Forget a New # 1 By the Sony Ericsson Open

Well, I was really starting to believe that by the Sony Ericsson, Nadal would have surpassed Federer as the new number one. Federer's loss in round one at Dubai guaranteed the gap would close between the two. If Nadal had not of lost today to Andy Roddick (kind of a shocker, if I'm being honest), he would have been well on his way to a Dubai Championship. By Monday he would only be 125 points behind Federer in the ATP rankings.

He lost 7-6(5), 6-2 today.

Because Nadal won Indian Wells last year, the next tournament before the Sony Ericsson, he will basically be defending 500 points. Even if he wins he will not gain or lose points. Federer is only defending about 75 points. Nadal could have overtaken Federer after the Sony....but he just didn't win.

Nadal hasn't won a title since July of 2007.

As of now, the rankings stand at:

Federer
6330

Nadal
5930

Djokovic
5010

Ferrer
2695

Davydenko
2640

Roddick
2140

Nalbandian
2050

Gasquet
1885

Blake
1710

Berdych
1685

It's basically a three-way race. Come back soon for more information.

The Tennis World Is Shaken

Roger Federer just lost in Round 1 at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships to No. 11 Andy Murray. The score was 7-6, 3-6, 4-6. What's going on???

This is even more of a blow considering today's recent ATP Tennis Rankings has Federer at 6330, just 400 pts. from Nadal's 5,930. Next week Federer will be even more behind.

Let's face it. Federer is going to have to work his tail off to win the next slam: The French Open. And we all know who's the King of Clay. It looks like come May we could have a new No. 1.

The Dubai Championships started today. Come back for updates.

Sarah

Upcoming Tournaments

Here is a list of some of the upcoming tournaments and schedules from the ATP Tennis Web site.


3/3/2008
Dubai, U.A.E.Dubai Tennis ChampionshipsInternational Series Gold
OutdoorHard
$1,426,000
Sgl 32Dbl 16
Buy OnlineEmail Contact+97 14 3020 444 (from Jan. 13)

3/3/2008
Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.Tennis Channel OpenInternational Series
OutdoorHard
$436,000
Sgl 32Dbl 16
Buy Online1-866-641-OPEN

3/13/2008
Indian Wells, CA, U.S.A.Pacific Life OpenATP Masters Series
OutdoorHard
$3,589,000
Sgl 96Dbl 32
Buy OnlineEmail Contact1/800-999-1585

3/27/2008
Miami, FL, U.S.A.Sony Ericsson OpenATP Masters Series
OutdoorHard
$3,770,000
Sgl 96Dbl 32
Buy OnlineEmail Contact1/305-442-3367

4/14/2008
Estoril, PortugalEstoril OpenInternational Series
OutdoorClay
€370,000
Sgl 32Dbl 16
Buy OnlineEmail Contact351-21/303-4900

4/14/2008
Valencia, SpainOpen de Tenis Comunidad ValencianaInternational Series
OutdoorClay
€370,000
Sgl 32Dbl 16
Buy OnlineEmail Contact34/938-182-900

4/14/2008
Houston, TX, U.S.A.U.S. Men's Clay Court ChampionshipsInternational Series
OutdoorClay
$436,000
Sgl 32Dbl 16
Buy Online1/713-874-6294

4/21/2008
Monte Carlo, MonacoMasters Series Monte CarloATP Masters Series
OutdoorClay
€2,270,000
Sgl 56Dbl 24
Buy OnlineEmail Contact377/97-98-70-00

4/28/2008
Barcelona, SpainOpen Sabadell Atlántico 2008International Series Gold
OutdoorClay
€888,000
Sgl 56Dbl 24
Buy OnlineEmail Contact902332211+ 34 93 4923741

4/28/2008
Munich, GermanyBMW OpenInternational Series
OutdoorClay
€370,000
Sgl 32Dbl 16
Buy Online49/89-36-81-94-0