Rafael Nadal He will miss between six and eight weeks after suffering a serious iliopsoas injury in his left hip. An illness that occurred in the second set of the match ended in a loss to the American mackenzie mcdonald.
The reigning Australian Open champion ran out of options in the second round, and also had to cut back on the scheduled calendar. For now, it’s goodbye to the ATP in Doha and Dubai, while the tour of the United States that starts in Indian Wells has been compromised. As the only positive fact, that the clay is not in danger, when in 2022 he broke a rib without Monte Carlo and the Conde de Godó Trophy.
Nadal, 36 years old, left Melbourne knowing he would drop from second to sixth in the world rankings because of the 2,000 points he showed, he saved only 45. From a score of 5,770 he went to the current 3,815.
Classification is not a priority for the Spaniard at this point in his career, but it is an important factor in thinking about the teams of future tournaments.
In addition, despite the accumulation of injuries in his career, Rafa Nadal has remained in the world top-10 since he made his debut on April 25, 2005, after the Monte Carlo-Godó double.
His record 904 consecutive weeks in the top ten continues to rise to the next rank, on January 30. The Canadian’s round of 16 eliminations Felix Auger-Aliassime and the polish Hubert Hurkacz they put together Nadal’s continuation in the top-10, which is almost a reality with the earlier farewell of Taylor Fritz or Cameron Norrie.
Surpassed by Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Novak DjokovicDanish will also pass him by Holger Rune if it reaches the end. They have to win the Italian tournament Jannik Sinner and the russian Karen Khachanova. In the worst case, Nadal will be eighth. Let it be the sixth, the most likely option.
This is the ATP world ranking
1. Carlos Alcaraz (Span) / 6,730
2. Casper Ruud (Nor) / 5,765
3. Novak Djokovic (Srb) / 5,250
4. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gree) / 5,175
5. Andrey Rublev (Russian) / 4,020
6. Rafael Nadal (Span) / 3,815
7. Felix Auger-Aliassime (Can) / 3,715
8. Taylor Fritz (USA) / 3,410
9. Holger Rune (Also) / 3,046
10. Hubert Hurkacz (Pol) / 2,995
11. Cameron Norrie (GBR) / 2,760
12. Daniil Medvedev (Russian) / 2,750
13. Alexander Zverev (German) / 2,425
14. Frances Tiafoe (USA) / 2,305
15. Pablo Carreño (Span) / 2,285
Source: La Verdad
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