Rafa Nadal shoots towards world number one

Rafael Nadal has intensified work on the slopes of its academy in Manacor under the direction of Carlos Moya, which continues on July 26. It’s time to pack up to tackle the North American hard court tour that he hasn’t done in three years. In 2019 he won the Canadian ATP Masters 1000 and the US Opensome results he will sign after the cancellation in 2020 due to the coronavirus of the Canadian tournament and his resignation in New York to prepare for a moved Roland Garros in October.

In 2021 he resigned from both events after reviewing the Washington ATP that the pain in his left leg invited him to stop the campaign and seek palliative treatment for a chronic problem.

Pulsed radiofrequency was tested after Roland Garros numbed the foot’s most rebellious nerves. Gone is the rib crack that delayed its set-up on the ground. A seven-millimeter tear in the rectus abdominis meant he missed the semifinals of Wimbledon, which did not give him a continuation of the victories in Australian and Paris Open.

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Too many stoppages due to physical problems shortened the number of matches played (only 8), winning 35 out of 38 games played. A superb performance of four titles in five finals put him in contention to become world number one. “I will not continue with that goal, it was a mistake, but if the results take me there later, I will be incredibly happy”, he announced as an important philosophy as he gained victories.

And he went to No. 1 where he will be eleven weeks Daniel Medvedev. The Race, the 2022 points standing, is clear. Nadal leads with 5,620 points, although Wimbledon was left with zero due to the Russians’ veto. As a semifinalist, he added 720.

Be the first of more than 1,000 Carlos Alcaraz, second with 4,270. The list will end coinciding with the ATP world rankings when only the Turin ATP Finals remain.

Daniil Medvedev has also done his accounts. “I know Rafa Nadal will be number one at the end of the year, unless I win all the tournaments I play,” said the Monte Carlo-based Muscovite from Los Cabos, Mexico, where he competes this Sunday.

The coming, reunion of the heavyweights at Canada’s Masters 1000 ATP in Montreal, except for Novak Djokovic, whose borders are currently closed due to not having been vaccinated against covid. Without stopping, the Cincinnati ATP Masters 1000, which some may skip, including Nadal. The US Open will be closed from August 29 to September 11.

Nadal will give up 545 points of his 6,165 in the world ranking this week. From then on, he will only add, while Medvedev, for example, will defend 3,360, 2,000 as US Open champion. He tends to shine in this phase of the campaign, which he clings to to defend the throne as much as possible.

Alcaraz is also in a privileged place, he can only reduce 485 out of 5,035. New York will be the key to really sorting out the rankings.

ATP World Rankings

1. Daniil Medvedev (Rus) / 7,625
2. Alexander Zverev (Ale) / 6,850
3. Rafael Nadal (Spa) / 6,165
4. Carlos Alcaraz (Esp) / 5,035
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gree) / 5,000
6. Novak Djokovic (Srb) / 4,770
7. Casper Ruud (Nor) / 4,685
8. Andrey Rublev (Rus) / 3,575
9. Felix Auger-Aliassime (Can) / 3,445
10. Jannik Sinner (Ita) / 3,395
11. Hubert Hurkacz (Pol) / 3,015
12. Cameron Norrie (GBR) / 2,893
13. Taylor Fritz (USA) / 2,825
14. Matteo Berrettini (Ita) / 2,430
15. Diego Schwartzman (Argentina) / 2,245
18. Roberto Bautista (Spa) / 1,850

Race ATP 2022

1. Rafael Nadal (Spa) / 5,620
2. Carlos Alcaraz (Spa) / 4,270
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gree) / 3,965
4. Casper Ruud (Nor) / 3,315
5. Alexander Zverev (Ale) / 2,700
6. Daniil Medvedev (Rus) / 2,575
7. Andrey Rublev (Rus) / 2,415
8. Felix Auger-Aliassime (Can) / 2,365
9. Taylor Fritz (USA) / 2,060
10. Novak Djokovic (Srb) / 1970
13. Jannik Sinner (Ita) / 1,680