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Andy Murray remains world No. 1 with Roger Federer chasing

By Harry Floyd

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 12: Andy Murray of Great Britain serves during the Gentlemen's Singles quarter final match against Sam Querrey of The United States on day nine of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 12, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 12: Andy Murray of Great Britain serves during the Gentlemen's Singles quarter final match against Sam Querrey of The United States on day nine of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 12, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) /
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Andy Murray remains the world No. 1 on the ATP World Tour after Wimbledon. He exited the tournament in the quarterfinals.

Andy Murray remains in the world No. 1 position following Wimbledon.

The gap between Murray and the rest, however, is closing quickly. Fortunately for the British tennis star, his quarterfinals loss at Wimbledon gave him enough to retain the ranking.

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Roger Federer is among those closing the gap with the world No. 1.

The Swiss tennis star earned his eighth career Wimbledon men’s singles title. With the title, he moves up two positions in the rankings today to the world No. 3 position. Federer is having a fantastic 2017 ATP World Tour and will be a contender for the No. ranking.

In the world No. 2 spot right now is Rafael Nadal.

The Spanish tennis star saw a fourth round exit at Wimbledon last week. He is, however, within 300 points of the top ranked Murray.

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Andy Murray must finish the year strong if he hopes to retain the world No. 1 ranking. At Wimbledon last week, both he and Novak Djokovic appeared to struggle with lingering injuries on the court. These injuries could impact their ability to play tournaments in the coming weeks and months. If they cannot keep up the pace that both Federer and Nadal are setting in 2017, their rankings could slip.

Djokovic is the current world No. 4 in men’s singles. Reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon allowed him to stay as he was in the rankings.

One top player who dropped two places to the No. 5 spot was Stan Wawrinka. Wimbledon saw maybe its biggest and earliest upset happen to Wawrinka. The Swiss tennis star lost his opening round match against Daniil Medvedev.

The upset took him out of contention for the one Grand Slam he is yet to win. Look for Wawrinka to charge back as we approach the US Open.

Andy Murray will need to rest, recover, and play his best tennis when he does hit the court in the rest of 2017. With the US Open quickly approaching, the world No. 1 ranking is not a guarantee.

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