Murray stays top, Nadal fifth in unchanged ATP rankings

Johannesburg [South Africa], May 1 : British tennis maestro Andy Murray continues to be at the top spot as the latest ATP rankings remained unchanged despite fourteen-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal winning the title at the Barcelona Open this weekend.

Nadal, who also clinched 10th Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters title on April 30, continued his supreme run of form as he defeated Austria's Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-1 to claim his tenth title in the Catalan capital as well.

Despite the victory, the Spaniard remains at the fifth spot behind 18-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer, who did not play, Sport24 reported.

Meanwhile, Budapest winner Lucas Pouille of France surged to a career-best 14th place while 20-year-old Russian Karen Khachanov jumped 14 places to 42nd spot after making it to the quarter-finals in Barcelona.

The current ATP top 10 are: 1. Andy Murray 2. Novak Djokovic 3. Stan Wawrinka 4. Roger Federer 5. Rafael Nadal 6. Milos Raonic 7. Kei Nishikori 8. Marin Cilic 9. Dominic Thiem 10. David Goffin ..

Source: ANI