The ranking was released on Monday
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The 23-year-old Austrian lost 3-6 4-6 0-6 for Nadal to advance into Sunday’s final and move towards a record-breaking 10th title.
The Spaniard is now 15-0 on his favoured surface this year having also picked up his 10th titles in Monte Carlo and Barcelona in recent weeks
The nine-time Roland Garros winner is looking to continue his dominance on clay ahead of the second Grand Slam of the year, and he controlled much of his 50th meeting with the world number two
The world number five will take on Novak Djokovic in Saturday’s last-four showdown, with the Serbian being handed a walkover win against Kei Nishikori earlier on Friday
Nadal was flawless in the first set, only giving his opponent one game as he was ruthless with his service
Nadal fought back from a break down in the first set and went on to win 6-4 in controversial circumstances
Goffin, who will meet Rafael Nadal or Diego Schwartzman in the semi-finals, had not previously beaten a top-three player
The Spaniard, who is searching for his first title of 2017, sealed a 6-0 5-7 6-3 victory in two hours and 20 minutes
Britain’s Andy Murray continues to lead the top 10 which is unchanged aside from Nishikori’s upward move, which could have a bearing on his and Nadal’s seeding for the upcoming Barcelona ATP tournament
Federer has been in sensational form in 2017 and managed to clinch an 18th Grand Slam title by beating rival, Rafael Nadal, in the final of the Australian Open back in January
The 35-year-old continued his excellent start to 2017 at the weekend as he landed the Miami Open title with a 6-3 6-4 victory over great rival Rafael Nadal
Australian player, Nick Kyrgios, was unchanged at No 16
He won the final match on Sunday
Federer’s victory sets up a re-match of January’s Melbourne Park title-decider against Spaniard Nadal, who earlier rolled over unseeded Italian Fabio Fognini 6-1 7-5
The 14-time Grand Slam champion earned a 6-2 6-3 triumph to set up a semi-final showdown against Fabio Fognini, who defeated Kei Nishikori to reach the final four
It was a straight sets victory for Nadal
Nadal reached the Australian Open final in January, losing an epic five-set match to old rival Roger Federer, in his first Grand Slam since brining Moya on board alongside long-time coaches Toni and Francisco Roig
The Spaniard has revealed that his doctors have advised him to rest up following his lengthy run at the Australian Open, which ended with a defeat to Roger Federer in the final
Federer’s previous major title came at Wimbledon in 2012