Murray maintains top spot in ATP rankings

Madrid Aug 7 (IANS) Britain s Andy Murray has maintained his position on top of the men s Association of Tennis Professionals world singles rankings released on Monday with 7.750 points.

There were no changes in this week s rankings with Spain s Rafael Nadal on the second spot followed by Switzerland s Roger Federer on third reports Efe.

However with Murray out of action because of a hip injury Nadal has the opportunity to take top spot for the first time since July 2014 if he reaches the semi-finals of the Coupe Rogers Tournament in Montreal which kicks off this week.

The current ATP rankings and point scores are as follows:

1. Andy Murray (UK) 7 750 points

2. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 7 465

3. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 6 545

4. Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) 5 780

5. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 5 325

6. Marin Cilic (Croatia) 5 155

7. Dominic Thiem (Austria) 4 065

8. Alexander Zverev (Germany) 3 560

9. Kei Nishikori (Japan) 3 320

10. Milos Raonic (Canada) 3 220.

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