Alcaraz and Nadal, unshakable at the top of the ATP ranking

Carlos Alcaraz and Rafa Nadal remain at the top of the ATP world rankings, as numbers 1 and 2respectively, in a week in which Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas rose to fifth place.

Despite losing in the first round in Astana, Alcaraz retains the position, as does Nadal who did not play this weekwhile Norwegian Casper Ruud, who also fell in the first round in Tokyo, remains on the third step of the podium.

Regarding the race of the year, the student of Juan Carlos Ferrero continues the open commanding with 6,460 Added since January and after him Nadal, at 650; and Ruud and Tsitsipas, both on 880 from Murcia.

The one from Athens has exactly surpassed the one from El Palmar with the most victories achieved in 2022. The Greek has reached 53 in 72 games while the Spaniard has 52 wins but has played nine fewer games, specifically 63.

Tsitsipas, despite losing the final in Astana against Serbian Novak Djokovic, moved up one place to fifth. Djokovic despite winning last week in Tel Aviv and this in the capital of Kazakhstan remains in seventh place.

Continuing in the top10, German Alexander Zverev lost a step to sixth, while American Taylor Fritz, for his victory in Tokyo, climbed to eighth position, his best historical position. Englishman Cameron Norrie dropped two places to tenth.

In the top 100 will appear, this week, up to 10 Spanish players: Carlos Alcaraz (ESP,1), Rafa Nadal (ESP,2), Pablo Carreño (ESP,15), Roberto Bautista (ESP,22), Alejandro Davidovich (ESP,31), Albert Ramos (ESP,40), Jaume Munar (ESP,57), Pedro Martínez (ESP,60), Bernabé Zapata (ESP,74), Roberto Carballés (ESP,80).

This is the ATP world ranking

1. Carlos Alcaraz (Spa) / 6,740 pts.
2. Rafael Nadal (Spa) / 5,810
3. Casper Ruud (Nor) / 5,645
4. Daniil Medvedev (Rus) / 5,245
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gree) / 5,065
6. Alexander Zverev (Ale) / 5,040
7. Novak Djokovic (Srb) / 4,320
8. Taylor Fritz (USA) / 3,510
9. Andrey Rublev (Rus) / 3,480
10. Cameron Norrie (GBR) / 3,445