Rafa Nadal announced today that he will not play in the next edition of Roland Garros and that 2024 will be his last year as a professional tennis player. This is the ATP World Ranking at the time of its announcement:
1. Carlos Alcaraz (Span) / 6,815
2 Novak Djokovic (Srb) / 5,955
3. Daniil Medvedev (Russian) / 5,510
4. Casper Ruud (Nor) / 4,915
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gree) /4,595
6. Andrey Rublev (Russian) / 4,270
7. Holger Rune (Also) / 4,135
8. Jannik Sinner (Ita) / 3,435
9. Taylor Fritz (USA) / 3,390
10. Felix Auger-Alissime (Can) / 3,065
11. Karen Khachanov (Russian) / 2,945
12. Frances Tiafoe (USA) / 2,790
13. Hubert Hurkacz (Pol) / 2,525
14. Cameron Norrie (GBR) / 2.5220
15. Rafael Nadal (Span) / 2,445
16. Borna Coric (Cro) / 2,410
17. Tommy Paul (USA) / 2,135
18. Lorenzo Musetti (Ita) / 2,040
19. Alex de Minaur (Aus) / 1,870
20. Matteo Berrettini (Ita) / 1,832
Depending on how his injuries progress, we will see how the position changes ranking of Rafael Nadalthough all indications are that he will drop more places before returning, most likely next year, to play his final season as a professional.
Source: La Verdad
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