9 Nov 2013

Nadal delighted to end the year number one

2:40 pm on 9 November 2013

Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal admits that holding onto his year-end ranking as the men's world number one means a lot to him.

Nadal reached the semi-finals of the season-ending ATP Tour Finals in London by beating the inspired Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 7-6 7-6.

But Nadal says it's even more satisfying clinching his third year-end top ranking - especially as he started the year after sitting out the second half of 2012 because of the knee injury that has dogged his career.