Federer Breaks Own INDESIT ATP Rankings Record Roger Federer is celebrating his 106th consecutive week as World No. 1 with the highest-ever points total in INDESIT ATP Rankings history. The Swiss has compiled 7,275 points to beat his own record of 6,980 points, set on June 6 last year. Successful title defenses at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha en route to a second Australian Open title, last month, has seen Federer increase his lead over World No. 2 Rafael Nadal to 2,660 points - the equivalent of about two- and-a-half Grand Slam victories, worth 1,000 points each. Federer’s largest difference between himself and a World No. 2, came on June 13, 2005 when he held 6,980 points for a 3,340-point lead over Lleyton Hewitt (3640). Interestingly, the biggest points difference before 2000 came on June 13, 1994 when Pete Sampras (5,272 points) was 2,412 points ahead of Michael Stich (2,860). Federer currently holds a massive 4,490 points advantage over World No. 3 Andy Roddick, the player he replaced as World No. 1 in the INDESIT ATP Rankings. However, Federer’s recent withdrawal from the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament means he will lose points from winning the 2005 Rotterdam title and ‘top out’ at his current total of 7,275 points. Upon Federer’s return, he will need to defend three consecutive titles at Dubai [starting February 27] and Masters Series events at Indian Wells and Miami in March. Since reaching the summit of men’s professional tennis on February 2, 2004, the 24-year-old has compiled a remarkable 108-6 win-loss record at ATP tournaments – winning 18 of a possible 24 titles. Federer’s dominance over his fellow players in the INDESIT ATP Rankings means he also has an excellent chance of setting a new mark for most consecutive weeks at World No. 1. He recently surpassed Sampras’ tally of 103 consecutive weeks at No. 1 and now has his sights set on Ivan Lendl’s record. If Federer stays at the top of the INDESIT ATP Rankings until after the next year’s Australian Open, on January 29, 2007, he will equal Lendl’s tally of 157 consecutive weeks (September 9, 1985 to September 12, 1988). Should Federer hold the No. 1 ranking through to the end of March 2007, he will set a new record of 161 consecutive weeks and beat Jimmy Connors' haul of 160 consecutive weeks from July 29, 1974 to August 23, 1977. http://www.atptennis.com/en/newsandscores/news/2006/rankings_federer.asp --

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