Federer replaces Nadal as number one, Djokovic on the slide

AFP  |  Paris 

Rafael Nadal's surprise quarter-final exit at the Madrid Masters has seen the Spaniard replaced as world number one by in the latest ATP rankings published today.

Madrid winner remains in third, but the man he beat in Sunday's final, Dominic Thiem, dropped a place to eighth despite knocking out Nadal on his way to facing Zverev.

Thiem saw off in the semi-finals and it is the South African who inherits his seventh spot, the 31-year-old's highest ever ranking.

The highest mover in the men's charts is Madrid semi-finalist with the Russian teenager jumping 14 rungs to a best ever 29th.

ATP rankings as of May 14 1. (SUI) 8,670 pts (+1) 2. (ESP) 9,950 (-1) 3. (GER) 6,015 4. (BUL) 4,870 5. (CRO) 4,770 6. (ARG) 4,540 7. (RSA) 3,660 (+1) 8. (AUT) 3,545 (-1) 9. (USA) 3,305 10. (BEL) 2,930 11. (ESP) 2,280 12. (USA) 2,220 (+1) 13. (ESP) 2,210 (+1) 14. Jack Sock (USA) 2,155 (+1) 15. (ARG) 2,130 (+1) 16. (FRA) 1,995 (+2) 17. (CZE) 1,980 18. (SRB) 1,905 (-6) 19. (ENG) 1,905 (+3) 20. (KOR) 1,807 (+1) Selected 29. (CAN) 1.488 (+14).

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First Published: Mon, May 14 2018. 15:00 IST