Tennis: Nadal, Federer out of world’s top 4

Former world number ones, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, are both outside the top four in the men’s world rankings for the first time in 13 years.

Spaniard Nadal, 30, is fifth in the latest ATP standings released yesterday, with 35-yearold Swiss Federer two places lower.

Novak Djokovic

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic tops the list, ahead of Briton Andy Murray and Federer’s compatriot Stan Wawrinka, with Japan’s Kei Nishikori in fourth.

BBC Sport report that Briton Johanna Konta is in the women’s top 10 for the first time.

The 25-year-old climbs to ninth after reaching the final of the China Open, in which she was beaten by Agnieszka Radwanska.

Nadal, who won the most recent of his 14 Grand Slams in 2014, has claimed two titles this year - in Barcelona and Monte Carlo.

Federer, a 17-time Grand Slam winner, has been out with a knee injury since Wimbledon, where he was knocked out in the semifinals
by Canada’s Milos Raonic.

ATP Top 10
1 Novak Djokovic (Ser) 13,540
points
2 Andy Murray (GB) 9,845
3 Stan Wawrinka (Swi) 5,910
4 Kei Nishikori (Jpn) 4,740
5 Rafael Nadal (Spa) 4,730
6 Milos Raonic (Can) 4,690
7 Roger Federer (Swi) 3,730
8 Gael Monfils (Fra) 3,745
9 Tomas Berdych (Cze) 3,470
10 Dominic Thiem (Aut) 3,295

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