Federer on Nadal's heels in rankings

Roger Federer's victory in the Australian Open has taken him to within 155 points of world number one Rafael Nadal in the ATP rankings released on Monday. Nadal, who was knocked out in the quarter-finals in Melbourne, has 9,760 points with Federer on 9,605.

After retaining his #AusOpen title, Federer moves within 155 points of Nadal ? Can the ?? regain his spot at the top of the ATP Rankings? ➡️ https://t.co/O73n7o4ZJG pic.twitter.com/s8U5VNtyfS

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Marin Cilic, who took Federer to five sets in the final, moves up three places to a career-high ranking of third. Chung Hyeon is rewarded for his surprise run to the semi-finals with a 29-place leap to 29th in the world.Rankings on January 29: PtsRafael Nadal                       9,760Roger Federer                   9,605Marin Cilic                           4,960Grigor Dimitrov                 4,630Alexander Zverev            4,610