Nadal reclaims ATP top spot, Federer falls to second

Madrid April 2 (IANS) Spain s Rafael Nadal returned to the top spot in the men s Association of Tennis Professionals world singles rankings released on Monday dethroning Switzerland s Roger Federer.

Federer a 20-time Grand Slam champion fell to World No. 2 after he lost to Australia s Thanasi Kokkinakis 3-6 6-3 7-6 (4) at Miami Open s round of 64 last month reports Efe.

The United States John Isner jumped eight places to World No. 9 after he won his first Miami Open title on Sunday against Alexander Zverev of Germany who climbed one place to fourth.

Meanwhile Argentina s Juan Martin del Potro Austria s Dominic Thiem and South Africa s Kevin Anderson kept their spots in sixth seventh and eighth respectively.

The current ATP rankings and point scores are as follows:

1. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 8 770 points

2. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 8 670

3. Marin Cilic (Croatia) 4 985

4. Alexander Zverev (Germany) 4 925

5. Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 4 635

6. Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) 4 470

7. Dominic Thiem (Austria) 3 665

8. Kevin Anderson (South Africa) 3 390

9. John Isner (USA) 3 125

10. David Goffin (Belgium) 3 110.

--IANS
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