The choker that is Rafael Nadal...

[Fidel]

just became the new Nr.1 in tennis by beating Nicolas Lapentti in the quarters of the Cincinatti Masters event. He´ll pass Federer on 18th of August latest (an anomaly because of the Olympics). Well deserved as he truly is the best player on the tour right now and has steadily improved his game over the years. Especially on the faster surfaces. The last player to win Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same year was Borg so that alone should give everyone a good indication of what kind of player Nadal is.

Also it´s a hard earned Nr.1 spot. Some of the former world ranking leaders just fell into that position for a lack of competition. Nadal beat very tough competion so he truly deserves to be at the top. He´s got one of the best games and he´s clearly above everyone else mentally.

Congrats to Rafa.