Murray rises in ATP tour rankings

<p>Washington D.C. [USA] Aug 7(ANI): Former world number one Andy Murray climbed 457 places in the latest ATP world rankings.</p><p>Despite withdrawing from the Washington Open before his quarter-final last week, Murray is now ranked 375 as he came back after a long-term hip injury, reported Sport 24.</p><p>Rafael Nadal remained world number one, followed by Roger Federer. Alexander Zverev scored the third rank by successfully defending his Washington title with a straight-sets win over Alex De Minaur.</p><p>British tennis ace is now set to play at Cincinnati Masters next week, where he has been granted a berth under the exemption for players coming back from long-term injury, reported ESPN.</p><p>Murray is a two-time Wimbledon champion, who defeated Serbia's Novak Djokovic in 2013, and Milos Raonic of Canada in straight sets in 2016.</p><p>During his victory in 2013, 31-year-old became the first British Wimbledon champion in 77 years. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

from sports https://ift.tt/2vqiFeV