Nadal closes gap on Federer

PARIS: Rafael Nadal's epic final victory over Roger Federer at Wimbledon has seen him close the gap on the world No 1 to 545 points in the ATP rankings released on Monday.

The Spaniard could end the Swiss' stay at the top of the rankings, a position he has held for a record number of weeks since February 2004, before the end of the season.

Nadal, 22, only reached the fourth round of last year's US Open and a better performance this year would give him a rankings boost.