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 | Novak Djokovic will finish as No. 1 for 2011 and a year13-10-2011 |
Serb Novak Djokovic will finish 1st place in the ATP rankings after stunning fully consistent season that done. It became clear that Djokovic can not be removed from the top regardless of the outcome by the end of the season after today's defeat of Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard was the only real contender for the final 1-ranked this season. But he gave way to Florian Mayer (Germany), 6:7 (5:7), 3:6. At the time Djokovic has 14,200 points, against 10,375 for Nadal. Thus Serb becomes 15th player, who finished 1-ranked at the end of the season after the introduction of the rankings from 1973 onwards. At the end of last year's first rocket was the world's Rafael Nadal, and in 2009, Roger Federer.