Rafael Nadal holds top spot in ATP rankings, Djokovic in 2nd
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Djokovic overtook Switzerland's Roger Federer in the standings, pushing him down to third.
Spain's Rafael Nadal maintained the top spot of men's Association of Tennis Professionals world singles rankings released on Monday with 7,660 points.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic, who has returned to his brutal best this season with Grand Slam wins at Wimbledon and US Open, climbed one spot up to the second after winning the Shanghai Masters title for the fourth time in a row on Sunday.
He is 215 points away from Nadal's position and warned that he is gunning for Rafael Nadal's world number one ranking.
"He warned that he is gunning for Rafael Nadal's world number one ranking after winning the title," said Djokovic.
Djokovic overtook Switzerland's Roger Federer in the standings, pushing him down to third.
The rest of the top-10 remained unchanged, as Alexander Zverev of Germany stayed at No. 5, followed by Marin Cilic of Croatia.
Meanwhile, Australia's Matthew Ebden jumped 11 positions up to the 40th, after reaching the quarterfinals of the Asian tournament.
.@borna_coric is mover of the week after a run to the @SH_RolexMasters final.
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The current top-10 ATP rankings and point scores are as follows:
1. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 7,660 points
2. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 7,445
3. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 6,260
4. Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) 5,860
5. Alexander Zverev (Germany) 5,025
6. Marin Cilic (Croatia) 4,185
7. Dominic Thiem (Austria) 3,825
8. Kevin Anderson (South Africa) 3,775
9. Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 3,440
10. John Isner (United States) 3,290.