Rafa Nadal moves to #4 in the world, after Wimbledon.
Nadal up to fourth on rankings
Former number one Rafael Nadal has moved back to fourth on the ATP rankings released Monday after winning the Masters in Rome.
Nadal, who slipped in the rankings after missing much of last season through injury, beat Roger Federer in two sets to claim his seventh Rome title.
The only newcomer in the rankings is Serbian Janko Tipsarevic, who comes in at 10 in place of Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka.
ATP top 10 as of May 20 (previous ranking in parenthesis):
1. (1) Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 12,310 points
2. (2) Andy Murray, Britain, 8,670
3. (3) Roger Federer , Switzerland, 8,000
4. (5) Rafael Nadal, Spain, 6,895
5. (4) David Ferrer, Spain, 6,740
6. (6) Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 4,700
7. (7) Juan Martin del Potro , Argentina, 4,320
8. (8) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 3,795
9. (9) Richard Gasquet, France, 3,090;
10. (11) Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, 2,640
Rafa has moved up to #4 in the ATP Rankings with his new win at Indian Wells!
ATP world rankings (March 18, 2013):
1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 13,280 pts
2. Roger Federer (SUI) 8,715
3. Andy Murray (GBR) 8,350
4. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6,745 (+1)
5. David Ferrer (ESP) 6,630 (-1)
6. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 5,010
7. Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 4,830
8. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 3,750
9. Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 3,090
10. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 2,960
The new Rankings as of tomorrow Rafa will have 12,470 points and Novak 10,665. If Djokovic wins Rome, he has 11,710, and Rafa will need that semi final place to stay at No1. with 11,830 points. If that happened, Djokovic would only need to make it to Roland Garros semi final to get to No1, even if Rafa did retain that title.
Rafa will need to get to semi final in Rome to ensure No1 ranking for an extra 3 weeks, until end of Roland Garros.
The points from last year's Rome dropped on May 2th and the points from last year's Madrid will drop on May 16th, so after Rome, on May 16th, the points will be, I think:
Rafa: 12,470 - 400 (for Madrid) + the points which he will gain this year in Rome = 12,070 + ?
Djokovic: 10,665 + 1000 + Rome = 11,665 + ?
I think loosing the No1 Ranking might be good for him right now. It comes with too many burdens & pressure for Rafa. Djokovic might love the limelight but maintaining the No1 proves more difficult holding the spot then actually getting there.
UPDATE:
Due to some emails I've received on this issue.
Players who finish in the Top 30 of the ATP World Tour Year-End Rankings are required to play four ATP World Tour 500 level tournaments the following year (Side Note: one of these 500 level tournaments must be played after the US Open). So, as a top 30 finisher in the ATP Rankings in 2009, Rafa was required to play four ATP 500s in 2010. However, since Rafa played only two 500s in 2010, he received two “Zero-pointer” penalties - which were assigned to the last two 500s of the year where he chose not to play (Valencia & Washington).
These Zero-point penalties stay on a player’s ranking for 52 weeks. Rafa's Barcelona points will therefore not count towards his ranking until the next Zero-Point penalty falls off. This will be on August 8th, 2011 when his Zero-Pointer penalty for Washington is removed and his 500 points from Barcelona will take its place.
Points gained from each tournament played last year remain on a player's rankings list for 52 weeks (1 year) counting from the first Monday after each tournament is finished, irrespective of any possible changes in the calendar this year as it has happened this year with the switch between Madrid and Rome.
After the 52th week expires, the points are dropped.
The additional complication are point penalties (zero pointers) for failing to play the required number of certain tournaments, but again both dropping and adding of points follow the same 52-week pattern.
Also, switching of points between tournaments can happen, simply because of the rule that only the highest score among the required tournaments is considered.
New rankings are up.
I hardly post the rankings unless something out of the norm happens, looks like everyone loses last year's Rome points being that the Tennis Calendar has changed this year.
| Rank | Name | Points | Moved | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nadal, Rafael | 11,915 | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Djokovic, Novak | 9,710 | 0 | 19 |
| 3 | Federer, Roger | 8,690 | 0 | 22 |
| 4 | Murray, Andy | 5,815 | 0 | 19 |
| 5 | Soderling, Robin | 5,235 | 0 | 24 |
| 6 | Ferrer, David | 4,330 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | Berdych, Tomas | 3,900 | 0 | 25 |
| 8 | Melzer, Jurgen | 3,055 | 0 | 23 |
| 9 | Almagro, Nicolas | 2,735 | +1 | 27 |
| 10 | Monfils, Gael | 2,690 | -1 | 21 |
1 - Rafael Nadal (ESP) 11 880 points
2 - Roger Federer (SUI) 7335
3 - Novak Djokovic (SRB) 7145
4 - Andy Murray (GBR) 6125
5 - Robin Soderling (SWE) 4825
6 - Tomas Berdych (CHE) 3715
7 - Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 3330
8 - David Ferrer (ESP) 3325
9 - Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 3310
10 - Andy Roddick (USA) 3260
Yep...it's official...our Rafa has taken over the #1 position on the ATP Rankings. Just thought I would post it because it's fantastic to see...Cheers all around and here's to a long run!!! VAMOS RAFA!!
SOURCE
Rank Name (Nationality)---Points---Position Moved
1 Federer, Roger (SUI) 10,340 0
2 Djokovic, Novak (SRB) 6,970 0
3 Nadal, Rafael (ESP) 6,480 0
4 Murray, Andy (GBR) 5,565 1
5 Del Potro, Juan Martin(ARG) 5,545 -1
6 Davydenko, Nikolay (RUS) 5,235 0
7 Soderling, Robin (SWE) 4,805 0
8 Roddick, Andy (USA) 4,780 0
9 Verdasco, Fernando (ESP) 3,735 0
10 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried (FRA) 3,220 0
11 Cilic, Marin (CRO) 2,900 0
12 Ferrer, David (ESP) 2,695 5
13 Gonzalez, Fernando (CHI) 2,385 -1
14 Ljubicic, Ivan (CRO) 2,320 1
15 Youzhny, Mikhail (RUS) 2,320 -2
16 Berdych, Tomas (CZE) 2,305 -2
17 Ferrero, Juan Carlos (ESP) 2,095 -1
18 Monfils, Gael (FRA) 2,040 0
19 Haas, Tommy (USA) 1,730 1
20 Stepanek, Radek (CZE) 1,715 -1
Top 100 at ATPWorldTour
