Nadal stays atop ATP rankings, Djokovic jumps to 3rd

Madrid Sep 10 (IANS) With 8 760 points Spain s Rafael Nadal remained in the No.1 spot in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) men s world singles rankings released on Monday ahead of Switzerland s Roger Federer.
Serbia s Novak Djokovic jumped three spots to third after he captured his third US Open title and 14th overall grand slam with a 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 victory over Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina who fell to fourth spot reports Efe news.
Germany s Alexander Zverev came in fifth ahead of Croatia s Marin Cilic and Bulgaria s Grigor Dimitrov sixth and seventh respectively.
Kevin Anderson of South Africa fell four spots to ninth in the rankings after he lost 7-5 6-2 7-6(2) to eighth-placed Dominic Thiem of Austria in the US Open round of 16.
The current ATP rankings and point scores are as follows:
1. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 8 760 points
2. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 6 900
3. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 6 445
4. Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) 5 980
5. Alexander Zverev (Germany) 4 890
6. Marin Cilic (Croatia) 4 715
7. Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 3 755
8. Dominic Thiem (Austria) 3 665
9. Kevin Anderson (South Africa) 3 595
10. John Isner (USA) 3 470

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