ATP Crowns Murray After Paris Triumph

Zeeshan Mehtab Published November 07, 2016 | 03:55 PM

PARIS, Nov 7 (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 07th Nov, 2016 ) : The ATP officially crowned Andy Murray as world number one on Monday as tennis legend Roger Federer fell out of the top 10 for the first time in 14 years.

Novak Djokovic's quarter-final defeat to Marin Cilic in the Paris Masters saw the Serb dethroned after 122 weeks as number one. Murray, who won in Paris for his fourth straight tournament win, is the oldest player at 29 to become number one for the first time.

Swiss legend Federer, who has not played since ending his season in July with a knee injury, dropped seven places to 15th. Federer, who spent 302 weeks as world number one, had been in the world top 10 since October 13, 2002.

November 7 ATP rankings 1. Andy Murray (GBR) 11,185pts 2. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 10,780 3. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 5,115 4. Milos Raonic (CAN) 5,050 5. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 4,705 6. Gakl Monfils (FRA) 3,625 7.

Marin Cilic (CRO) 3,450 8. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 3,300 9. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 3,215 10. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 3,060 11. David Goffin (BEL) 2,780 12. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 2,550 13. Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 2,460 14.

Roberto Bautista (ESP) 2,350 15. Lucas Pouille (FRA) 2,196 16. Roger Federer (SUI) 2,130 17. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 2,035 18. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 1,885 19. John Isner (USA) 1,850 20. Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 1,795