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BEIJING, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Rafael Nadal of Spain returned to world No. 1 for the first time since 3rd July, 2011 after his opponent Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic retired from their semifinal clash at the China Open here on Saturday.


The current world No.1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia will take on Frenchman Richard Gasquet in the other semifinal and no matter the Serb reaches the final or not, he will lose the No. 1 spot to Nadal.


The 27-year-old Spaniard has had two stints at the summit of men's professional tennis for a total of 102 weeks. Nadal first became No. 1 on 18 August 2008 for a period of 46 weeks. He regained top spot from Roger Federer on 7 June 2010 and added 56 weeks to his tally until relinquishing No. 1 to Djokovic on 4 July 2011.


Nadal, who was sidelined with a left knee injury from June 2012 until February 2013, credited his positive attitude for his success this season, which has seen him reach 13 championship matches in 14 tournaments.


"I felt during the whole season, very excited Eric Dickerson Womens Jersey , every time I went on court," said Nadal, adding that he mentally recharged during seven months away from the ATP World Tour. "I was very excited to compete again, and compete well, and be competitive against everybody."


"This is a great year, one of the best years of my career without any doubt. It sure is special be back to the top position of the rankings after more than a half year without playing tennis.


"I worked hard every day with the right attitude I think, and because of that, I am today in this situation. I am No. 1 today Authentic Jamon Brown Jersey , but it's not assured for the end of the season," he added.


The left-handed Mallorcan said he derived more satisfaction from his performance over the entire season to date, rather than from clinching the No. 1 ranking.


"I won't go to sleep tonight feeling that I am the best player of the world. That's X something that I never thought," said Nadal. "I played a very complete season, and that's why I am the best in the rankings today."


The 13-time major winner said he's at his happiest when he enters a tournament feeling both competitive and healthy. "Without health, nothing is possible," said Nadal.


Nadal had two breaks while Berdych had one in the first six games and the Czech seemed to twist his back hitting the ball while trailing at 2-4. And after five minutes' medical time, the Czech opted to quit the match.


Nadal extended his Head2Head over Berdych to 16-3. He has now won his last 15 clashes against Czech.


"I can barely sit Authentic Rob Havenstein Jersey , I can barely stand up or walk," said Berdych, who described the injury as new. The Czech No. 1 said he tweaked his back while running for a backhand slice.


Berdych voiced his respect for Nadal. "It's really incredibly well done in how short a time he became No. 1 again after comeback. That's really an achievement."

Sri Lankan customers browse Chinese books at the newly opened Xinzhi bookstore in Colombo, the company's fifth overseas outlet. Provided to China Daily

For many Chinese, Colombo is a great place to shop for jewelry and tea, but for Li Yong, the Sri Lankan capital is the location of the latest in his chain of Chinese bookstores.


Li's company, Kunming Xinzhi Group Authentic Tyler Higbee Jersey , is China's largest private book retailer, with 58 outlets around the country. It opened its fifth overseas bookstore in late November in Sri Lanka. The 450-square-meter shop is the first in South Asia, but others have opened in Phnom Penh, Vientiane, Kuala Lumpur and Mandalay in Myanmar during the past two years.


"We have a medium-term plan that by 2015 we will have 10 bookstores in Southeast and South Asia. Our long-term plan is to have 20 around the world by 2020," said Li, the founder and president of Kunming Xinzhi, who began conducting market research into Southeast Asia in the mid-1990s Authentic Cooper Kupp Jersey , finally opening the first overseas store in Phnom Penh in Cambodia in November 2011. He found that the demand for knowledge about China and for Chinese language learning aids is growing rapidly in the region, so the company decided to focus on Asian cities with large populations of ethnic Chinese and Chinese entrepreneurs.


"We are also considering Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Bangladesh and Nepal," Li said. "Our sixth store will be on the way when we can rent a proper place in any of those countries."


Li's confidence about future expansion is built on the enthusiastic reactions of readers in the five countries where the stores have already launched. At the opening ceremony, and during an earlier 10-day trial run, the Colombo store sold a wealth of Chinese dictionaries Authentic Jared Goff Jersey , ancient literature, modern novels and language textbooks.


Xinzhi's vice-president, Yao Shusheng, who is in charge of overseas operations, said many students from the local Confucius Institute, a language school backed by the Chinese government, have flocked to the store.


"Our target customers are Chinese people who work in those countries, people of Chinese descent who want to know more about the culture Authentic Todd Gurley II Jersey , local people who are learning Chinese, and scholars and officials who are interested in China," he said.


"We sell the 'big culture' concept in our stores. Not just Chinese books, but also audiovisual products, sports goods, gifts, even furniture and accessories," he said.


There are future plans for Chinese schools Authentic Aaron Donald Jersey , galleries and cultural centers under the company's brand. "We need a multi-driven business model to support our overseas operations. After all, the purchasing power for Chinese books in those countries can't be as high as in the domestic market," he said.


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Except for the store manager and one assistant sent from China, all employees are local hires.


"Most of them are of Chinese descent and have some founding in the language," said Li. The company trains them and, over time, many of them have.