Novak Djokovic closed in on world number one Rafael Nadal in the ATP rankings on Monday after beating the Spaniard for the Madrid Masters title the previous day.
Djokovic has less points defend over the next week as Nadal, who comes as the title holder to Rome, the French Open and Wimbledon.
Nadal tops the list with 12,470 points while Serbia’s Djokovic has 10,665. Former number one Roger Federer of Switzerland remains third on 8,900 points.
“My number one ranking is in danger. This is a reality. But it would not be the end of the world,” said Nadal on Sunday.
ATP top 10 as of May 9 (previous ranking in parenthesis): 1. (1) Rafael Nadal, Spain, 12,470 points 2. (2) Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 10,665 3. (3) Roger Federer, Switzerland, 8,900 4. (4) Andy Murray, Britain, 5,905 5. (5) Robin Soderling, Sweden, 5,265 6. (6) David Ferrer, Spain, 4,420 7. (7) Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 4,035 8. (8) Juergen Melzer, Austria, 3,020 9. (10) Gael Monfils, France, 2,645 10. (9) Nicolas Almagro, Spain, 2,495.
