Rafael Nadal ascended the No.1 Position from Roger Federer today, who has held it for a record 234 consecutive weeks(41/2 years) since Feb 2, 2004.Nadal who had been ranked second behind Federer for a record 160 consecutive weeks assured himself of the No.1 ranking after he reached the semifinals of ATP Cincinnati Masters last month.Nadal honoured his World No.1 ranking in the most perfect way by winning the Olympic Singles Gold Medal in Beijing.He has won 8 titles this year including the most prestigious Wimbledon, Roland Gaross & now the Olmypics with a 70-8 win-loss record.After winning Wimbledon last month he became the first person since Bjorn Borg to win French Open & Wimbledon back to back.He is third Spaniard to hold the No.1 ranking the other being Carlos Moya & Juan Carlos Ferrero.Read more here........
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