Nadal ends the year on top as Djokovic closes in
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Hamburg - 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 parenthesis): "#" 1. (1) Rafael Nadal, Spain, 6,675 points 2. (2) Roger Federer, Switzerland, 5,305 3. (3) Novak Djokovic, Serbia 5,295 4. (4) Andy Murray, Britain, 3,720 5. (5) Nikolay Davidenko, Russia, 2,715 6. (7) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 2,050 7. (9) Gilles Simon, France, 1,980 8. (6) Andy Roddick, US, 1,970 9. (8) Juan Martin Del Potro,Argentina, 1,945 10. (10) James Blake , US, 1,775 "#"
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