21 October 2013 | 15:25

Tennis: Kukushkin back to TOP100 of ATP ranking

Mikhail Kukushkin. ©RIA Novosti

Tennis professional from Kazakhstan Mikhail Kukushkin is been back in the TOP100 of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rating, Vesti.kz reports. The Kazakhstan No. 1 tennis player advanced 35 lines in a week and is now in the 67th line of the ranking. Kukushkin reached the finals of the Kremlin Cup last week, but failed to win over French Richard Gasquet (who is now No. 10 in the ranking) on October 20. The match ended with the score of 6:4, 4:6, and 4:6. Roger Federer of Switzerland prevailed over Czech Tomas Berdych and he is in the 6th line of the TOP 10 of the ATP ranking. Another Swiss tennis professional Stanislas Wawrinka moved up 1 line as well, replacing French Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the 8th place. Spain's Rafael Nadal is the leader of the ranking. Serbian Novak Djokovic is in the 2nd place, followed by Spaniard David Ferrer. The ATP TOP 10 tennis players: 1. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 3. David Ferrer (ESP) 4. Andy Murray (GBR) 5. Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 6. Roger Federer (SUI) 7. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 8. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 9. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 10. Richard Gasquet (FRA)

Tennis professional from Kazakhstan Mikhail Kukushkin is been back in the TOP100 of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rating, Vesti.kz reports. The Kazakhstan No. 1 tennis player advanced 35 lines in a week and is now in the 67th line of the ranking. Kukushkin reached the finals of the Kremlin Cup last week, but failed to win over French Richard Gasquet (who is now No. 10 in the ranking) on October 20. The match ended with the score of 6:4, 4:6, and 4:6. Roger Federer of Switzerland prevailed over Czech Tomas Berdych and he is in the 6th line of the TOP 10 of the ATP ranking. Another Swiss tennis professional Stanislas Wawrinka moved up 1 line as well, replacing French Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the 8th place. Spain's Rafael Nadal is the leader of the ranking. Serbian Novak Djokovic is in the 2nd place, followed by Spaniard David Ferrer. The ATP TOP 10 tennis players: 1. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 3. David Ferrer (ESP) 4. Andy Murray (GBR) 5. Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 6. Roger Federer (SUI) 7. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 8. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 9. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 10. Richard Gasquet (FRA)

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