http://www.atptennis.com/1/en/2008news/no1battle.asp Nadal Turns Up Heat On Federer in No. 1 Battle It seems like just yesterday that Rafael Nadal was in danger of slipping to No. 3 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings. Twice during the clay court season Nadal needed to defeat No. 3 Novak Djokovic – in the semifinals of Masters Series Hamburg and Roland Garros – to retain the No. 2 position, which he has now held for 155 consecutive weeks. 在几周之前一切看起来好像Nadal就要失去在No.2的位置了，在红土赛季期间，Nadal 分别在Hamburg跟法网击败了Djokovic，也顺利保住No.2的位置 But after becoming the first man since Bjorn Borg in 1980 to complete the elusive Roland Garros-Wimbledon double, Nadal is poised to usurp the No. 1 ranking from Roger Federer, who has owned the top spot for a record 232 consecutive weeks. 就在Nadal成为了自1980年Borg以来第一位同时在同一年拿下法网跟温布顿冠军之後， Nadal已经有准备要篡位成为球王的可能性，目前Federer则是已经在球王位置232周之 久了。 Nadal could seize the No. 1 ranking early next month at the conclusion of the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, the ATP Masters Series tournament in Cincinnati. However, due to a calendar shift this season to accommodate the Olympics, any change at the top is unlikely to happen before August 18 – two weeks after Cincinnati. Last year, ATP Masters Series events in Canada and Cincinnati were played two weeks later in the season than they will be played this year. Because points earned by players count towards their rankings for 52 weeks, the 850 points Federer earned last year by reaching the Canada final and winning the Cincinnati title will continue to count towards his ranking during the same Masters Series tournaments this year. Normally the points would drop when a player competes at the same event the following year. (The Rogers Cup in Toronto, Canada, will this year be played July 21-27 and Cincinnati will be played July 28-August 3). Nadal要成为球王，最快得等到8/18才有可能，今年由於奥运比赛的关系，ATP把 Canada跟Cincinnati两个大赛事提前了两周开打，球员所赢取的ATP积分是会维持 52周的，正常来说在一个系列赛结束之後积分就会换成今年的积分而不再算去年的积分 但是就因为Canada跟Cincinnati两个大赛事提前了两周开打，所以去年Federer所 赢得的850分积分将会比今年开打时间多维持两周。 But come August 18, those 850 points will no longer count towards Federer's ranking. Should Federer and Nadal perform as well as each other this year in Toronto and Cincinnati (e.g. they each make the semifinals at both tournaments) then Federer's lead on August 18 will be cut to 150 points. That razor-thin margin is the equivalent of the points difference between winning an ATP Masters Series title (500 points) and finishing runner-up (350). So the performances of Nadal and Federer at the ATP Masters Series tournaments in Toronto and Cincinnati will likely determine who holds No. 1 during the Olympics (which will award points) and heading into the US Open. If the No. 1 ranking has not changed hands before the US Open, Federer will again be under intense pressure. He has 1000 points to defend after winning his fourth consecutive title in New York last year. In contrast, Nadal has just 150 points to defend after losing in the round of 16 last year. 如果球王位置在US Open以前没换人的话，Federer将有巨大的保分压力 去年Federer是Winner，要保1000分，Nadal只打进第四轮，要保150分。 Federer and Nadal have been No. 1 and 2 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings every week since July 25, 2005 when Nadal became No. 2. Federer has ranked a record 232 consecutive weeks at No. 1 (since Feb. 2, 2004) and Nadal for 155 straight weeks at No. 2. --

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