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Kyle Edmund closes in on ATP top 20 rankings

Rafael Nadal retains the world number one spot but has a lot of points to defend before the French Open starts next month, starting with this week in Monte Carlo.

Kyle Edmund closes in on ATP top 20 rankings British tennis player Kyle Edmund (Reuters)

Briton Kyle Edmund rose three places to 23 in the ATP world rankings released on Monday following a run to the final in Marrakech last week.

The only move in the top 20 saw Spain's Roberto Bautista swap 16th and 17th places with American Jack Sock.

Rafael Nadal retains the world number one spot but has a lot of points to defend before the French Open starts next month, starting with this week in Monte Carlo.

Last year, he won titles in Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Madrid and a failure to record a clean sweep again this year could give number two Roger Federer the chance to reclaim top spot.

ATP rankings as of April 16: 

1. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 8,770 points 
2. Roger Federer (SUI) 8,670
3. Marin Cilic (CRO) 4,985 
4. Alexander Zverev (GER) 4,925 
5. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 4,635 
6. Juan Martín Del Potro (ARG) 4,470 
7. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 3,665 
8. Kevin Anderson (RSA) 3,390 
9. John Isner (USA) 3,125 
10. David Goffin (BEL) 3,110 
11. Lucas Pouille (FRA) 2,410 
12. Pablo Carreño (ESP) 2,395 
13. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 2,310 
14. Sam Querrey (USA) 2,220 
15. Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 2,220 
16. Roberto Bautista (ESP) 2,175 (+1) 
17. Jack Sock (USA) 2,155 (-1) 
18. Tomás Berdych (CZE) 2,140 
19. Hyeon Chung (KOR) 1,897 
20. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 1,840 
Selected others:
23. Kyle Edmond (GBR) 1,757 (+3)