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Federer claims yearend No 1 ranking for fifth time LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScheduleResultsRankingsMoneyWinnersATP ScheduleResultsRaceRankingsMoneyWinnersWTA Tennis on TSNeotText SizeLONDON Roger Federer has reclaimed his spot at the top of the tennis world securing the yearend No 1 ranking for the fifth time in his careerThe record 15time Grand Slam champion is now closing in on Pete Sampras alltime mark of sixIt means a lot to have returned to No 1 and to finish the year again at No 1 Federer said Wednesday after accepting a trophy on court at the ATP World Tour Finals It was an incredible year for me both on the court and off the court and to be able to break the alltime Grand Slam record and finish the year on top is amazingFederer earned the top yearend ranking after winning his opening two matches at the seasonending tour finals at the O2 ArenaRafael Nadal who ended Federers fiveyear run as the endofseason No 1 last year had a mathematical chance of overtaking Federer for the top spot but lost his opening match at the tournament for the top eight players in the worldFederer bounced back from an off season in 2008 by reaching all four Grand Slams finals yet again in 2009 and winning two of them The first championship came at the French Open making the Swiss great only the sixth man to complete a career Grand Slam The next one was at the All England Club where he reclaimed the Wimbledon title by beating Andy Roddick 1614 in the fifth set and also surpassed Sampras with his 15th major titleAfter having a rough 2008 coming back this year and being able to dominate and play at the top when the depth in tennis is so so great at the moment I think its a wonderful achievement Federer said after beating Andy Murray on Tuesday Its a wonderful feelingUp next for Federer who also got married and had twin daughters this year is trying to match Sampras with a sixth yearend No 1 ranking He is currently tied with Jimmy Connors with five apieceBut this years achievement was also special because Federer became only the second player to reclaim the distinction after losing it Ivan Lendl who was No 1 from 198587 did it in 1989At the ATP World Tour Finals Federer has twice rallied after losing the first set first beating Fernando Verdasco on Sunday and then Murray on Tuesday He will next face Juan Martin del Potro on Thursday to guarantee himself a spot in the semifinals of the seasonending tournamentDel Potro who has one win and one loss in the roundrobin stage of the London tournament beat Federer...