Sports
Federer maintains top spot in ATP rankings
Madrid, Feb 26 (IANS) Switzerland’s Roger Federer stayed on top of the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals world singles rankings released on Monday with 10,105 points ahead of Spain’s Rafael Nadal.
Federer, 20-time Grand Slam champion, reclaimed the No.1 position for the first time since October 29, 2012 last week when he overtook Nadal following his victory at the Rotterdam Open, reports Efe.
Croatia’s Marin Cilic was third, followed by Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov and Germany’s Alexander Zverev.
South Africa’s Kevin Anderson and Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro jumped to the eighth and ninth positions respectively, while United States’ Jack Sock fell to 10th.
The current ATP rankings and point scores are as follows:
1. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 10,105
2. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 9,760 points
3. Marin Cilic (Croatia) 4,960
4. Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 4,635
5. Alexander Zverev (Germany) 4,450
6. Dominic Thiem (Austria) 3,810
7. David Goffin (Belgium) 3,280
8. Kevin Anderson (South Africa) 2,825
9. Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) 2,745
10. Jack Sock (United States) 2,650.
–IANS
sam/dg
Home
Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.