Rafael Nadal to enter Wimbledon 2010 as top seed

The new rankings released on June 7, 2010 (Monday) revealed that Rafael Nadal is the world’s top-ranked player with 8,700 points. He’s guaranteed to enter the third Grand Slam event of the year – Wimbledon – as the top seed. Meanwhile, Roger Federer, will enter the grasscourt Slam event as the defending champion and second seed.

Here’s the breakdown of points that are expected to come off from the world’s top three players leading to the US Open. The data was provided by ATP Stats Guru Greg Sharko HERE.

Pts. (as of June 7) ’09 Wimb ’09 Canada ’09 Cincy ’09 US Open
1) Nadal 8,700 0 180 360 720
2) Federer 8,390 2,000 180 1,000 1,200
3) Djokovic 6,675+ 360 180 600 720
+ Also has 150 points coming off on June 14