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Rafael Nadal will return to the top of the ATP rankings for the first time since 2014 on Monday. John Minchillo / AP Photo
Rafael Nadal will return to the top of the ATP rankings for the first time since 2014 on Monday. John Minchillo / AP Photo
Roger Federer may be breathing down his neck, but Rafael Nadal should be proud of his achievement of returning to world No 1
It may last only three weeks, but the Spaniard's success, after looking a spent force in 2015, is an impressive feat for the 15-time major winner.
Graham Caygill
20 August, 2017