MADRID: Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal held on to the top spot in the men's Association of Tennis Professionals world singles rankings released on Monday.
Nadal, 16-time Grand Slam champion, led the rankings ahead of Switzerland's Roger Federer, while the United Kingdom's Andy Murray came in third, reports Efe. There were no changes in this week's standings, as German Alexander Zverev held the fourth position, followed by Marin Cilic. Serbia's Novak Djokovic came in sixth.
Meanwhile, another Spaniard, Garbiñe Muguruza, continued to lead the Women's Tennis Association rankings for the second consecutive week.
Romanian Simona Halep came in second, followed by Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, reports Efe citing the rankings which were released on Monday. This week's standings witnessed no changes, as Czech Karolina Pliskova held the fourth position, ahead of fifth-placed American Venus Williams.
The current ATP rankings and point scores are as follows:
1. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 9,465 points
2. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 7,505
3. Andy Murray (United Kingdom) 6,790
4. Alexander Zverev (Germany) 4,470
5. Marin Cilic (Croatia) 4,155
6. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 4,125
7. Dominic Thiem (Austria) 4,030
8. Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) 3,690
9. Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 3,575
10. Pablo Carreño Busta (Spain) 2,855.
WTA rankings and point scores:
1. Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain) 6,030 points
2. Simona Halep (Romania) 5,965
3. Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) 5,640
4. Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) 5,520
5. Venus Williams (United States) 4,756
6. Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) 4,640
7. Johanna Konta (United Kingdom) 4,520
8. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 4,410
9. Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) 3,770
10. Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) 3,502.