Murray closes in on Federer

Berlin - Scotland's Andy Murray is closing in on Roger Federer in the men's tennis rankings released on Monday by the ATP.

Murray, who won the Cincinnati Masters on Sunday, when world number one Novak Djokovic had to retire with an injury, is now less than 2 000 points behind the Swiss.

Djokovic continues to lead the standings with 13 920 points from Spain's Rafael Nadal, who has 11 420.

The leading four are unchanged, while Nicolas Almagro of Spain returns to the top 10 at 10th.

ATP Top 10:

1. Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 13 920
2. (Rafael Nadal, Spain, 11 420
3. Roger Federer, Switzerland, 8 380
4. Andy Murray, Britain, 6 535
5. David Ferrer, Spain, 4 200
6. Robin Soderling, Sweden, 4 145
7. Gael Monfils, France, 3 165
8 Mardy Fish, United States, 2 820
9. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 2 690
10. Nicolas Almagro, Spain 2 380