Wawrinka closes rankings gap on Murray
Fresh from his US Open win, Stan Wawrinka consolidated his third spot in the latest ATP rankings released Monday, closing the gap on Andy Murray, who holds on to second.
Wawrinka shocked world number one Novak Djokovic in Sunday's US Open final, shaking off a first set loss to win 6-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3.
Despite his defeat, Djokovic still dominates the rankings ahead of Murray with Wawrinka next and Rafael Nadal moving up from fifth to fourth place, after losing in the fouth round to Frenchman Lucas Pouille.
Kei Nishikori of Japan dumped Murray out of the tournament at the quarter-final stage and leaps two places in the rankings to fifth while Roger Federer, who missed the Open, slides down three places to seventh.
ATP Top 20
1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 14,040 pts
2. Andy Murray (GBR) 9,485
3. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 6,260
4. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 4,940
5. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 4,875
6. Milos Raonic (CAN) 4,760
7. Roger Federer (SUI) 3,745
8. Gaël Monfils (FRA) 3,545
9. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 3,390
10. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 3,295
11. Marin Cilic (CRO) 2,885
12. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 2,875
13. David Ferrer (ESP) 2,660
14. David Goffin (BEL) 2,485
15. Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 2,140
16. Roberto Bautista (ESP) 1,950
17. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 1,880
18. Lucas Pouille (FRA) 1,831
19. Pablo Cuevas (URU) 1,745
20. Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 1,705