Archive for May, 2006

The current world rankings are out and two men from the US have made it while the women’s rankings look like a Russian team entry form. The world rankings for May 2006 for men and women’s professional tennis are:

Male:
1. Roger Federer (SUI)
2. Rafael Nadal (ESP)
3. David Nalbandian (ARG)
4. Andy Roddick (USA)
5. Ican Ljubicic (CRO)
6. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)
7. Guillermo Coria (ARG)
8. James Blake (USA)
9. Gaston Gaudio (ARG)
10. David Ferrer (ESP)

Women
1. Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)
2. Kim Clijsters (BEL)
3. Justine Nenin-Hardenne (BEL)
4. Maria Sharapova (RUS)
5. Lindsay Davenport (USA)
6. Mary Pierce (FRA)
7. Nadia Petrova (RUS)
8. Elena Dementieva (RUS)
9. Patty Schnyder (SUI)
10. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)

Congrats to James Blake for rockin’ the top 10 this time around. Keep up the top notch playing. We hope to see you climbing throughout the summer.

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