Rafael Nadal he does what he does again. After six months almost away from the circuit due to unbearable pain in his left leg and suffering from severe covid, he once again emerged victorious in Melbourne ATPThe Australian Open at Acapulco. From figuring out whether to lower the racket to breaking the record for Grand Slam titles in the twenty-first.
A stress injury to the rib cut that invincible streak. He was able to finish the semi-finals Indian Wells against Carlos Alcaraz, could not fight well against Taylor Fritz in the final. The prognosis has been worse than expected. Six weeks without sports practice, before the clay court tour.
low to Monte Carlo and the Gothic, arrived in Madrid, where he was already paralyzed with his left foot. More the following week in Rome. To Roland Garros who was almost unprepared “and seriously skeptical”, as he himself explained.
But the king of Roland Garros and the land signed another to his unprecedented recovery. defeated Novak Djokovic, unbeaten in nine games, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4), qualifying for his fifteenth semifinal. Against Alexander Zverev, that left Carlos Alcaraz6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7).
Nadal has confirmed his leadership this season. Dominate the Race with 4,340. These are cumulative points until the end of the year, which would put him on the launch pad towards number one if not for a foot injury that doesn’t allow for much prediction in the future, just in case.
In the ATP rankings he regained fourth place at the expense of the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipasalthough it will not improve in any case for a subsequent classification, which on Monday, June 6, was quite difficult because the points defended by tennis players from 2020 will not be deducted. until Monday June 13, when the list will actually be chased, when Djokovic delivered 2,000 points, Tsitsipas was 1,200 and Nadal himself was 1,000. Alcaraz, 115 long.
alexander zverev continues to third, although there is a possibility of being number 1. If he beats Nadal, he will lose Daniel Medvedev. To stay behind Djokovic, he had to win the tournament.
Carlos Alcaraz scored 360 points as quarterfinalist, with plenty of room for continued promotion in the coming weeks, albeit in Paris Andrey Rublev and Casper Ruud They can remove the sixth spot. Beyond the issue is that Wimbledon does not contribute points by deciding to ban the participation of Russians and Belarusians due to the current conflict in the war on aggression in Ukraine.
World ranking
Then Djokovic-Nadal and Zverev-Alcaraz
1. Novak Djokovic (Srb) / 8,770
2. Daniil Medvedev (Russia) / 7,800
3. Alexander Zverev (Ale) / 7,795
4. Rafael Nadal (Ep) / 6,245
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gre) / 6,100
6. Carlos Alcaraz (Esp) / 5,005
7. Andrey Rublev (Rus) / 4,260
8. Casper Ruud (Nor) / 4,210
9. Felix Auger-Aliassime (Can) / 3,955
10. Matteo Berrettini (Ita) / 3,805
Race ATP Turin 2022
Then Djokovic-Nadal and Zverev-Alcaraz
1. Rafael Nadal (Ep) / 4,340
2. Carlos Alcaraz (Spa) / 3,820
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gre) / 3,670
4. Alexander Zverev (Ale) / 2,700
5. Andrey Rublev (Rus) / 2,280
6. Casper Ruud (Nor) / 2,225
7. Felix Auger-Aliassime (Can) / 2,205
8. Daniil Medvedev (Russia) / 2,080
9. Novak Djokovic (Srb) / 1,970
10. Taylor Fritz (USA) / 1,810
Source: La Verdad
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