ATP News : 2008


NADAL BECOMES NO. 1

Rafael Nadal ascended to the No. 1 position in the ATP Rankings today by replacing his great rival Roger Federer, who had held the top spot for a record 237 consecutive weeks.


Nadal, who had ranked No. 2 behind Federer for a record 160 consecutive weeks, celebrated his rise to No. 1 in perfect fashion yesterday, winning the Olympic singles gold medal in Beijing.

"Nowhere in my best dreams I can imagine something like what I did this year," Nadal said in Beijing Sunday. "I am playing an unbelievable season, no doubt. I have to be very happy for everything.

The Mallorca native is the 24th player in the history of the South African Airways ATP Rankings (since 1973) to hold the No. 1 position in the official rankings in men's tennis. He joins countrymen Carlos Moya (1999) and Juan Carlos Ferrero (2003) to rank No. 1.



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