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Roger Backed By Fans To Regain No. 1 Ranking
Rafael Nadal may have ended the season as ATP World No. 1, but ATPtennis.com fans believe that Roger will reclaim the year-end No. 1 ranking in 2009.
In a poll of more than 55,000 fans, so far 43 per cent of ATPtennis.com readers believe that our champ will join Ivan Lendl as the only player to regain the year-end No. 1 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings after losing it. Lendl claimed the year-end No. 1 ranking in 1985, '86 and '87 before finishing No. 2 behind Mats Wilander in 1988. He then regained the year-end No. 1 in 1989 and remains the only player in the history of the South African Airways ATP Rankings (since 1973) to achieve that feat.
Quick Poll: Who will finish No. 1 at the end of 2009?
(The poll is still running, click on the link below to cast your vote)
Player (Percentage of vote)
Roger Federer (43%)
Rafael Nadal (35%)
Novak Djokovic (11%)
Andy Murray (8%)
Other (3%)
Roger, who lost the No. 1 ranking to Nadal after a record 237 consecutive-week stint on August 18, polled seven per cent more votes than his Spanish rival. Roger ended the year with a 66-15 match record, highlighted by a 13th Grand Slam trophy at the US Open (d. Murray).
Nadal finished the 2008 season with a 1,370 points lead over Roger. The 22-year-old Mallorcan captured eight titles – including Roland Garros, Wimbledon and Olympic gold – and had an 82-11 match record.
Text published with kind permission of the ATP.
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1-The humiliating French open final :
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YOU ARE THE BEST NUMBER ONE!!
No one can prevent you reclaiming NO.1!
You will be number one forever.
We love you, champ!
and u r still the no 1 fr all u're fans out here!!!!!!
best of luck fr next year!!!!!! we're all with u !!!!
You can do it, you are the best!!
Your post is right on and beautifully said. it echoes my feelings 100% and I wish I had written it. May Roger win !!!
Richtig, weiter, immer weiter Roger. Du kanst das machen, du muss!
Marie
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