PARIS: Rafael Nadal soared 3,840 points ahead of his rivals in the latest ATP men`s tennis rankings released Monday, following the Spaniard`s victory in Wimbledon.
Nadal, who regained the number one spot after claiming the French Open title, now stands on 10,745 points, with Serbian Novak Djokovic leap-frogging Roger Federer into second thanks to his losing semi-final appearance in Wimbledon.
Federer`s fall to third place was the first time the Swiss player, who crashed out at the quarter-final stage in Wimbledon, has been out of the top two since November 2003.
The losing finalist in southwest London, Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, rises five places to a career-high ranking of eighth.
Taiwanese Lu Yen-Hsun`s quarter-final showing there saw him jump 40 places to 42nd spot.
1. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 10745 pts
2. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6905 (+1)
3. Roger Federer (SUI) 6885 (-1)
4. Andy Murray (GBR) 5155
5. Robin Soderling (SWE) 4935 (+1)
6. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 4740 (-1)
7. Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 4395 (+1)
8. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 3845 (+5)
9. Andy Roddick (USA) 3490 (-2)
10. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 3475 (-1)
11. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 3455 (-1)
12. David Ferrer (ESP) 3100 (-1)
13. Marin Cilic (CRO) 2865 (-1)
14. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 2700
15. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 2215 (+1)
16. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) 2200 (-1)
17. Gael Monfils (FRA) 1995 (+3)
18. John Isner (USA) 1925 (+1)
19. Sam Querrey (USA) 1910 (+2)
20. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 1880 (-2)
BDST: 1827hrs, July 5, 2010
