Federer stays atop ATP rankings, Del Potro 6th

Madrid March 19 (IANS) Switzerland s Roger Federer remained in the number one spot in the men s Association of Tennis Professionals world singles rankings released on Monday with 9 660 points.

Argentina s Juan Martin Del Potro jumped to sixth place after he stunned Federer 6-4 6-7 (8) 7-6 (2) to win his first Indian Wells title on Sunday reports Efe.

Federer the 20-time Grand Slam champion reclaimed the top spot for the first time since October 29 2012 last month when he overtook Spain s Rafael Nadal following his victory at Rotterdam Open.

Croatia s Marin Cilic remained in third spot ahead of Bulgaria s Grigor Dimitrov and Germany s Alexander Zverev.

Austria s Dominic Thiem fell to seventh place while South Africa s Kevin Anderson moved up to eighth.

Meanwhile Frenchman Lucas Pouille jumped into the top 10 for the first time in his career with 2 420 points.

The current ATP rankings and point scores are as follows:

1. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 9 660 points
2. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 9 370
3. Marin Cilic (Croatia) 4 905
4. Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 4 600
5. Alexander Zverev (Germany) 4 505
6. Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) 4 155
7. Dominic Thiem (Austria) 3 675
8. Kevin Anderson (South Africa) 3 235
9. David Goffin (Belgium) 3 190
10. Lucas Pouille (France) 2 420.

--IANS
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