Novak Djokovic holds top spot in tennis singles rankings

Novak Djokovic has been in superb form this year

Madrid, April 27 (IANS)

With 13,845 points, Serbian star Novak Djokovic held on for the 144th week the top spot in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles rankings issued on Monday.

Swiss Roger Federer placed a distant second with 8,385 points, followed by Scotsman Andy Murray and Spaniard Rafael Nadal, reports Efe.

Meanwhile, Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka jumped to the ninth place with 3,495 points, upsetting Croat Marin Cilic. The current ATP ranking and point scores are as follows:

1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 13,845 points

2. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 8,385

3. Andy Murray (Scotland) 6,060

4. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 5,390

5. Kei Nishikori (Japan) 5,280

6. Milos Raonic (Canada) 5,070

7. Tomas Berdych (Czech) 4,960

8. David Ferrer (Spain) 4,490

9. Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) 3,495

10. Marin Cilic (Croatia) 3,405.