Rafael Nadal remained third in the ATP rankings printed on Monday regardless of seeing off Novak Djokovic to win a tenth Italian Open title on the weekend.
Spaniard Nadal set down a key marker on Sunday, two weeks out from the defence of his Roland Garros crown with a 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 over Djokovic, who stays high of the rankings.
Nadal, a 13-time French Open winner, can be behind Daniil Medvedev, who suffered a second spherical exit in Rome to proceed his struggles on clay.
The United States enters its second week with no participant in the highest 30, with Taylor Fritz dropping a spot right down to thirty second.
Fritz’s compatriot Reilly Opelka has moved up 12 locations to thirty fifth.
ATP high 20 on Monday (adjustments in brackets):
1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 11063 factors
2. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 9793
3. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 9630
4. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 8445
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 7430
6. Alexander Zverev (GER) 7115
7. Andrey Rublev (RUS) 6090
8. Roger Federer (SUI) 5605
9. Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 3958
10. Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 3465
11. Roberto Bautista (ESP) 3215
12. Pablo Carreno (ESP) 3085
13. David Goffin (BEL) 2875
14. Gael Monfils (FRA) 2703 (+1)
15. Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 2675 (-1)
16. Milos Raonic (CAN) 2518 (+4)
17. Jannik Sinner (ITA) 2500 (+1)
18. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 2498 (+1)
19. Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 2498 (+2)
20. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 2496 (-3)
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