Federer back as No.1 in ATP rankings after Nadal s six-week lead

Madrid May 14 (IANS) Switzerland s Roger Federer took back the No. 1 spot in the men s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday after being second to Spain s Rafael Nadal for six weeks.
Nadal dropped to second place after being defeated in the Madrid Open quarter-finals by Dominic Thiem of Austria 7-5 6-3 on Friday ending his bid for the tournament s sixth title and a record streak of 50 consecutive clay-court sets wins reports Efe.
"I had to play an extraordinary match and that s what I did. It takes a really good match to beat Rafa on clay but I think a very important thing was that I went in with the attitude that I can beat him " Thiem said after Friday s match.
Alexander Zverev maintained his third position after the German claimed the title of the 2018 Madrid Open for the first time after winning 6-4 6-4 over Thiem who dropped to the eighth spot.
The current top 10 ATP rankings and point scores are as follows:
1. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 8 670 Points
2. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 7 950
3. Alexander Zverev (Germany) 6 015
4. Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 4 870
5. Marin Cilic (Croatia) 4 770
6. Juan Martín del Potro (Argentina) 4 540
7. Kevin Anderson (South Africa) 3 660
8. Dominic Thiem (Austria) 3 545
9. John Isner (US) 3 305
10. David Goffin (Belgium) 2 930.

--IANS tri/bg