Scotman Andy Murray continued to stay at the top position in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles rankings released on Monday.
The 29-year-old led the rankings for the first time in his career on November 7, 2016 and has kept the lead since, reports Efe.

Serb Novak Djokovic lies in second place, while Canadian Milos Raonic is placed third.

Spanish star Rafael Nadal remains in ninth place.

The current ATP rankings and point scores are as follows:

1. Andy Murray (Britain) 12,560 Points

2. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 11,780

3. Milos Raonic (Canada) 5,290

4. Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) 5,155

5. Kei Nishikori (Japan) 5,010

6. Gael Monfils (France) 3,625

7. Marin Cilic (Croatia) 3,605

8. Dominic Thiem (Austria) 3,415

9. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 3,195

10. Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) 3,060

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Top seed Andy Murray defeated Stan Wawrinka in straight sets to reach the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals at London’s O2 Arena on Friday.

Murray, fighting for the year-end first place in the world rankings, took 86 minutes to defeat the Swiss number one 6-4, 6-2, Xinhua news agency reported.

He also improved to 10 wins and seven defeats against Wawarinka, although winning one game was enough to send him to the last four.

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The 29-year-old topped the group with a perfect record in the second group, beating Marin Cilic of Croatia in the first match and edged fifth seed Kei Nishikori of Japan in the second.

Nishikori also reached the semifinals as the second place finisher in the group, making his match against Cilic later meaningless.

Murray will fight for the final berth against fourth seed Milos Raonic of Canada and Nishikori meet Serbia’s Novak Djokvic.

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Andy Murray got revenge on Kei Nishikori for his defeat at the US Open but needed to battle for more than three hours to do so, gutting out a 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 6-4 victory in Group John McEnroe action at the ATP World Tour Finals.

Murray on Wednesday picked up his 21st consecutive victory in what was the longest match (three hours and 20 minutes) since the Finals were first played in London in 2009, boosting his hopes of finishing as year-end number 1 for the first time in his career, Efe news reported.

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The top-ranked Scotsman has not yet qualified for the semifinals at tennis’ eight-man, year-end championship event but can book a berth if Croatia’s Marin Cilic defeats Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka on Wednesday night’s round-robin action.

The Scotsman and Serbian world number 2 Novak Djokovic, each of whom are undefeated through two matches in the round-robin stage, are in a neck-and-neck battle for the top spot at season’s end.

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Nishikori and Murray also locked horns in an epic battle in the US Open quarterfinals in September, with the Japanese star coming out on top in five sets.

The world number 5 won the opening set Wednesday by emerging victorious in a 20-minute tiebreaker in which Murray came back from a 6-3 deficit and later saved a fourth set point before finally succumbing due to a forehand unforced error.

But Murray fought back to win the next two sets thanks in large part to the Japanese player’s higher unforced-error count — 49-39.

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Andy Murray defeated seventh seed Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-2 in their Group clash for his first victory after climbing to the top of the world rankings at the ATP World Tour Finals in London’s O2 Arena.

“A big thank you for all of the support, it was an incredible atmosphere today,” Murray said after the match on Monday, Xinhua news agency reported. “I really appreciate it,” he added.

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Murray added 200 points with his 12th win over Cilic and now has 11,110 points in the world rankings as he battles Novak Djokovic (10,980) for year-end No. 1.

Enjoying a career-best year, Murray is now 73-9 with eight titles overall and has extended his winning streak to 20 matches since Sept. 20. He will next play Nishikori on Wednesday.

Murray broke twice to take a 3-1 lead while Cilic, who committed 17 unforced errors, looked for a second break, but Murray was able to clinch the 46-minute opener.

In the second set, Murray broke twice in a run of five straight games to wrap up victory in 90 minutes.

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Britain’s Andy Murray topped the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles ranking for the first time in his career on Monday with 11,185 points, after winning the Paris Masters title on Saturday.

Serbian Novak Djokovic, who spent 223 weeks on top of the rankings, came in second with 10,780 points, 405 points less than Murray, reports Efe.

“It might only be for one week, so I might as well try and enjoy it, because I could lose it at the Tour Finals and never be there again,” Murray told ATP’s official website.

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“So, I was really happy about that and hopefully will feel the same way going into London, as well. I’m sure I will, because you’re competing against the best players in front of a big crowd there,” the 29-year-old added.

Meanwhile, Canadian Milos Raonic jumped to the fourth place, while Croatian Marin Cilic came in seventh.

The current ATP rankings and point scores are as follows:

1. Andy Murray (Scotland) 11,185 points

2. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 10,780

3. Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) 5,115

4. Milos Raonic (Canada) 5,050

5. Kei Nishikori (Japan) 4,705

6. Gael Monfils (France) 3,625

7. Marin Cilic (Croatia) 3,450

8. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 3,300

9. Dominic Thiem (Austria) 3,215

10. Tomas Berdych (Czech) 3,060.

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By Yassh Grover

When he lifted the trophy at the clay courts of Roland Garros, Novak Djokovic became the eighth player in history to complete a Career Grand Slam. And the third man to hold all major titles at once. Now popularly called as a Nole Slam.

So it’s no surprise the Serbian starts the Wimbledon Championship as a clear favourite to lift his fourth title. The World number one had got the better of Swiss king Roger Federer in last year’s final; a four-set encounter at the All England Tennis Club to defend his title.

Under the guidance of tennis great and coach Boris Becker, himself a three-time Wimbledon winner, Djokovic takes the grass courts on his super hot streak. But the defending champion will be under pressure; to defend his title and bag his fifth straight grand slam win. Since he entered Wimbledon last year, Novak is yet to lose a match in majors.

Among his challengers, Rafael Nadal is giving the grass court event a miss. Third seed Roger Federer is very much in the mix; and if he has any hope of adding to his tally of grand slam titles then this is the place to do it. Djokovic’s path through the draw looks easy enough before he runs into big serving Milos Raonic in the quarterfinals. Then Federer could be waiting for him in the last four stage.

But the toughest challenge for the Serbian could come from the local hero and 2013 champion Andy Murray. The second seed, despite a semi-final ouster last year, has been in devastating form in the majors. Murray comes into this year’s Wimbledon with two runner-up finishes in grand slams under his belt. The British is looking at a potential match against Stan Wawrinka in the semifinals on his side of the draw. The other Swiss great of tennis has added former champion Richard Krajicek to his coaching staff.

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In the women’s section, top seed Serena Williams will have to shake off the humiliating French Open final loss to Garbine Muruguza. But the American will take heart from the fact that she had beaten Muruguza in the Wimbledon final last year to lift the crown. This year the defending champion is looking for her seventh Wimbledon title, while the French Open champion Muguruza will try to stop her her from doing that.

Petra Kvitova has had an inconsistent year but the two-time winner is at her very best on grass and could put in an impressive performance during the next fortnight.

In the top half of the draw, former finalist Agnieszka Radwanska is another player who is adept on grass-courts and could produce a deep run in the tournament. Similarly, Dominika Cibulkova has been in good form of late and the former Australian Open finalist could do some damage in the second week of the tournament.