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Federer, Azarenka Return to No. 1 in rankings

Malta Independent Tuesday, 10 July 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

By tying Pete Sampras with a record seven Wimbledon titles, Roger Federer also has tied the American’s career mark of 286 weeks at No. 1 in the ATP rankings.

In yesterday’s new rankings, Federer jumps from No. 3 to the top, overtaking Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Federer last was No. 1 in June 2010.

Djokovic, who’d been No. 1 since winning Wimbledon last year, lost to Federer in this year’s semifinals. Nadal, the 2011 runner-up at the All England Club, was upset in the second round in 2012.

Andy Murray, who lost to Federer in Sunday’s final, remains at No. 4.

There’s also a new leader in the WTA rankings: Victoria Azarenka rises one spot from No. 2, while Maria Sharapova drops from No. 1 to No. 3.

Through July 9

Men’s Singles

1. Roger Federer, Switzerland, 11,075 points.

2. Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 11,000.

3. Rafael Nadal, Spain, 8,905.

4. Andy Murray, Britain, 7,460.

5. David Ferrer, Spain, 5,430.

6. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 5,230.

7. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 4,515.

8. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, 3,215.

9. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, 3,180.

10. Nicolas Almagro, Spain, 2,605.

11. John Isner, United States, 2,520.

12. Gilles Simon, France, 2,480.

13. Mardy Fish, United States, 2,355.

14. Juan Monaco, Argentina, 2,130.

15. Marin Cilic, Croatia, 1,825.

16. Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 1,810.

17. Gael Monfils, France, 1,715.

18. Kei Nishikori, Japan, 1,680.

19. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 1,620.

20. Richard Gasquet, France, 1,600.

Women’s Singles

1. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, 8,800 points.

2. Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, 8,530.

3. Maria Sharapova, Russia, 8,370.

4. Serena Williams, United States, 7,360.

5. Samantha Stosur, Australia, 6,195.

6. Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 5,275.

7. Angelique Kerber, Germany, 5,170.

8. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, 4,091.

9. Sara Errani, Italy, 3,410.

10. Marion Bartoli, France, 3,400.

11. Li Na, China, 3,245.

12. Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, 3,190.

13. Vera Zvonareva, Russia, 3,160.

14. Maria Kirilenko, Russia, 2,635.

15. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, 2,625.

16. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, 2,514.

17. Flavia Pennetta, Italy, 2,305.

18. Sabine Lisicki, Germany, 2,297.

19. Andrea Petkovic, Germany, 2,160.

20. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 2,220.

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