Nadal rises to world no.1, Federer drops

SHANGHAI (AFP) – Rafael Nadal was
confirmed as the new world number
one in the latest ATP tennis rankings
published on Monday, pushing Novak
Djokovic to second as Roger Federer
drops to seventh.
Nadal has 11,160 points, just 40 ahead
of Djokovic, who lost his grip on the top
spot despite defeating the Mallorcan to
win the China Open on Sunday.
Britain's Andy Murray, currently
recuperating from back surgery, is third
in the revised rankings but Swiss great
Federer sinks one place from sixth to
seventh.
Spain's David Ferrer remains at number
four, just 185 points off Murray's tally,
while Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro
moves up two places to fifth after
winning the Japan Open.
Since returning in February after seven
months out with a left knee injury,
Nadal, 27, has won 10 titles, including
the French Open and US Open.
Until Sunday's loss to Djokovic, he had
been unbeaten since Wimbledon, where
he was a shock first-round loser to
Belgium's Steve Darcis.
Nadal has previously had two stints at
the summit of men's tennis. He first
became number one in August 2008
and stayed there for 46 weeks,
regaining top spot in June 2010 and
adding 56 weeks to his tally.
ATP world rankings
1 Nadal, Rafael (ESP) 11,160 (+1)
2 Djokovic, Novak (SRB) 11,120 (-1)
3 Murray, Andy (GBR) 6,895
4 Ferrer, David (ESP) 6,710
5 Del Potro, Juan Martin (ARG) 4,925
(+2)
6 Berdych, Tomas (CZE) 4,610 (-1)
7 Federer, Roger (SUI) 4,515 (-1)
8 Wawrinka, Stanislas (SUI) 3,150 (+1)
9 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried (FRA) 3,115 (-1 0
10 Gasquet, Richard (FRA) 3,095
11 Raonic, Milos (CAN) 2,815
12 Haas, Tommy (GER) 2,355
13 Isner, John (USA) 2,115 (+3)
14 Simon, Gilles (FRA) 2,095
15 Janowicz, Jerzy (POL) 2,060
16 Almagro, Nicolas (ESP) 2,030 (+1)
17 Fognini, Fabio (ITA) 1,885 (+2)
18 Nishikori, Kei (JPN) 1,840 (-5)
19 Robredo, Tommy (ESP) 1,830 (-1)
20 Anderson, Kevin (RSA) 1,775 (+1)