THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON -- Toronto's Daniel Nestor is now the top-ranked doubles player in the world.
Nestor, 35, was ranked No. 3 but took the top spot in the ATP rankings after winning the Wimbledon doubles championship this weekend with partner Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia. The victory gave Nestor the career Grand Slam after previous wins in the Australian, French and U.S. Open tournaments.
Nestor previously topped the rankings in 2005.
"It's a wonderful feeling and certainly satisfying to be ranked number one," Nestor said. "I've worked so hard over the past year to regain positive momentum. Nenad (Zimonjic) and I cherish the win from the weekend at Wimbledon. Being the top-ranked player on tour is icing on the cake."
Nestor and Zimonjic also won titles at the Queen's Club and Hamburg earlier this year. Nestor split from longtime partner Mark Knowles last year after a decade together on court. Zimonjic maintained his No. 4 ranking.
In singles, Rafael Nadal's epic victory over Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final allowed him to significantly narrow the gap at the top of the rankings. Federer, of Switzerland, remained at No. 1 for a record 232nd consecutive week, while Nadal remained at No. 2 for a record 155th week in a row. But Federer's lead fell from 1,145 points -- 6,900 to 5,755 -- entering the grass-court Grand Slam tournament to 545 points -- 6,600 to 6,055 -- in Monday's new rankings.
The Spaniard beat Federer 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7 on Sunday night in a rain-interrupted match with four hours 48 minutes of action -- the longest men's championship match in the history of Wimbledon, a tournament that began in 1877.
Nestor teamed with Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia to win his first Wimbledon men's doubles title over the weekend. Nestor rose two positions, past American twins Bob and Mike Bryan, into the No. 1 spot. Zimonjic held his position at No. 4.
In men's singles, Novak Djokovic of Serbia held on to his No. 3 ranking, despite being upset in the second round. David Ferrer of Spain moved up from No. 5 to No. 4, swapping places with Nikolay Davydenko of Russia, who lost in the first round.
American Andy Roddick remained at No. 6, David Nalbandian of Argentina was at No. 7 again and American James Blake held his No. 8 position. Britain's Andy Murray moved back into the top 10, rising two spots to No. 9, by reaching his first Wimbledon quarter-final. Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland was ranked 10th.
Frank Dancevic of Niagara Falls, Ont., who made it to the second round at Wimbledon, fell four spots to No. 99.
In the WTA rankings, Wimbledon champion Venus Williams of the U.S. stayed at No. 7 after successfully defending her title. Her younger sister, Serena, who lost to Venus in the final, rose one spot to No. 5.
French Open champion Ana Ivanovic of Serbia kept her No. 1 ranking, even though she lost in the third round at the All England Club, but Maria Sharapova of Russia slid from No. 2 to No. 3 after being knocked out in the second round.
Jelena Jankovic of Serbia moved to No. 2, and Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia stayed at No. 4 and Elena Dementieva, also of Russia, dropped a spot to No. 6. Anna Chakvetadze, French Open runner-up Dinara Safina, both of Russia, and Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland rounded out the top 10.
Aleksandra Wozniak of Blainville, Que., rose 10 positions to No. 84. Wozniak lost in the second round at Wimbledon.
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