Newly-crowned Australian Open mixed doubles champion Leander Paes on Monday rose a rung to seventh in the ATP doubles' ranking, displacing one-time partner Mahesh Bhupathi in the latest list.

The early exit from Chennai Open cost Somdev Devvarman 35 places, as the wiry Indian dropped to 161 in the latest ATP singles ranking issued on Monday.

India's new tennis hero Somdev Devvarman rose two rungs to 131 in the latest ATP rankings, while Sania Mirza dropped two spots to 65 in the WTA list.

A 10th Grand Slam title at the US Open didn't make any difference to Leander Paes' ATP rankings as he remained eighth in the doubles list, but Sania Mirza moved up in the WTA charts despite a disastrous outing at the Flushing Meadows.

Roger Federer's French Open title cut in half the points gap between him and No 1 Rafael Nadal in the ATP rankings.