After the defeat of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal has Mallorcan at your fingertips and not depend on anyone to be number 1 next Monday of the ATP.

Rafa Nadal is virtual number 1, after the defeat of Swiss Roger Federer to Ivo Karlovic. The big surprise of the tournament gave yesterday in the Croatian Ivo Karlovic, the defeat by Federer 7-6 (8 / 6), 4-6, 7-6 (7 / 5), in an intense match. He was unable to pressure him and served on a plate to his throne Nadal.

Rafa will face joined in the quarter-finals of Cincinnati Masters Series to Ecuadorian Nicolas Lapentti, executioner of Fernando Velasco, after defeat in Round to German Tommy Haas by a blunt Rafa Nadal by 6-4 and 7-6 (0 ).

If everything goes as it's meant to go, wins the Masters Series Cincinnati on Monday will officially proclaimed number one of ATP, fully deserved, after an impressive season you are doing. Bravísimo Rafa!

Rafael Nadal begins his journey by the Cincinnati Masters Series to stalking the number 1, with a convincing victory.

His first opponent was a loose Florent Serra, French was a mere spectator of another impressive game of Spanish, who in September took two quick victory, 6-0 and 6-1.

Little history took the match, Serra had no choice, in 13 games could only win one, the Mallorcan is in his best game by game time and it shows, Federer knows it and shows his nervousness, almost lands on his first match! He knows that is a matter of days the end of his reign.

His rival Tommy Haas, who won the French Gael Monfils, will be able to win more games that Serra?