Nadal Unseats Djokovic and Returns to World Number One
October 8, 2013 | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Photo credit: Adam Wolfthal
Rafael Nadal was confirmed as the new world number one in the latest ATP Men’s Singles Rankings published yesterday, pushing Novak Djokovic to second as Roger Federer drops to seventh. Nadal has 11,160 points, just 40 ahead of Djokovic, who lost his the top spot despite defeating Nadal for the China Open title on Sunday. Britain’s Andy Murray, currently recuperating from back surgery, is third in the revised rankings, as Federer drops a spot 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 jumps to fifth in the world after winning the Japan Open.
Nadal, has won 10 titles to date in 2013, including two Grand Slam titles at the French Open and U.S. Open. He had been unbeaten since Wimbledon, where he lost Steve Darcis, until last Sunday’s China Open finals loss to Djokovic. Nadal has previously had two stints at number one, first in August of 2008 where he remained for 46 weeks, and then returned to number one in June of 2010 for 56 more weeks.
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