Nadal retains top spot post 11th Barcelona Open title

Spanish tennis maestro Rafael Nadal continues to remain at the top spot as the latest men's world top 10 rankings remained unchanged.

The 31-year-old retained his numero-uno position in the recent ATP rankings after clinching his 11th Barcelona Open title this week.

Nadal sealed a comfortable 6-2, 6-1 win over Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in a one-sided summit showdown that lasted one hour and 17 minutes.

It was Nadal's 55th title on clay and 77th title overall.

Nadal, who also won his 11th Monte Carlo Masters title earlier this month, is currently standing with 8,770 points and maintains a 100-point lead over his long-time rival and Swiss star Roger Federer, the ATP website reported.

German tennis star Alexander Zverev holds on to third spot ahead of fourth-placed Marin Cilic of Croatia and fifth-placed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria.

The current ATP top 10 are as follows:

1. Rafael Nadal

2. Roger Federer

3. Alexander Zverev

4. Marin Cilic

5. Grigor Dimitrov

6. Juan Martin Del Potro

7. Dominic Thiem

8. Kevin Anderson

9. John Isner

10. David Goffin.