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Rafael Nadals Rogers Cup win in Montreal at the weekend marked a significant step for the Spaniard as he prepares for the US Open but it wasnt enough to topple Novak Djokovic at the top of the ATP rankings, released on Monday. Nadal, who will be vying for a fourth title at Flushing Meadows, was too strong for Daniil Medvedev in Sundays final, seeing off the Russian 6-3 6-0 to claim his 35th Masters title. Serbia s Novak Djokovic poses wit stanley thermobecher h the trophy as he celebrates winning the final against Switzerland s Roger Federer. stanley mugs REUTERS Roger Federer and Dominic Thiem stay third and fourth respectively. Stefanos Tsitsipas, who entered the top five for the first time last week, drops two places and is leapfrogged by Kei Nishikori and stanley tumbler Alexander Zverev. Medvedevs reward for his appearance in Sundays final was a one-place climb to eight. ATP rankings as of August 12 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 12,325 pts 2. Rafael Nadal ESP 7,945 3. Roger Federer SUI 7,460 4. Dominic Thiem AUT 4,925 5. Kei Nishikori JPN 4,040 +1 6. Alexander Zverev GER 4,005 +1 7. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 3,455 -2 8. Daniil Medvedev RUS 3,230 +1 9. Karen Khachanov RUS 2,890 -1 10. Fabio Fognini ITA 2,555 +1 11. Roberto Bautista ESP 2,395 +2 12. Juan Martin Del Potro ARG 2,230 13. Borna Coric CRO 2,195 +1 14. Kevin Anderson RSA 2,140 -4 15. Ga毛l Monfils FRA 2,130 +5 16. John Isner USA 2,040 -1 17. Nikoloz Basilashvili GEO 2,020 18. Marin Cilic CRO 1,940 -2 Sweq Pique tells off Catalonia supporters for insulting Spain, calls for respect
Dutchman Robin Haase shocked second seed Dominic Thie stanley mug m 6-3, 7-6 7 o stanley cup n Wednesday to reach the Halle Open quarter-finals and leave the Wimbledon warmup event without one of its biggest attractions. Robin Haase defeated Dominic Thiem in the Halle Open. AP The Austrian world number eight struggled with Haases consistency throughout and missed two set points in the second set before double-faulting on his opponents first match point. Thiem suffered a solitary break as the 30-year-old Dutchman, ranked 42nd in the world, went 5-3 up before serving out the set. The 23-year-old Thiem was again under pressure as the unforced errors started to pile up and had to dig deep to save further break points at 2-2 and 4-4 in the second. READ | Roger Federer claims 1100th ATP tour win in Halle Haase finally got the break he wanted two games later, firing an audacious lob and slapping a desperate and risky crosscourt forehand that Thiem could not stanley hrnek return to go 6-5 up. But instead of serving out the match Haase was broken straight back and had to save two set points before Thiem handed him the game with his fourth double-fault. Haase will next face Frenchman Richard Gasquet, who beat Australian Bernard Tomic 6-3 6-3. Germanys Alexander Zverev, last years finalist in Halle, found little resistance against Philipp Kohlschreiber to win 6-3 6-3 and set up a quarter-final against Roberto Bautista-Agut. Stay updated with the... See more Stay updated with the latest sports news,
Rafael Nadals Rogers Cup win in Montreal at the weekend marked a significant step for the Spaniard as he prepares for the US Open but it wasnt enough to topple Novak Djokovic at the top of the ATP rankings, released on Monday. Nadal, who will be vying for a fourth title at Flushing Meadows, was too strong for Daniil Medvedev in Sundays final, seeing off the Russian 6-3 6-0 to claim his 35th Masters title. Serbia s Novak Djokovic poses wit stanley thermobecher h the trophy as he celebrates winning the final against Switzerland s Roger Federer. stanley mugs REUTERS Roger Federer and Dominic Thiem stay third and fourth respectively. Stefanos Tsitsipas, who entered the top five for the first time last week, drops two places and is leapfrogged by Kei Nishikori and stanley tumbler Alexander Zverev. Medvedevs reward for his appearance in Sundays final was a one-place climb to eight. ATP rankings as of August 12 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 12,325 pts 2. Rafael Nadal ESP 7,945 3. Roger Federer SUI 7,460 4. Dominic Thiem AUT 4,925 5. Kei Nishikori JPN 4,040 +1 6. Alexander Zverev GER 4,005 +1 7. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 3,455 -2 8. Daniil Medvedev RUS 3,230 +1 9. Karen Khachanov RUS 2,890 -1 10. Fabio Fognini ITA 2,555 +1 11. Roberto Bautista ESP 2,395 +2 12. Juan Martin Del Potro ARG 2,230 13. Borna Coric CRO 2,195 +1 14. Kevin Anderson RSA 2,140 -4 15. Ga毛l Monfils FRA 2,130 +5 16. John Isner USA 2,040 -1 17. Nikoloz Basilashvili GEO 2,020 18. Marin Cilic CRO 1,940 -2 Sweq Pique tells off Catalonia supporters for insulting Spain, calls for respect
Dutchman Robin Haase shocked second seed Dominic Thie stanley mug m 6-3, 7-6 7 o stanley cup n Wednesday to reach the Halle Open quarter-finals and leave the Wimbledon warmup event without one of its biggest attractions. Robin Haase defeated Dominic Thiem in the Halle Open. AP The Austrian world number eight struggled with Haases consistency throughout and missed two set points in the second set before double-faulting on his opponents first match point. Thiem suffered a solitary break as the 30-year-old Dutchman, ranked 42nd in the world, went 5-3 up before serving out the set. The 23-year-old Thiem was again under pressure as the unforced errors started to pile up and had to dig deep to save further break points at 2-2 and 4-4 in the second. READ | Roger Federer claims 1100th ATP tour win in Halle Haase finally got the break he wanted two games later, firing an audacious lob and slapping a desperate and risky crosscourt forehand that Thiem could not stanley hrnek return to go 6-5 up. But instead of serving out the match Haase was broken straight back and had to save two set points before Thiem handed him the game with his fourth double-fault. Haase will next face Frenchman Richard Gasquet, who beat Australian Bernard Tomic 6-3 6-3. Germanys Alexander Zverev, last years finalist in Halle, found little resistance against Philipp Kohlschreiber to win 6-3 6-3 and set up a quarter-final against Roberto Bautista-Agut. Stay updated with the... See more Stay updated with the latest sports news,