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Vol. 5 Num 761 Tue. July 18, 2006  
   
Sports


Federer, Nadal still at top


Wimbledon champion Roger Federer and his closest rival Rafael Nadal are still comfortably the world's top two players after the latest ATP world rankings were released on Monday.

Federer cemented his place at the top following his fourth successive Wimbledon triumph last week.

Australia's Mark Philippoussis made the biggest leap in the rankings as his Newport grasscourt victory in the United States saw him move up 89 places to 125 in the world.

Rankings
1. Roger Federer (SUI) 7260 pts
2. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 5125
3. David Nalbandian (ARG) 3185
4. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) 3125
5. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 2210
6. James Blake (USA) 2155
7. Tommy Robredo (ESP) 2050
8. Mario Ancic (CRO) 1985
9. Radek Stepanek (CZE) 1925
10. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 1857