STANISLAS WAWRINKA NOW WORLD NUMBER 3 IN THE LATEST WORLD TENNIS RANKING
Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina climbs to fourth while beaten Melbourne finalist Rafael Nadal remains the world number one ahead of Serbia's Novak Djokovic.
Andy Murray slipped to sixth in the world rankings after losing in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open to Roger Federer, who himself drops two places to eighth.
Wawrinka, who was as low as 18th in the world in March of last year, claimed his first Grand Slam title in Melbourne to add to his semi-final appearance at the US Open in September to become Switzerland's number one for the first time.
Wawrinka said;
"Some players realize that it is possible now to win a Grand Slam," said Wawrinka. "Last year, the top 15 players were thinking the four major guys were still amazing players, but we had more chances to beat them.
"We didn't in Grand Slams but we were close to them, so I think we all realized that it can be possible to do something big.
"I don't know about the others but, for me, I have my Grand Slam trophy and no-one can take it away."
Nadal has a lead of almost 4,000 points over Djokovic, who in turn is almost 5,000 ahead of Wawrinka. Almost 1,400 points separate the five places between Wawrinka and his fellow Swiss Federer. Murray, who climbed to number two in the world following his Wimbledon win last year, has slipped to his lowest ranking since August 2008.
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