Medvedev takes eighth place, Nadal holds second place

Reuters

Russia's Daniel Medvedev continued his career in the ATP rankings and finished eighth after reaching the final of the Canadian Masters, before losing to Spanish champion Rafael Nadal.

Medvedev, 23, earned his best ranking by climbing from one spot to eighth, less than a month after entering the top ten for the first time in his career.

Nadal retained second place after retaining the title and 1,000 points won last season. He remained behind the Serb Novak Djokovic, refusing to surrender to his rival Roger Federer, third.

The top ten are:

Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 12325

2.Rafael Nadal (Spain) 7945

Roger Federer (7460)

4- Dominic Thiem of Austria 4925

5.Ki Nishikori 4040

6.Alexander Zverev 4005

7.Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greek) 3455

8.Russian Daniel Medvedev 3230

9- The Russian Karen Khashanov 2890

10- Fabio Fognini 2555

Source: AFP