MOSCOW, October 13 (RIA Novosti) - Russian tennis player Mikhail Youzhny has risen eight positions and is currently ranked number 27 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) after he made it to the quarter final of Shanghai Rolex Masters, while Roger Federer of Switzerland beat Rafael Nadal of Spain and came in number two, according to ATP rankings.
In the final, Federer beat Gilles Simon of France 7-6, 7-6, which did not preclude Simon from gaining 11 positions and landing number 18. Mikhail Youzhny lost to Feliciano Lopez of Spain in the quarter final 7-5, 4-6, 4-6.
Federer was nearly beaten at the beginning of the tournament. After a three-week break, Federer was forced to save five match points against Leonardo Mayer of Argentina in a second-round contest at the Qi Zhong Tennis Center.
Novak Djokovic of Serbia holds the top position of the rating. Marin Cilic of Croatia swapped places with Milos Raonic of Canada and climbed to number eight, with the latter falling to number nine.
ATP ranking as of October 13:
1. Djokovic, Novak (SRB)
2. Federer, Roger (SUI)
3. Nadal, Rafael (ESP)
4. Wawrinka, Stan (SUI)
5. Ferrer, David (ESP)
6. Nishikori, Kei (JPN)
7. Berdych, Tomas (CZE)
8. Cilic, Marin (CRO)
9. Raonic, Milos (CAN)
10. Dimitrov, Grigor (BUL)…
18. Simon, Gilles (FRA)…
27. Youzhny, Mikhail (RUS)
