Novak Djokovic Closing in on the Tennis Number One Ranking
Novak Djokovic is closing in on the Tennis number one ranking after the best start to a tennis season since Ivan Lendl in the 1986 season.
Rafael Nadal once again suffered defeat this weekend at the Sony Ericsson Open final in Miami, at the hands of Novak Djokovic, and believes that he is in serious danger of losing his number one status this summer.
He is currently 3170 points ahead of the number two Djokovic, but that total is based on his hugely successful season last year. The chances of him repeating those results are looking slimmer and slimmer as the Djokovic run continues, he is now unbeaten in 24 games this year and has beaten Nadal in the 2 finals they have contested in 2011.
Djokovic himself plays down the prospect saying “I think it’s a bit early to talk about getting that top spot in the rankings” and the Australian Open champion went on to say that he thought that Nadal was currently the best player in the world.
Men's Top 10 ATP Tour Rankings & Points (04/04/2011)
- Nadal, Rafael (ESP) 12,870
- Djokovic, Novak (SRB) 9,700
- Federer, Roger (SUI) 8,550
- Murray, Andy (GBR) 5,545
- Soderling, Robin (SWE) 5,420
- Ferrer, David (ESP) 4,600
- Berdych, Tomas (CZE) 3,900
- Verdasco, Fernando (ESP) 2,925
- Melzer, Jurgen (AUT) 2,660
- Monfils, Gael (FRA) 2,600
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