Nadal up to third in rankings

Spaniard Rafael Nadal [ Images ] climbed to third in the men's rankings after winning the French Open [ Images ] singles title while women's champion Justine Henin-Hardenne has returned to the top 10.

Nadal ascended two places following his victory over Argentine Mariano Puerta 6-7, 6-3, 6-1, 7-5 in Sunday's final.

Only world number one Roger Federer [ Images ], beaten by Nadal in the French Open semis, and Lleyton Hewitt [ Images ], absent from Paris because of injury, now separate the 19-year-old from the summit of world tennis.

Puerta, unseeded at the French Open, rises 26 places to 11th in the rankings released on Monday.

Belgium's Henin-Hardenne thrashed Mary Pierce [ Images ] 6-1, 6-1 in Saturday's women's singles final and has risen to seventh in the rankings from 12th.

The former world number one dropped out of the top 10 after January's Australian Open [ Images ] which Henin-Hardenne missed through a knee injury after a virus disrupted her performances in late 2004. Pierce rises to 13th from 23rd.