ATP Men's Tennis Rankings as of May 28, 2012

The ATP men's tennis rankings were released earlier than normal after the conclusion of this week's Open de Nice Côte d’Azur 2012 in Nice, France. Third-seeded Nicolas Almagro of Spain defeated qualifier American Brian Baker to win his 12th ATP title, all on clay court events. The win helped Almagro exchange places with Gael Monfils of France as Almagro one spot higher in the only movement within the top 20. As for Baker, he jumped 75 spots to a career-high ranking of no. 141. Baker is the USTA's representative as the American wildcard in this year's French Open.

In the 2012 ATP Rankings Race To London, the top three players in Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer maintained the top three positions and all three are close to each other in the rankings. This could very well change after the French Open which Nadal is the heavy favorite to win. Almagro's title in Nice allowed him to move to the no. 8 spot bumping Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga down to no. 9. See the list below for the ATP top 20 men's tennis rankings and race to London.

ATP Men's Tennis Rankings as of May 28, 2012

1 Djokovic, Novak (SRB) 11,800
2 Nadal, Rafael (ESP) 10,060
3 Federer, Roger (SUI) 9,790
4 Murray, Andy (GBR) 7,500
5 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried (FRA) 4,965
6 Ferrer, David (ESP) 4,640
7 Berdych, Tomas (CZE) 4,515
8 Tipsarevic, Janko (SRB) 3,110
9 Del Potro, Juan Martin (ARG) 2,910
10 Fish, Mardy (USA) 2,625
11 Isner, John (USA) 2,620
12 Simon, Gilles (FRA) 2,615
13 Almagro, Nicolas (ESP) 2,255
14 Monfils, Gael (FRA) 2,165
15 Monaco, Juan (ARG) 1,945
16 Verdasco, Fernando (ESP) 1,765
17 Lopez, Feliciano (ESP) 1,725
18 Nishikori, Kei (JPN) 1,690
19 Dolgopolov, Alexandr (UKR) 1,665
20 Gasquet, Richard (FRA) 1,600

2012 ATP Rankings Race To London as of May 28, 2012

1 Djokovic, Novak (SRB) 4,920
2 Nadal, Rafael (ESP) 4,750
3 Federer, Roger (SUI) 4,225
4 Ferrer, David (ESP) 2,580
5 Berdych, Tomas (CZE) 2,325
6 Murray, Andy (GBR) 2,240
7 Del Potro, Juan Martin (ARG) 2,060
8 Almagro, Nicolas (ESP) 1,460
9 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried (FRA) 1,385
10 Tipsarevic, Janko (SRB) 1,355
11 Raonic, Milos (CAN) 1,265
12 Isner, John (USA) 1,200
13 Simon, Gilles (FRA) 1,195
14 Monaco, Juan (ARG) 1,055
15 Verdasco, Fernando (ESP) 1,030
16 Kohlschreiber, Philipp (GER) 860
17 Wawrinka, Stanislas (SUI) 855
18 Gasquet, Richard (FRA) 835
19 Melzer, Jurgen (AUT) 802
20 Nishikori, Kei (JPN) 770