Nadal maintains top spot in ATP rankings

Madrid Jan 8 (IANS) Rafael Nadal of Spain remained in the number one spot in the men s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday.

Nadal the 16-time Grand Slam champion was nearly a thousand points ahead of Switzerland s Roger Federer reports Efe.

World No.3 Grigor Dimitrov trailed over 4 600 points behind Federer while Alexander Zverev of Germany jumped to the fourth position ahead of Austria s Dominic Thiem.

Meanwhile Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland occupied the ninth position followed by Pablo Carreño Busta of Spain.

The current ATP rankings and point scores are as follows:

1. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 10 600 points

2. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 9 605

3. Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 4 990

4. Alexander Zverev (Germany) 4 610

5. Dominic Thiem (Austria) 4 060

6. Marin Cilic (Croatia) 3 805

7. David Goffin (Belgium) 3 775

8. Jack Sock (US) 3 165

9. Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) 3 060

10. Pablo Carreño Busta (Spain) 2 615

--IANS
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