Rafa Nadal’s EXCITING position in the ATP ranking

In the ATP table update, the Spaniard fell to position 239, his worst position since October 2022.

The assignment of Novak Djokovic within US Open Not only did it mean that the Serbian would reach a record 24 Grand Slam titles, but it also left a surprise in the rankings. With weekly updates on positions, Rafael Nadal fell to 239th place, his lowest since October 2002.

After not competing in the United States Open, the Mallorcan lost by 180 points what he achieved in the 2022 edition and fell 100 positions compared to the last update, as the lowest in 21 years, when in 16 he was 261 in the world table. By not playing an official match since January 18, the historic Spanish tennis player currently has a total of 255 credits, so if he does not compete in any tournament for the rest of the year, Nadal will be left behind only 45 units of the Australian Open, where he was eliminated in the second round.

Exactly, in a 6-4, 6-4 and 7-5 defeat against the American Mackenzie McDonald, the winner of 22 Grand Slam trophies sustained a psoas injury in his left leg. After confirming his withdrawal from the Madrid Masters 100 in April, the 37-year-old tennis player He said that the evolution was not what was expectedand declared: “I have no intention of continuing to play for the next few months”.

The top ten of the ATP ranking

1) Novak Djokovic – Serbia (+1)

2) Charles Alcaraz – Spain (-1)

3) Daniel Medvedev – Russia

4) Holger runes – Denmark

5) Stephen Chillies – Greece (+2)

6) Andrei Rublev – Russia (+2)

7) Jannik sinful – Italy (-1)

8) Taylor Fritz – United States (+1)

9) Casper Ruud – Norway (-4)

10) Alexander Zverev – Germany (+2)

The Argentine top ten of the ATP ranking

21) Francis Cerundolo (-1)

28) Sebastian Baz (+4)

35) Thomas Etcheverry (-1)

79) Peter Cachín (-13)

91) Juan Manuel Cerundolo (+2)

96) Frederick Coria (-5)

99) Facundo Diaz Acosta (-5)

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