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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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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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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