Rafael Nadal held a big lead in the final ATP rankings of the year while third-placed Novak Djokovic gained a few points by virtue of Serbia’s Davis Cup triumph on Sunday.
Nadal tops the rankings issued on Monday with 12,450 points from Roger Federer, who has 9,145. Nadal had already assured himself of the 2010 top spot several months ago.
Djokovic added 135 points to his tally for now 6,165 points with two singles rubbers wins as Serbia defeated France in the Davis Cup final on the weekend.
ATP top 10 as of December 6 (previous ranking in parenthesis):
1. (1) Rafael Nadal, Spain, 12,450 points
2. (2) Roger Federer, Switzerland, 9,145
3. (3) Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 6,165
4. (4) Andy Murray, Britain, 5,760
5. (5) Robin Soderling, Sweden, 5,580
6. (6) Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 3,955
7. (7) David Ferrer, Spain, 3,735
8. (8) Andy Roddick, United States, 3,665
9. (9) Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 3,240
10. (10) Mikhail Yuzhny, Russia, 2,920.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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