Madrid April 2 (IANS) Spain s Rafael Nadal returned to the top spot in the men s Association of Tennis Professionals world singles rankings released on Monday dethroning Switzerland s Roger Federer.
Federer a 20-time Grand Slam champion fell to World No. 2 after he lost to Australia s Thanasi Kokkinakis 3-6 6-3 7-6 (4) at Miami Open s round of 64 last month reports Efe.
The United States John Isner jumped eight places to World No. 9 after he won his first Miami Open title on Sunday against Alexander Zverev of Germany who climbed one place to fourth.
Meanwhile Argentina s Juan Martin del Potro Austria s Dominic Thiem and South Africa s Kevin Anderson kept their spots in sixth seventh and eighth respectively.
The current ATP rankings and point scores are as follows:
1. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 8 770 points
2. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 8 670
3. Marin Cilic (Croatia) 4 985
4. Alexander Zverev (Germany) 4 925
5. Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 4 635
6. Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) 4 470
7. Dominic Thiem (Austria) 3 665
8. Kevin Anderson (South Africa) 3 390
9. John Isner (USA) 3 125
10. David Goffin (Belgium) 3 110.
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