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Battle for year-end No. 1 is closest it has been at this point since 2012
Rafael Nadal took the lead in the battle for the year-end No. 1 ATP Ranking from Novak Djokovic by winning his 12th Roland Garros title on Sunday.

Nadal passed Djokovic for the lead in the ATP Race To London with 5,505 points, taking a 780-point advantage over the second-placed Serbian (4,725). It is the third consecutive year in which Nadal has led the Race after the season’s second Grand Slam, and he has fittingly won the title on the Parisian terre battue on each occasion. This sets the stage for what could be an exciting battle for the year-end No. 1 ATP Ranking.

ATP Race To London Standings

Player Points
1. Rafael Nadal 5,505
2. Novak Djokovic 4,725
3. Roger Federer 3,360
4. Dominic Thiem 3,305
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas 2,940
This is the closest the Race has been between the Top 2 players after Roland Garros since 2012, when Nadal led Djokovic by 630 points after claiming his seventh trophy in Paris. In 2017, Nadal led second-placed Roger Federer by 2,870 points and last season, he was ahead of second-placed Alexander Zverev by 1,545 points.

Nadal is now in a strong position to make a run for his fifth year-end finish (2008, ‘10, ‘13, ‘17) atop the ATP Rankings. Nadal would join Djokovic, Federer and Jimmy Connors in a tie for the second-most times accomplishing the feat, only trailing Pete Sampras, who did it on six occasions.

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It is impressive that the 33-year-old has passed Djokovic considering last month, the Serbian took a 900-point lead in the Race by winning the Mutua Madrid Open, and Nadal had not reached a clay-court final in 2019. But the Spaniard found his rhythm, triumphing at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia and then losing just two sets en route to his victory in Paris to make his move in the race for year-end No. 1.

The 33-year-old, who now holds a 32-5 record in 2019, is well on his way to qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals for the 15th consecutive year. Nadal, the 2010 and 2013 finalist at The O2, made his debut at the season finale in 2006, when it was held in China.

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Khachanov Breaks Into Top 10, Mover Of The Week
Karen Khachanov rises two places to a career-high No. 9 in the ATP Rankings after reaching the Roland Garros quarter-finals. © Getty Images/ATP Tour

ATP Staff
Jun 10, 2019

ATPTour.com looks at the top Movers of the Week in the ATP Rankings, as of Monday, 10 June 2019

No. 9 (Career High) Karen Khachanov, +2
The 23-year-old advanced to his first Grand Slam quarter-final at Roland Garros after beating Juan Martin del Potro in four sets in the fourth round. Having entered the Round of 16 clash against Del Potro with an 0-3 record in Grand Slam fourth-round matches, Khachanov backed up wins over Cedrik-Marcel Stebe, Gregoire Barrere and Martin Klizan to reach the last eight.

Despite falling to eventual runner-up Dominic Thiem in the quarter-finals, Khachanov becomes the first Russian since Mikhail Youzhny in February 2011 to occupy a spot in the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings. The Moscow-born star rises two positions to a career-high at No. 9.

No. 10 (Career High) Fabio Fognini, +2
At the conclusion of a European clay-court swing which began with a first ATP Masters 1000 trophy at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters (d. Lajovic), Fognini will enter the grass-court season as a Top 10 player. The Italian claimed three straight four-set wins at Roland Garros, which included a victory against Australian Open quarter-finalist Roberto Bautista Agut, before losing to Alexander Zverev in the Round of 16. Like Khachanov, Fognini also jumps two spots to a new career-high ATP Ranking, at No. 10.

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No. 19 Stan Wawrinka, +9
Former champion Wawrinka reached his first Grand Slam quarter-final in two years at Roland Garros. The Swiss, who is rebuilding his ATP Ranking following two knee surgeries in August 2017, defeated in-form Chilean Cristian Garin, former World No. 3 Grigor Dimitrov and World No. 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas en route to the last eight. After a four-set loss to Roger Federer in the quarter-finals, the three-time Grand Slam champion leaps nine places to No. 19 in the ATP Rankings. This is the first time that Wawrinka has held a position in the Top 20 since 18 March 2018.

No. 28 Benoit Paire, +10
After picking up titles at the Grand Prix Hassan II (d. Andujar) and Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon (d. Auger-Aliassime), Paire reached the Round of 16 at Roland Garros for the first time. The 30-year-old edged countryman Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-2, 6-2, 5-7, 6-7(6), 11-9 in a memorable second-round clash en route to the last 16, where he fell in five sets to Kei Nishikori. Paire climbs 10 spots to No. 28 in the ATP Rankings, his highest position in almost three years.

