Nadal dropped to second place after being defeated in the Madrid Open quarter-finals by Dominic Thiem of Austria 7-5, 6-3 on Friday, ending his bid for the tournament's sixth title and a record streak of 50 consecutive clay-court sets wins, reports Efe.
"I had to play an extraordinary match, and that's what I did. It takes a really good match to beat Rafa on clay, but I think a very important thing was that I went in with the attitude that I can beat him," Thiem said after Friday's match.
Alexander Zverev maintained his third position, after the German claimed the title of the 2018 Madrid Open for the first time after winning 6-4, 6-4 over Thiem, who dropped to the eighth spot.
The current top 10 ATP rankings and point scores are as follows:
Rafael Nadal (Spain) 7,950
Alexander Zverev (Germany) 6,015
Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 4,870
Marin Cilic (Croatia) 4,770
Juan Mart?n del Potro (Argentina) 4,540
Kevin Anderson (South Africa) 3,660
Dominic Thiem (Austria) 3,545
John Isner (US) 3,305
David Goffin (Belgium) 2,930.
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