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Federer stretches lead, Hewitt back in top 10
Jun 19, 2006, 14:35 GMT
Hamburg - Roger Federer extended his lead of the men's tennis rankings issued Monday by the ATP by virtue of his fourth title in a row at a grass court tournament in Germany.
Australian Lleyton Hewitt, meanwhile, lifted the Queens Club trophy which saw him return to the top 10.
Federer, who won in Halle on Sunday to tie Bjorn Borg's record of 41 consecutive grass court wins, tops the bill with 7,260 points ahead of two-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal (4,545) and Argentine David Nalbandian (3,360).
Former world number one Hewitt, meanwhile, moved from 13 to nine with 1,900 points by winning his first title in 18 months in London.
ATP top 10 as of June 19 (previous rankings in parenthesis): 1. (1) Roger Federer, Switzerland, 7,260 points; 2. (2) Rafael Nadal, Spain, 4,545; 3. (3) David Nalbandian, Argentina, 3,360; 4. (4) Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia, 3,055; 5. (5) Andy Roddick, United States, 2,430; 6. (6) Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, 2,195; 7. (7) James Blake, United States, 2,085; 8. (8) Tommy Robredo, Spain, 1,920; 9. (13) Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, 1,900; 10. (11) Fernando Gonzalez, Chile, 1,755.
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