With Davis Cup action dominating the men’s tennis scene in the past week, Swiss Roger Federer continues to lead the men’s tennis rankings issued on Monday by the ATP. Meanwhile, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus stayed atop the WTA rankings, ahead of Maria Sharapova and Agnieszka Radwanska.
Federer, who helped his country to a 3-2 victory over The Netherlands in a relegation play-off and helped it remain in the World Group, has 11,805 points. Serbian Novak Djokovic is second with 10,470 points, while Andy Murray retains his third place.
Serena remains fourth
Meanwhile, with none of the top players in action, U.S. Open winner Serena Williams, widely regarded as the best player in the world, remained in fourth place. Croatia’s Donna Vekic, who at 16 became the youngest WTA finalist since 2006 at Tashkent, jumped 62 places to stand at 121.
ATP top 10 : 1. Roger Federer (Sui, 11,805 points); 2. Novak Djokovic (Srb, 10,470); 3. Andy Murray (GBR, 8,570); 4. Rafael Nadal (Esp, 7,385); 5. David Ferrer (Esp, 5,960); 6. Tomas Berdych (Cze, 4,965); 7. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fra, 4,520); 8. Juan Martin del Potro (Arg, 3,850); 9. Janko Tipsarevic (Srb, 3,285); 10. John Isner (USA, 2,610).
WTA top 10 : 1. Victoria Azarenka (Blr, 10,265); 2. Maria Sharapova (Rus, 8,435); 3. Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol, 8,295); 4. Serena Williams (USA, 7,900); 5. Petra Kvitova (Cze, 6,690); 6. Angelique Kerber (Ger, 5,085); 7. Sara Errani (Ita, 4,755); 8. Li Na (Chn, 4,526); 9. Samantha Stosur (Aus, 4,200); 10. Marion Bartoli (Fra, 3,800).
