Rios Solidifies No. 1 Rank, Muster to No. 3

With eight events remaining on the combined Europe-U.S. senior tour, Marcelo Rios has put himself almost two tournament wins (800 points) ahead of his nearest competitor, the No. 2-ranked John McEnroe.

On Saturday Rios won his fourth title in four events in 2006, edging Thomas Muster in two tiebreaks, and jesting that perhaps he'll have to wait until other players come of age on the senior tour to stop him.

"Maybe Federer?" Rios said. "No, I'm just joking. I'm trying to do my best. We're playing different tennis now, maybe a bit more relaxed but still taking it serious. I don't want to lose but the time will come when I have to lose. I'll try to just keep going."

Muster rose from 7 to No. 3 with his runner-up effort, while German Carl-Uwe Steeb moved in to the Top 10 after the Graz event.

WORLD SENIOR RANKINGS presented by Tennis-X.com
(through Aug. 19, 2006)

1. Marcelo Rios (1600 pts.)
2. John McEnroe (965)
3. Thomas Muster (750)
4. Sergi Bruguera (730)
5. Cedric Pioline (650)
6. Pat Cash (610)
7. Jim Courier (600)
8T. Renzo Furlan (400)
8T. Richard Krajicek (400)
8T. Todd Martin (400)
8T. Carl-Uwe Steeb (400)

The World Senior Rankings presented by Tennis-X.com is a cumulative ranking for senior tour players combining results from the Merrill Lynch Tour of Champions in Europe, and the Outback Champions Series in the U.S.

Remaining 2006 senior tour events:

Sept. 14-17 Paris, France
Sept. 20-24 Charlotte, NC, USA
Oct. 4-8 Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Oct. 12-15 Eindhoven, Netherlands
Oct. 19-22 Dublin, Ireland
Nov. 8-12 Houston, Texas, USA (Outback year-end championship)
Nov. 16-19 Frankfurt, Germany
Dec. 5-10 London, England (Merrill Lynch year-end championship)