Federer reclaims top spot in ATP rankings

Madrid June 18 (IANS) Switzerland s Roger Federer returned to top spot in the men s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday after he won his 98th career title in Germany.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion overtook Spain s Rafael Nadal as world number one with a 6-4 7-6(3) victory over Canada s Milos Raonic in Stuttgart Open on Sunday reports Efe.
Bulgaria s Grigor Dimitrov climbed to the fifth spot while Croatia s Marin Cilic fell to the sixth.
South Africa s Kevin Anderson remained in the eighth position ahead of Belgium s David Goffin and American John Isner.
The current ATP rankings and point scores are as follows:
1. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 8 920 points
2. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 8 770
3. Alexander Zverev (Germany) 5 965
4. Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) 5 080
5. Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 4 870
6. Marin Cilic (Croatia) 4 860
7. Dominic Thiem (Austria) 3 835
8. Kevin Anderson (South Africa) 3 635
9. David Goffin (Belgium) 3 110
10. John Isner (US) 3 070.

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