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Roger Federer trounced Novak Djokovic in the Cincinnati final on Sunday and woke up Monday morning to find his lead in the ATP rankings had grown accordingly.

With the 1,000 points won by taking Cincinnati for the fifth time in his career, Federer has opened up an 895-point lead over Djokovic (12,165 to 11,270).

It's Federer's 292nd career week at No. 1 in the world. If he maintains the position, he'll hit 300 weeks ranked in the top spot on October 15.

Inside the top 10, the only move came from Juan Martin del Potro, who moved up to No. 8 ahead of Janko Tipsarevic by reaching the Cincinnati semifinals. Tipsarevic retired due to illness in the second round.

Making big moves inside the Top 20 were Canadian Milos Raonic, who made the quarterfinals and moved up three spots to a career-best No. 16, and Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka, who jumped seven spots to No. 19 following his trip to the semifinals.

WTA

There were two minor moves in the Top 10 of the WTA Rankings, with Agnieszka Radwanska reclaiming No. 2 from Maria Sharapova and Angelique Kerber overtaking Samantha Stosur for No. 6.

Radwanksa made the Cincinnati quarterfinals while Sharapova skipped the tournament. Kerber made the final, losing to eventual champion Li Na who held steady at No. 9 in the world.

Former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic suffered the biggest drop of the week, plunging from 18th to 34th with her first-round loss to Shuai Peng. Last year, Jankovic made the final, losing to Sharapova. This is the first time Jankovic has been ranked outside the top 30 since October of 2004.

Also tumbling 16 spots was Andrea Petkovic, who dropped from 27th to 43rd. It's been a brutal 2012 for Petkovic, who finished 2011 ranked No. 10 in the world, but who has battled injuries this year, not seeing the court since April 23 in Stuttgart.

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