Rafael Nadal insists the No 1 ranking is not a burden as he prepares to come under pressure to stay at the top.<br /><br />  <table style="width: 121px; height: 42px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="121" align="right" border="1">  <tbody>  <tr>  <td><img alt="" src="/imagedata/2011/mar/rafa.jpg" border="0" /></td></tr>  <tr>  <td>  <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 8pt">Rafael Nadal</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>The Spaniard reached the last 16 of the Miami Open with a 6-3, 6-3 win over compatriot Feliciano Lopez. He has a mountain of ranking points to defend in the coming months, but Nadal is not troubled by the challenge. "I don't feel that I have to defend the points," he said. "I feel in every tournament that I am going to play I have the chance to win points, not to lose points."<br /><br />Meanwhile, Roger Federer fought through a tough first set and turned it on in the second to beat Juan Monaco 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 as the Swiss clocked his 20th win of the season.

Rafael Nadal insists the No 1 ranking is not a burden as he prepares to come under pressure to stay at the top

No 1 ranking not a burden for Nadal

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