Nadal ends the year on top as Djokovic closes in
Rafael Nadal of Spain tops the men's final tennis rankings of the year released Monday, while Serb Novak Djokovic moves closer to number two Roger Federer of Switzerland.

Djokovic, who won the Masters Cup title in Shanghai at the weekend, has now climbed to within just 10 points of Federer.

ATP top 10 as of November 17 (previous ranking in...
Nadal ends the year on top as Djokovic closes in
 
 

Tennis remains Serbia's fairy tale
The triumph of two Serbs at the Shanghai Masters over the weekend, two players on top of global rankings and another two with the throne in sight at the close of the tennis season drove Belgrade newspapers deeper into euphoria on Monday. "Shanghai fairy tale," "Serbia's pride," "Serbian Shanghai," and...

Tennis remains Serbia's fairy tale

Nadal ends the year on top as Djokovic closes in
Rafael Nadal of Spain tops the men's final tennis rankings of the year released Monday, while Serb Novak Djokovic moves closer to number two Roger Federer of Switzerland. Djokovic, who won the Masters Cup title in Shanghai at the weekend, has now climbed to within just 10 points of Federer. ATP top 10 as of November 17 (previous...

Nadal ends the year on top as Djokovic closes in

Nadal leads in unchanged ATP top 10
Rafael Nadal tops the men's tennis rankings issued on Monday and is also assured of first place in next week's final standings despite his injury-related absence from the season-ender in Shanghai. Spain's Nadal leads an unchanged top 10 with 6,675 points from former top man Roger Federer of Switzerland (5,205) and Serb Novak Djokovic...

Nadal leads in unchanged ATP top 10

Jankovic leads "egalitarian phase" in women's tennis
Venus Williams' title at the WTA Championships on Sunday marked the end of a turbulent year in women's tennis which saw six changes at the number one position after Justine Henin's retirement. The Belgian Henin was tipped to dominate 2008 after an amazing unbeaten second half of 2007, but her win streak came to an end at the...

Jankovic leads "egalitarian phase" in women's tennis

Ailing Nadal remains top - Tsonga storms into top 10
Ailing Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer head the men's tennis rankings going into next week's season-ending Masters Cup while Jo-Wilfried Tsonga shot to a career-high number seven in the ATP rankings issued on Monday. Spain's Nadal is assured of the year-ending top spot and has 6,675 points. Former leader Federer of Switzerland has...

Ailing Nadal remains top - Tsonga storms into top 10

Nalbandian's win postpones Shanghai spot for Del Potro
David Nalbandian defeated compatriot Juan Del Potro for the second week in a row, earning a 6-4, 6-0 victory in the third round of the Paris Masters on Thursday. Nalbandian's victory over his 20-year-old rival also mathematically delayed Del Potro's chance of formally clinching a place in the Masters Cup. Del Potro has been nursing...

Nalbandian's win postpones Shanghai spot for Del Potro

Spain's Ferrer falls from Shanghai chase with loss
German Philipp Kohlschreiber dealt a likely fatal blow to the season-ending hopes of Spain's David Ferrer as he defeated the Spaniard 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday in the second round of the Paris Masters. Ferrer, seeded fifth, will be unable to make the trip to Shanghai as a direct qualifier next week as his progress was halted while...

Spain's Ferrer falls from Shanghai chase with loss

Suffering Safin drops retirement hint after Paris loss
  Three-time Paris Masters champion Marat Safin floated the possibility of retirement after a 6-0, 7-6 (7-4) first- round disappointment on Monday at the hands of Juan Monaco But the 28-year-old Russian's immediate hope of just seeing the back of another so-so ATP season may have been stronger than any desire to actually chuck in his...

Suffering Safin drops retirement hint after Paris loss

Jankovic retains top spot in women's tennis rankings
Jelena Jankovic remains top of a virtually unchanged women's tennis rankings issued on Monday by the WTA. The Serb Jankovic has 4,555 points and maintains her big lead over Russian Dinara Safina (3,782) and formerly top-ranked American Serena Williams (3,716). WTA top 10 as of October 20 (previous ranking in parenthesis): 1. (1)...

Jankovic retains top spot in women's tennis rankings

Nadal to finish 2008 at the top of the tennis rankings
Rafael Nadal's run to the semi-finals of the Madrid Masters at the weekend ensures the Spaniard will remain top of the ATP tennis rankings until the end of 2008. The French Open and Wimbledon champion Nadal has 7,100 points in the new rankings issued Monday, to sit ahead of former number one Roger Federer of Switzerland (5,805) and...

Nadal to finish 2008 at the top of the tennis rankings
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