ATP Rankings: Nadal ClimbsTo No 2
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Current French Open champion, Rafael Nadal, has moved up to number 2 in the Emirates ATP Rankings for the first time since October 2014.
The Spaniard is now 2,605 points away from Andy Murray, the world number one.
The 31-year-old earned 2,000 Emirates ATP Rankings points and €2,100,000 in prize money after beating Stan Wawrinka in straight sets to win the French Open title on Sunday, his tenth title in 12 years.
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After Sunday’s final, Nadal became the first person in the Open Era to win 10 titles at a Grand Slam. He is widely regarded as the greatest clay-court player in history, and owing to his dominance and success on the surface, he has been called “The King of Clay
Nadal has reached a tour-leading seven finals so far this season, starting the season with final runs at the Australian Open, the Abierto Mexicano Telcel and at the Miami Open presented by Itau. Nadal fell to Federer in two of the three title matches, but on clay, the Spaniard has been nearly perfect.
He won 24 of the 25 matches he played on clay, winning his 10th Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters and his 10thBarcelona Open Banc Sabadell. Nadal also celebrated his fifth Mutua Madrid Open title.
Nadal is now 43-6 on the season and boasts a staggering 79-2 record at the clay-court Grand Slam.
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In the Emirates ATP rankings released Monday, Wawrinka remains No 3, while Novak Djokovic moved two notches down to No 4. Veteran Roger Federer, who skipped Roland Garros remains No 5.
