
Roger Federer admits he faces a long struggle to regain the world number one spot from Rafael Nadal.
Federer enters final of the ATP World Tour, which begins in London on Sunday (local time), in the unusual position of not being pre-eminent force in the sport after a year of relatively low success of its high standards.
Even though the Swiss star started the season by winning the Australian Open, lost his grip on the Wimbledon and French Open titles he won in 2009 and failed to return to the UP Open final.
While winning the annual showdown at the end of the season between the world's eight best players do not change, the world number two Federer has almost 4000 points behind Nadal in the rankings.
29 year old broke the record of Jimmy Connors '160 consecutive weeks, the number one in 2007, but admits there is a chance 'to re-establish a dominant position, if Nadal continues his current form late.
The Spaniard Nadal takes without stopping because it is a hot pipe having won Wimbledon and the French and U.S. Open.
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