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Nadal regains No.1 spot before French Open

Beating Alexander Zverev to the Rome Masters title enable Rafael Nadal to regain the No. 1 ranking.

Published : May 21, 2018 18:17 IST , Paris

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Rafael Nadal celebrates after beating Alexander Zverev on Sunday.
Rafael Nadal celebrates after beating Alexander Zverev on Sunday.
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Rafael Nadal celebrates after beating Alexander Zverev on Sunday.

Rafael Nadal regained the number one spot ahead of the French Open in the world rankings today after winning his eighth Rome Masters title.

The victory saw Nadal overtake Roger Federer, who is not playing the clay court season this year.

Former number one Novak Djokovic continued his fall, slipping four places to 22nd.

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