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Originally Posted by Mango
I was just looking at an article from the Canadian Press and if Djokovic wins the Italian Open, the number one spot could be his:
If Djokovic wins his seventh consecutive title of 2011 at the Foro Italico and Nadal fails to reach the semifinals, Djokovic will become the first player other than Nadal or Roger Federer to hold the No. 1 ranking since February 2004.
Like you said, 1000 points for Nadal to defend. Yowza.
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Yes that is true.. my calculation was off somewhere. I think Djokovic gets a tournament added on this week or something weird like that.
Points right now are
Nadal 11480 (that is with the subtraction of 1000)
Djokovic 10675
So yes if Djokovic gets 1000 and Nadal fails to get to the semis (only getting 180 or less) then Novak is #1. Nadal not making the semis on clay is very unlikely though!
You could see a big flip at the French Open, Nadal has 2000 point to defend and Djokovic only 360. Can you imagine a scenario where Nadal beats Djokovic at the French Open final but Djokovic takes #1 away from him?