adminPARIS. – Rafael Nadal’s magnificent run to a 10th French Open tennis title has earned the Spaniard a move into second in the latest ATP world rankings published yesterday. The 31-year-old clinched his record-breaking Roland Garros crown by demolishing Stan Wawrinka in a one-sided final for a 15th Grand Slam crown on Sunday. Nadal, who had slipped to as low as 10th in the world in 2015, triumphed 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 to become the first man in history to win the same major 10 times. Nadal’s two-place jump was at the expense of Novak Djokovic, whose French Open quarter-final exit saw the Serb drop from second to fourth, his lowest ranking in eight years.
Andy Murray, beaten by Wawrinka in the semi-finals in Paris, continues to lead the list with Wawrinka treading water in third.
1. Andy Murray (GBR) 9,890 pts
2. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 7,285 (+2)
3. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 6,175
4. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 5,805 (-2)
5. Roger Federer (SUI) 4,945
6. Milos Raonic (CAN) 4,450
7. Marin Cilic (CRO) 4,115 (+1)
8. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 3,985 (-1)
9. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 3,830
10. Alexander Zverev (GER) 3,070 – AFP.
Peter Tanyanyiwa
Online Reporter