After the surprise defeat of the Norwegian at the ATP in Seoul, the Spanish tennis player will become the second best racket in the ranking, behind his compatriot.
Casper Ruud unexpectedly fell 2-6, 6-3 and 2-6 against the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka in the quarterfinals of the ATP in Seoul and caused a historic change in the ATP ranking. With the defeat of the Norwegian, Rafael Nadal will become from next Monday the number 2 in the world, behind his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz.
This will be the first time in history that two Spanish tennis players occupy position 1 and 2 of the ATP ranking. In fact, there have been very few times in which two compatriots have led the classification. The latest precedent dates back to the year 2000, when the Americans Andre Agassi y Pete Sampras They were the 1 and 2 of the planet.
What does Carlos Alcaraz need to finish 2022 as number 1 in the ATP ranking
First of all, the Spaniard will reappear on the scene in October to play the ATP 500 Astaná, a tournament that he has not yet played, so he will not lose points regardless of his final position. Then, at the end of the month, the ATP 500 in Basel, tournament in which the number 1 position in the ranking would be secured if it manages to advance. In case of not doing so, you will have the chance to dispute the Paris Masters 1000where he fell in the third round last year, so he also has a good margin of points to get.
How the first positions of the ATP ranking will be
- 1- Carlos alcaraz (Spain)
- 2- Rafael Nadal (Spain)
- 3- Casper Ruud (Norway)
- 4- Daniel Medvedev (Russia)
- 5- Alexander Zverev (Germany)
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