Shakeup in second half of tennis rankings

Verdasco lost in the quarters to eventual champion Rafael Nadal and Tsonga fell in the same round to eventual runner-up Novak Djokovic to bring about a shuffling of the lower half of the men's Top 10.

Verdasco switched rankings with Gilles Simon, who lost in the Rome round of 16, and is now No. 7 with Simon eighth. Tsonga is the new No. 9, knocking Gael Monfils, a first-round loser in Rome, to 10th.

Nadal's win was his fourth in Rome and he has a 30-match winning streak on clay courts with the French Open two weeks away. He is well ahead of No. 2 Roger Federer while Djokovic is third. However, the finals loss will cost Djokovic next week when fourth-ranked Andy Murray officially overtakes him and becomes No. 3 in the world.

Juan Martin del Potro held onto his No. 5 spot and Andy Roddick is still sixth in the rankings.

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