Madrid July 17 (IANS) Winning his eighth Wimbledon title allowed Swiss Roger Federer the most acclaimed player in Grand Slams with 19 titles to earn a spot in the top three of the men s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday with 6 545 points.
Briton Andy Murray and Spanish Rafael Nadal kept their places at first and second even though they left the tournament at the quarter-final stage and round of 16 respectively reports Efe.
The 35-year-old Swiss won five of the 14 tournaments in which he has participated in the current season two Grand Slams (Australian Open and Wimbledon) and two 1 000 Masters (Indian Wells and Miami) in addition to Halle.
Federer s opponent in Sunday s Wimbledon final Marin Cilic of Croatia is sixth in the list.
The current ATP rankings and point scores are as follows:
1. Andy Murray (United Kingdom) 7 750 points
2. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 7 465
3. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 6 545
4. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 6 325
5. Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) 6 140
6. Marin Cilic (Croatia) 5 075
7. Dominic Thiem (Netherlands) 4 030
8. Kei Nishikori (Japan) 3 740
9. Milos Raonic (Canada) 3 310
10. Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 3 160
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