ATP Rankings: Nadal climbs to No.2; Federer falls to No.7

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

ATP Rankings: Nadal climbs to No.2; Federer falls to No.7

Rafael Nadal won the Cincinnati Masters for the first time on Sunday, his ninth title of 2013 lifting him to number two in the world and stamping him as one of US Open favorites.

He beat unseeded American John Isner 7-6 (10/8), 7-6 (7/3) to add the Cincinnati crown to the Montreal Masters title he won a week before, his first ever back-to-back hardcourt trophies.

Meanwhile, Swiss Roger Federer falls to No.7 because he was not able to defend his crown at Cincinnati. He loss to Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals. This is the lowest ranking of Roger Federer for 11 years.

Here’s the ATP World Tour Rankings as of August 19, 2013.

[1] ( 0 ) Novak Djokovic (SRB) – 10,980

[2] (+1) Rafael Nadal (ESP) – 8,860

[3] (-1) Andy Murray (GBR) – 8,700

[4] ( 0 ) David Ferrer (ESP) – 7,210

[5] (+1) Tomas Berdych (CZE) – 5,135

[6] (+1) Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) – 4,740

[7] (-2) Roger Federer (SUI) – 4,695

[8] ( 0 ) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) – 3,470

[9] (+2 )Richard Gasquet (FRA) – 2,625

[10] (-1) Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) – 2,610

[11] (-1) Milos Raonic (CAN) - 2,555