Nadal closes in on Federer in tennis rankings

Canada's Daniel Nestor celebrates after he and his partner Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic won the men's doubles final against Sweden's Jonas Bjorkman and Zimbabwe's Kevin Ullyett on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Saturday, July 5 , 2008. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Peter Van Den Berg LONDON - Rafael Nadal's epic victory over Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final allowed him to significantly narrow the gap at the top of the ATP rankings, while Toronto's Daniel Nestor has moved into top spot on the men's doubles list. Federer, of Switzerland, remained at No. 1 for a record 232nd consecutive week, while Nadal remained at No. 2 for a record 155th week in a row. But Federer's lead fell from 1,145 points - 6,900 to 5,755 - entering the grass-court Grand Slam tournament to 545 points - 6,600 to 6,055 - in Monday's new rankings. The Spaniard beat... [read full story]