Federer back as No. 1

May 14, 2018 09:44 pm | Updated 10:38 pm IST - Paris

Easily done! Roger Federer was in imperious form against Ruben Bemelmans.

Easily done! Roger Federer was in imperious form against Ruben Bemelmans.

Rafael Nadal’s surprise quarterfinal exit at the Madrid Masters has seen the Spaniard replaced as World No. 1 by Roger Federer in the latest ATP rankings.

Federer returns to the top spot despite not having played since March. Former World No. 1 Novak Djokovic slipped six places to 18th after his second-round defeat in Madrid, his lowest ranking since October 2006. Madrid winner Alexander Zverev remains third, but Dominic Thiem, dropped a place to eighth despite knocking out Nadal on his way to facing Zverev.

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