PARIS, Monday - Roger Federer’s victory in the Australian Open has taken him to within 155 points of world number one Rafael Nadal in the ATP rankings released on Monday.
Nadal, who was knocked out in the quarter-finals in Melbourne, has 9,760 points with Federer on 9,605.
Marin Cilic, who took Federer to five sets in the final, moves up three places to a career-high ranking of third.
Chung Hyeon is rewarded for his surprise run to the semi-finals with a 29-place leap to 29th in the world. -AFP
 Switzerland’s Roger Federer celebrates beating Croatia’s Marin Cilic in their men’s singles final match on day 14 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 28. AFP |
Rankings on January 29:
1. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 9,760 points, 2. Roger Federer (SUI) 9,605, 3. Marin Cilic (CRO) 4,960 (+3), 4. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 4,630 (-1), 5. Alexander Zverev (GER) 4,610 (-1), 6. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 4,060 (-1), 7. David Goffin (BEL) 3,460, 8. Jack Sock (USA) 2,880 (+1), 9. Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 2,815 (+1), 10. Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 2,705 (+1), 11. Kevin Anderson (RSA) 2,620 (+1), 12. Sam Querrey (USA) 2,490 (+1), 13. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 2,470 (+1), 14. Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 2,395 (+3), 15. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 2,385 (-7), 16. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 2,320 (+4), 17. Lucas Pouille (FRA) 2,235 (+1), 18. John Isner (USA) 2,230 (-2), 19. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 2,050 (-4), 20. Andy Murray (GBR) 1,960 (-1) Selected, 26. Kyle Edmund (GBR) 1,667 (+23), 29. Chung Hyeon (KOR) 1,472 (+29)
WOZNIACKI TOP OF WOMEN RANKINGS
Caroline Wozniacki moved to the top of the WTA rankings released on Monday on the back of her maiden Grand Slam triumph at the Australian Open.
The 27-year-old Dane usurped Romanian Simona Halep whom she beat in an epic Melbourne final, reclaiming the number one ranking six years to the day since she last relinquished it.
Halep dropped to number two while former number one, German Angelique Kerber, who lost in the semi-finals to the Romanian, climbed seven places to ninth. The other beaten semi-finalist, Belgium’s Elise Mertens, climbed 17 spots to 20th. American Venus Williams dropped three places to eighth following her first round loss.
Rankings as of January 29:
1. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 7,965pts (+1), 2. Simona Halep (ROM) 7,715 (-1), 3. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 6,085 (+1), 4. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 5,690 (-1), 5. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 5,445 (+1), 6. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 4,901 (+1), 7. Caroline Garcia (FRA) 4,495 (+1), 8. Venus Williams (USA) 4,278 (-3), 9. Angelique Kerber (GER) 3,031 (+7), 10. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 2,935 (+1), 11. Johanna Konta (GBR) 2,825 (-1), 12. Julia Goerges (GER) 2,825, 13. Sloane Stephens (USA) 2,813, 14. Madison Keys (USA) 2,644 (+6), 15. Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 2,540, 16. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 2,486 (+1), 17. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 2,462 (-3), 18. Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 2,434 (-9), 19. Magdalena Rybarikova (RUS) 2,363 (+2), 20. Elise Mertens (BEL) 2,215 (+17)
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