Nadal soars, Federer at No. 3
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July 6, 2010, Tuesday
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ROGER Federer fell to No. 3 in the ATP rankings on Monday, the first time since November 2003 he's been that low.
The 16-time grand slam champion's quarterfinal loss at Wimbledon, following seven consecutive appearances in the final, dropped him one spot. He now trails No. 1 Rafael Nadal and new No. 2 Novak Djokovic.
Federer was No. 1 earlier this season, but he was overtaken in the rankings by Nadal on June 7, after the French Open. Nadal won his fifth title at Roland Garros, while Federer lost in the quarterfinals there, too. That left Federer one week shy of tying Pete Sampras' career record of 286 total weeks at No. 1.
Nadal's second title at Wimbledon, a year after missing the tournament because of bad knees, increased his lead in the rankings.
For years, Federer was No. 1, Nadal was No. 2, and no one else was even close. They combined to win 17 of 18 grand slam titles in one stretch. But it appears to be a fading rivalry at the moment, because their last match against each other at a major tournament was a year-and-a-half ago.
Runner-up Tomas Berdych, who upset Federer at the All England Club, climbed from 13th to a career-high No. 8 by reaching his first grand slam final.
Andy Roddick, who lost the 2009 Wimbledon title match to six-time champion Federer, dropped two spots to No. 9 after losing in the fourth round. The man who beat him, Lu Yen-hsun of Chinese Taipei, leaped 40 spots to No. 42.
Like Nadal, Wimbledon women's champion Serena Williams remains at No. 1. But her older sister, Venus, dropped from No. 2 to No. 4. Jelena Jankovic moved to second, with Caroline Wozniacki third.
Russia's Vera Zvonareva's run to her first major final allowed her to rise from No. 21 to No. 9.
Nadal is 31-1 with five titles since mid-April. He now stands halfway to Federer's record total. By managing the tricky transition from clay to grass and following up his fifth championship at the French Open with his second at Wimbledon, Nadal is up to eight major trophies, including the 2009 Australian Open.
Bjorn Borg was the French Open and Wimbledon champion in 1978, 1979 and 1980, but nobody else won both in the same season for the next 27 years. Now it's been done three times in a row: by Nadal in 2008, Federer in 2009, and Nadal again.
"If you want to play well, (you're) going to find a way," Nadal said. "So if you really want to play well in one surface, and you are a good player, I think in the end, (you're) going to find a way."
Simple as that, huh?
The 16-time grand slam champion's quarterfinal loss at Wimbledon, following seven consecutive appearances in the final, dropped him one spot. He now trails No. 1 Rafael Nadal and new No. 2 Novak Djokovic.
Federer was No. 1 earlier this season, but he was overtaken in the rankings by Nadal on June 7, after the French Open. Nadal won his fifth title at Roland Garros, while Federer lost in the quarterfinals there, too. That left Federer one week shy of tying Pete Sampras' career record of 286 total weeks at No. 1.
Nadal's second title at Wimbledon, a year after missing the tournament because of bad knees, increased his lead in the rankings.
For years, Federer was No. 1, Nadal was No. 2, and no one else was even close. They combined to win 17 of 18 grand slam titles in one stretch. But it appears to be a fading rivalry at the moment, because their last match against each other at a major tournament was a year-and-a-half ago.
Runner-up Tomas Berdych, who upset Federer at the All England Club, climbed from 13th to a career-high No. 8 by reaching his first grand slam final.
Andy Roddick, who lost the 2009 Wimbledon title match to six-time champion Federer, dropped two spots to No. 9 after losing in the fourth round. The man who beat him, Lu Yen-hsun of Chinese Taipei, leaped 40 spots to No. 42.
Like Nadal, Wimbledon women's champion Serena Williams remains at No. 1. But her older sister, Venus, dropped from No. 2 to No. 4. Jelena Jankovic moved to second, with Caroline Wozniacki third.
Russia's Vera Zvonareva's run to her first major final allowed her to rise from No. 21 to No. 9.
Nadal is 31-1 with five titles since mid-April. He now stands halfway to Federer's record total. By managing the tricky transition from clay to grass and following up his fifth championship at the French Open with his second at Wimbledon, Nadal is up to eight major trophies, including the 2009 Australian Open.
Bjorn Borg was the French Open and Wimbledon champion in 1978, 1979 and 1980, but nobody else won both in the same season for the next 27 years. Now it's been done three times in a row: by Nadal in 2008, Federer in 2009, and Nadal again.
"If you want to play well, (you're) going to find a way," Nadal said. "So if you really want to play well in one surface, and you are a good player, I think in the end, (you're) going to find a way."
Simple as that, huh?
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