Thiem third in the world; Djokovic still top of ATP rankings

[March 02, 2020]    Berlin (dpa) - Austria's Dominic Thiem has reached a career high of third in the latest world rankings released Monday by the governing ATP.

Austrian tennis player Dominic Thiem in action against Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas during their men's singles round of 32 final match during the Hamburg European Open at the Rothenbaum Stadium. Thiem has reached a career high of third in the latest world rankings released Monday by the governing ATP.

The 26-year-old has 7,045 points to overtake Swiss great Roger Federer, who is currently out with a knee injury and intending to return for the grass season from June.

Serbia's Novak Djokovic remains top on 10,220 points having won the Dubai title at the weekend to extend his unbeaten start to the season.

Spain's Rafael Nadal is second on 9,850 points.

ATP top 10 as of March 2 (previous ranking in parenthesis):

1. (1) Novak Djokovic, ...

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