17. Tommy Robredo (ESP) 1300 (+2)
18. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 1270 (-2)
19. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 1265 (-6)
20. Juan Monaco (ARG) 1240 (+1)
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