Andy Murray moved ahead of Roger Federer on the ATP World Tour tennis rankings for the first time, while Australian Open winner Kim Clijsters dropped out of the top 10 of the women’s tour.
Murray, 24, rose one spot to No. 3 after he beat Spain’s David Ferrer in the Shanghai Masters final yesterday. That followed titles this month at the Thailand Open and Japan Open. The Briton, who is still seeking his first major title, has now won 25 of his past 26 matches. His last loss was against second- ranked Rafael Nadal of Spain in the semifinals of the U.S. Open in September.
Federer, the winner of a men’s record 16 Grand Slam singles titles, dropped one spot to No. 4. The 30-year-old Swiss fell out of the top three for the first time since June 2003, partly as he decided not to compete in Asia so as to recover from the U.S. hardcourt season. Serbia’s Novak Djokovic is already guaranteed to finish 2011 as the world No. 1 thanks to a season during which he won three majors and only lost three matches.
“I’m still not guaranteed to finish at No. 3,” Murray said on the ATP website. “I’m still going to have to win some more matches. But if you finish in front of Federer in a year, then there’s not many people in the last five, six, seven years that have been able to say that.”
On the women’s WTA tour, Clijsters dropped one spot to No. 11. The Belgian, a former world No. 1, missed the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open because of injuries. Thirteen-time major champion Serena Williams of the U.S. remained at No. 14.
Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark remained the top player in the rankings. Former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova of Russia is at No. 2, with Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in third.
Enjoy it while it lasts Murray, enjoy it while it lasts.
As for Clijsters, well that's not a big surprise given she hasn't played much this year. Hopefully next year will see her doing well and back in the top 10.
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