Summary Roger Federer on Monday has risen to fourth in the latest ATP rankings.
PARIS (AFP) - Swiss great Roger Federer has risen to fourth in the latest ATP rankings following his victory over Rafael Nadal in Sunday s Miami Open final.
Roger Federer defeated long-standing rival Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-4 to win the Miami Open on Sunday and continue his outstanding start to the year.
Since returning from his six month injury lay-off, the 35-year-old Federer has also won the Australian Open and Indian Wells and he heads into a self-imposed break before the French Open as, once again, the dominant presence on the ATP Tour.
Federer has beaten Nadal in all of those events this year and has now won his last four meetings between the pair.
Federer climbs two places to fourth, while Nadal also moves up two places to fifth, but Japan s Kei Nishikori slips three places to seventh.
Nishikori lost in the quarter-finals in Miami to Italy s Fabio Fognini.
ATP rankings top 20:
1. Andy Murray (GBR) 11,960 pts
2. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 7,915
3. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 5,785
4. Roger Federer (SUI) 5,305 (+2)
5. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 4,735 (+2)
6. Milos Raonic (CAN) 4,345 (-1)
7. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 4,310 (-3)
8. Marin Cilic (CRO) 3,385 (+1)
9. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 3,385 (-1)
10. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 3,265
11. Gael Monfils (FRA) 3,010
12. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 2,880 (+1)
13. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 2,790 (+1)
14. David Goffin (BEL) 2,705 (-2)
15. Jack Sock (USA) 2,510 (+2)
16. Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 2,425
17. Lucas Pouille (FRA) 2,376 (-2)
18. Roberto Bautista (ESP) 2,190
19. Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 2,025
20. Alexander Zverev (GER) 2,005.
