Record-breaking Federer back on top of ATP rankings
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Hamburg - Roger Federer returned to the top of the men's tennis rankings issued on Monday by the ATP, the day after his record-breaking Wimbledon title. The Swiss Federer dethroned Spanish rival Rafael Nadal after ten and a half months at the top with his epic five-set win over American Andy Roddick for a 15th Grand Slam crown at the All England Club. Federer has amassed 11,220 as he earned a 238th week atop the rankings. The currently injured Nadal has 10,735 and British Wimbledon semi-finalist Andy Murray is third on 9,450 points. The brave Roddick remained in sixth place, with now 5,540 points. ATP top 10 as of July 6 (previous ranking in parenthesis): "#" 1. (2) Roger Federer, Switzerland, 11,220 points 2. (1) Rafael Nadal, Spain, 10,735 3. (3) Andy Murray, Britain, 9,450 4. (4) Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 8,150 5. (5) Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, 5,705 6. (6) Andy Roddick, United States, 5,440 7. (7) Gilles Simon, France, 4,000 8. (9) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 3,600 9. (8) Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 3,500 10. (10) Fernando Gonzalez, Chile, 3,185 "#"
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Please Enough of Roger
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donna ,
Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:45:33 GMT
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Please, Roger go away! You have done everything a tennis player can do and more. It is getting rather ridiculous that each grand slam is based on what Roger will accomplish it takes away from the hard work and accomplishments of the other top rated players.
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