Rafael Nadal’s absence from Wimbledon with sore knees cost him not only a chance to defend his title, but it also cost him the No. 1 ranking. Roger Federer reclaimed the top spot with the Wimbledon victory, giving him a slim lead of 11,220 points to Nadal’s 10,735.
As Geoff Macdonald wrote in a previous post, Nadal, who had a 1,115 2,115-point margin on Federer before Wimbledon, stood to lose No. 1 even if he reached the Wimbledon final and lost to Federer.
Nadal had held No. 1 for more than 10 months. Andy Roddick, who pushed Federer to a 30th game in the fifth set on Sunday before losing, remained unchanged at No. 6. The biggest gains of the week were made by Tommy Haas of Germany, who moved from No. 34 to No. 19 on the strength of making the Wimbledon semifinals, and by Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain, who rose from No. 70 to No. 37.
1. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 11,220 points
2. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 10,735
3. Andy Murray (Britain) 9,450
4. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 8,150
5. Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) 5,705
6. Andy Roddick (United States) 5,440
7. Gilles Simon (France) 4,000
8. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) 3,600
9. Fernando Verdasco (Spain) 3,500
10. Fernando Gonzalez (Chile) 3,185
You can get the full rankings at the A.T.P. Web site.
Among the women, the top 10 remained unchanged, with Dinara Safina at No. 1, and Serena Williams, the Wimbledon winner, and Venus Williams at No. 2 and No. 3.
As Geoff Macdonald wrote in a previous post, Nadal, who had a 1,115 2,115-point margin on Federer before Wimbledon, stood to lose No. 1 even if he reached the Wimbledon final and lost to Federer.
Nadal had held No. 1 for more than 10 months. Andy Roddick, who pushed Federer to a 30th game in the fifth set on Sunday before losing, remained unchanged at No. 6. The biggest gains of the week were made by Tommy Haas of Germany, who moved from No. 34 to No. 19 on the strength of making the Wimbledon semifinals, and by Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain, who rose from No. 70 to No. 37.
1. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 11,220 points
2. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 10,735
3. Andy Murray (Britain) 9,450
4. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 8,150
5. Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) 5,705
6. Andy Roddick (United States) 5,440
7. Gilles Simon (France) 4,000
8. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) 3,600
9. Fernando Verdasco (Spain) 3,500
10. Fernando Gonzalez (Chile) 3,185
You can get the full rankings at the A.T.P. Web site.
Among the women, the top 10 remained unchanged, with Dinara Safina at No. 1, and Serena Williams, the Wimbledon winner, and Venus Williams at No. 2 and No. 3.
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