To dethrone Nadal and reclaim the lead for the first time since October 2012, Federer will need to reach the semi-finals in the Rotterdam Open this week, from which Nadal has been absent while recovering from leg surgery, reports Efe.
Federer, a 20-time Grand Slam champion, closed to within 155 points of Nadal after his win last month at the Australian Open against world No. 3 Marin Cilic of Croatia.
Alexander Zverev of Germany jumped to fourth place ahead of Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov, while Spain's Pablo Carreno-Busta maintained his hold on 10th place, continuing to keep South Africa's Kevin Anderson out of the top 10.
The current ATP rankings and point scores are as follows:
- Rafael Nadal (Spain) 9,760 points
- Roger Federer (Switzerland) 9,605
- Marin Cilic (Croatia) 4,960
- Alexander Zverev (Germany) 4,450
- Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 4,425
- Dominic Thiem (Austria) 4,060
- David Goffin (Belgium) 3,400
- Jack Sock (United States) 2,880
- Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) 2,815
- Pablo Carreno-Busta (Spain) 2,705
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