El gran US Open has caused a wave, logical, of comparisons between the ‘fashionable boy’ of Spanish tennis,Carlos Alcaraz, and the legend Rafa Nadal. They may seem exaggerated, but reality is encouraging that they can be given. The last fact is the rnking of ATP that almost causes a historic milestone.
Mondays after a Grand Slam have major updates to the world rankings. Being a quarterfinalist in New York, Carlos Alcaraz has given a great ascent. 17 improved positions, from 55 to 38, for the pupil of Juan Carlos Ferrero placeholder image with 18 years of age. He also becomes the fourth Spanish in the classification after Rafa Nadal (6), Pablo Carreo (16) and Roberto Bautista (18).
As, Carlos Alcaraz placeholder image becomes the world’s best 18-year-old tennis player in history since Rafa Nadal. It does not equal the record of the Balearic of April 26, 2004 for a position. Nadal was 37 in an updated ranking after the Monte Carlo Masters, several months before the first tournament won in the professional career (in August) of the ‘rey de Pars‘in Sopot (Poland).
For its part, Rafa Nadal has fallen to 6th place in the ranking with 5815 points. Has been overtaken by Rublev, which fell into the US Open in the third round after a fifth-set match against Tiafoe. The first time in five years that Nadal falls outside the global top-5. Also, in the ‘Race‘of 2021 is ranked seventh. The two classifications are led by Novak Djokovic pursued by the champion in the ‘Big Apple‘, Daniil Medvedev.
127 positions for Raducanu
The picture feminine of US Open it has also caused big jumps in the WTA rankings. Especially since the ‘teenage ending‘was played by two tennis players who came to New York outside of the top 50. The rise of the champion, Emma Raducanu, It is spectacular. 127 places to be 23 (with 2571 points) having reached 150 in the world to the United States of America. For its part, the finalist, Leylah Fernandez, it also rises remarkably. 45 steps that place the Canadian in 28th place.
The female classification continues to be led by Barty (10,075 points). Naomi Osaka has dropped to 5th place on the table, and has been overtaken by Pliskova and Svitolina. Garbie muguruza It also rises and is ranked ninth in the world with 4380 points after the Last Grand Slam of 2021.
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