Roger Federer moved into second place past Rafael Nadal in the latest ATP tennis rankings issued on Monday, the day after a record—equalling 20th Masters title for the Swiss player.
Federer has 9,340 points to the 9,105 of Nadal, who like leader Novak Djokovic (11,200) was eliminated early in the Madrid Masters and complained about the slippery blue clay surface there.
The former number one Federer beat seventh—ranked Tomas Bredych for the title in the Spanish capital on Sunday, equalling Nadal’s Masters record and getting a 74th career title.
ATP top 10 as of May 14 (previous ranking in parenthesis):
1. (1) Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 11,200 points
2. (3) Roger Federer, Switzerland, 9,430
3. (2) Rafael Nadal, Spain, 9,105
4. (4) Andy Murray, Britain, 7,500
5. (5) Jo—Wilfried Tsonga, France, 4,930
6. (6) David Ferrer, Spain, 4,460
7. (7) Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 4,410
8. (8) Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, 3,090
9. (11) Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, 2,970
10. (10) John Isner, United States, 2,725
Serena moves to sixth
Serena Williams continued her return to the top tiers of the WTA tennis rankings by rising three places to sixth in the wake of her Madrid title on Sunday.
The former number one Williams has 5,300 points in Monday’s list after crushing number one Victoria Azarenka in straight sets at the big clay court event in Spain.
Azarenka tops the bill with 9,020 points despite her third defeat of the year. Maria Sharapova, also beaten by Williams in Madrid, has 7,610, and Agnieszka Radwanska is third on 7,080.
WTA top 10 as of May 14 (previous ranking in parenthesis):
1. (1) Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, 9,020 points
2. (2) Maria Sharapova, Russia, 7,610
3. (3) Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, 7,080
4. (4) Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 6,250
5. (5) Samantha Stosur, Australia, 5,435
6. (9) Serena Williams, United States, 5,300
7. (7) Marion Bartoli, France, 4,945
8. (6) Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, 4,936
9. (8) Li Na, China, 4,405
10. (10) Vera Zvonareva, Russia, 3,640