Other Notable Movers
No. 39 Marco Cecchinato, -20
No. 48 Leonardo Mayer, +20
No. 54 Hubert Hurkacz, -10
No. 58 (Career High) Juan Ignacio Londero, +20
No. 63 Damir Dzumhur, -11
No. 70 Daniel Evans, +10
No. 74 Jaume Munar, -21
No. 78 Steve Johnson, -13
No. 82 Pablo Andujar, +11
No. 90 Ernests Gulbis, -11
No. 99 (Career High) Yannick Maden, +15

ATPTour.com looks at the top Movers of the Week in the ATP Rankings, as of Monday, 24 June 2019

No. 53 Feliciano Lopez, +60
The 37-year-old became the oldest champion at the Fever-Tree Championships in the Open Era and the first wild card to lift the trophy at The Queen's Club since Pete Sampras in 1999. Lopez claimed his second trophy at the grass-court ATP 500 tournament following wins against Marton Fucsovics, Milos Raonic, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Gilles Simon.

The Spaniard also became the first player since Mark Philippoussis in 1997 to win both titles in the same year, after lifting the doubles trophy alongside Andy Murray. Lopez jumps 60 positions in the ATP Rankings to No. 53, his highest position since spending his last day in the No. 37 spot exactly one year ago. Read More & Watch Queen's Club Final Highlights.

No. 23 David Goffin, +10
The Belgian advanced to his first tour-level championship match in 19 months at the NOVENTI OPEN. Goffin ousted eighth seed Guido Pella, Radu Albot, second seed Alexander Zverev and MercedesCup champion Matteo Berrettini en route to the championship match, where he fell in straight sets to 10-time champion Roger Federer. The 2017 Nitto ATP Finals runner-up rises 10 spots to No. 23 in the ATP Rankings. Read More & Watch Halle Final Highlights.

No. 25 Gilles Simon, +13
The 34-year-old reached his first ATP Tour final of the season at the Fever-Tree Championships after four three-set victories at The Queen's Club. Simon battled past James Ward, 2015 finalist Kevin Anderson, 2007 runner-up Nicolas Mahut and World No. 13 Daniil Medvedev, before a final-set tie-break loss to Lopez in the championship match. The Frenchman leaps 13 places to No. 25 in the ATP Rankings.


Other Notable Movers
No. 46 Richard Gasquet, +8
No. 56 Leonardo Mayer, -8
No. 57 Philipp Kohlschreiber, -7
No. 69 Steve Johnson, +7
No. 70 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, +7
No. 73 Robin Haase, -7
No. 79 Sam Querrey, -11
No. 81 Jeremy Chardy, -16
No. 91 Matthew Ebden, -11

ATPTour.com looks at the top Movers of the Week in the ATP Rankings, as of Monday, 1 July 2019

No. 31 (Career-High) Taylor Fritz, +11
More than three years after reaching his first ATP Tour final at 2016 Memphis, Taylor Fritz lifted his maiden tour-level trophy at the Nature Valley International in Eastbourne. The 21-year-old American defeated top seed Guido Pella and British No. 1 Kyle Edmund en route to the championship match, where he overcame countryman Sam Querrey in straight sets. The 6'4" Californian climbs 11 spots to a career-high No. 31 in the ATP Rankings. Read More

No. 46 (Career-High) Lorenzo Sonego, +29
The 24-year-old entered the Turkish Airlines Open Antalya without a victory on grass, riding a six-match tour-level losing streak that dated back to his last-eight run at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters in April. But Sonego defeated three seeded players to reach his first ATP Tour final, and saved championship point against Miomir Kecmanovic, before claiming his first ATP Tour crown. The Italian soars 29 positions to a career-high No. 46 in the ATP Rankings. Read More

No. 67 (Career-High) Miomir Kecmanovic, +15
The Serbian reached his first tour-level final in Antalya and found himself just one point away from the title against Sonego. Kecmanovic dropped serve once in 48 service games to reach the final, overcoming third seed Jordan Thompson in the last four in a final-set tie-break The 19-year-old rises 15 positions to a career-high No. 67 in the ATP Rankings.


Other Notable Movers
No. 50 Pablo Carreno Busta, +9
No. 58 Mikhail Kukushkin, -11
No. 65 Sam Querrey, +14
No. 83 Hugo Dellien, +10
No. 89 Thomas Fabbiano, +13
No. 91 Damir Dzumhur, -28