I'm incredibly glad, as I've been a Federer fan since 2003 now. This puts Federer up in front at 11025 points (up from 10625 points), Nadal in 2nd with 10735 points, in front of Murray at 9630 points.
As Nadal is out with an injury, and his Doctor said he would be out for 3 months, it seems as if Federer should maintain the lead over Nadal untill the same period has passed next year (so slightly over 52 weeks). That is, unless Roger starts playing badly.
And Federer has actually been playing a fair bit better than Murray this year, the points so far in 2009 (in Atp Masters 1000 and Grand Slams) are:
Federer: 7350 points
Murray: 3700 points
So that's a pretty darn heavy lead. Murray has far more points in the upcomming period, so he'll have a tough time catching up to Federer.
All in all, I wouldn't be surprised if Federer kept his spot all the way up to Wimbledon 2010, which would make him take the most weeks as #1 (he already has most consecutive).
He should also tie for the most years ended as #1 (5) with Sampras and Lendl.
He could end up taking most tournaments won at hard court, as he is only 9 behind Agassi/Connors (he already has the most on grass).
For this match though; Roddick was actually playing better. He choked in the second set tiebreak, but other than that he was tip-toe with Federer, and broke him twice more than he was broken by Federer before the final set. The final set was essentially dead on even, but I guess Roger played (slightly) better there.
Edit: Whoa! Federer had FIFTY aces that match. The all-time record is 55, and 50 is the highest anyone has had in a match they won.
