Spain’s Rafael Nadal climbed up to second in the ATP rankings while compatriot Carlos Alcaraz holds on to the top spot.
Paris — Spain reigns at the summit of men’s tennis with Carlos Alcaraz holding world No.1 spot in the ATP rankings released on Monday with compatriot Rafael Nadal moving back up to second.
Nadal (36) benefited from Casper Ruud’s quarter-final exit in Seoul where he was top seed, to move ahead of the Norwegian.
Novak Djokovic, winner of his third tournament this season in Tel Aviv, stays seventh but scores 250 precious points in the race for the ATP Finals in Turin, his end-of-season goal.
Carlitos Nadal 😍
Today marks the FIRST time in history that two Spanish players are 1️⃣st and 2️⃣nd in the ATP Rankings!@RFETenis pic.twitter.com/lv0l6h0WrI
— Eurosport (@eurosport) October 3, 2022
The Serb was competing in his first singles tournament in Israel since claiming a seventh Wimbledon crown in July, and can still earn points this week in the Astana ATP tournament.
Croat Marin Cilic gained two places moving from 16th to 14th, thanks to his reaching the final in Tel Aviv.
Rankings:
1. Carlos Alcaraz (Esp) 6 740 pts
2. Rafael Nadal (Esp) 5 810 (+1)
3. Casper Ruud (Nor) 5 645 (-1)
4. Daniil Medvedev 5 065
5. Alexander Zverev (Ger) 5 040
6. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gre) 4 810
7. Novak Djokovic (Srb) 3 820
8. Cameron Norrie (Gbr) 3 445
9. Andrey Rublev (Rus) 3 345
10. Hubert Hurkacz (Pol) 3 175 (+1)
11. Taylor Fritz (US) 3 055 (+1)
12. Jannik Sinner (Ita) 3 040 (-2)
13. Félix Auger-Aliassime (Can) 2 950
14. Marin Cilic (Cro) 2 495 (+2)
15. Pablo Carreño (Esp) 2 360 (-1)
16. Matteo Berrettini (Ita) 2 360 (-1)
17. Diego Schwartzman (Arg) 2 110
18. Karen Khachanov (Rus) 1 990
19. Frances Tiafoe (US) 1 940
20. Nick Kyrgios (Aus) 1 780
AFP
