US Open win sees Wawrinka close rankings gap
Fresh from his US Open win, Stan Wawrinka consolidated his third spot in the latest ATP rankings released Monday, closing the gap on Andy Murray, who holds on to second. Wawrinka shocked world number one Novak Djokovic in Sunday's US Open final, shaking off a first set loss to win 6-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3. Despite his defeat, Djokovic still dominates the rankings ahead of Murray with Wawrinka next and Rafael Nadal moving up from fifth to fourth place, after losing in the fouth round to Frenchman Lucas Pouille. Kei Nishikori of Japan dumped Murray out of the tournament at the quarter-final stage and leaps two places in the rankings to fifth while Roger Federer, who missed the Open, slides down three places to seventh. ATP Top 20 1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 14,040 pts 2. Andy Murray (GBR) 9,485 3. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 6,260 4. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 4,940 5. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 4,875 6. Milos Raonic (CAN) 4,760 7. Roger Federer (SUI) 3,745 8. Gaël Monfils (FRA) 3,545 9. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 3,390 10. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 3,295 11. Marin Cilic (CRO) 2,885 12. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 2,875 13. David Ferrer (ESP) 2,660 14. David Goffin (BEL) 2,485 15. Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 2,140 16. Roberto Bautista (ESP) 1,950 17. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 1,880 18. Lucas Pouille (FRA) 1,831 19. Pablo Cuevas (URU) 1,745 20. Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 1,705
