Rafael Nadal has played eight tournaments this season, only one more than Novak Djokovic. If the Serbian stopped participating in the related events because he ran afoul of the regulations of the countries that do not allow the entry of foreigners who have not been vaccinated, the Spaniard will have to deal with the injuries again: pain in his left foot, fracture of ribs and stomach rupture, seven millimeters and that separated him from contention in the semifinals of Wimbledon.
He also advised the 36-year-old Spaniard to postpone his reappearance for a week. given the Canadian ATP Masters 1000will reappear in Cincinnati ATP Masters 1000 (August 15-21), the step before the US Openin New York from August 29 to September 11.
Nadal’s absence in Montreal was not taken advantage of by his world-leading teammates. the russian Daniil MedvedevThe Spanish Carlos Alcaraz and the greek Stefanos Tsitsipas they fell in their premiere, in the second round.
Medvedev, champion, delivered 990 points from his number one account, which guaranteed the next list, but not on Monday, August 22, because he had to defend this position in Cincinnati to prevent the rise of Nadal.
The accounts are clear: Nadal returns to number one if he conquers Cincinnati for the second time in his career Medvedev did not reach the quarter round.
If the Muscovite perseveres, it will be more complicated at the US Open, where he will expose 2,000 crown points. Nadal will start from scratch, as he has for the rest of the campaign since he missed the second half of the 2021 academic year due to pain in his left foot.
This fact about Nadal is underlined by his status as the leader of the Race, the 2022 classification. He consolidated the most points, 5,620. He currently leads with 1,340 over second-place Carlos Alcaraz (4,280), who remains in contention for the final No. 1 of the year despite his stumble against Tommy Paul in Montreal.
Among the applicants, the Murcian is also the second with the fewest points defended (765) until the end of the course. After Nadal, who has the most chance for the throne now. Zverev, who has not been published since Roland Garros due to a serious ankle injury sustained, could return at the US Open. He has 4,050 points to defend in the coming months, ten points more than Medvedev (4,050).
Nadal is not ranked No. 1 from February 2, 2020, when he increased his presence in the position to 209 weeks, distributed in eight different episodes. It will be more attractive for him to become one in 2023, for the sixth season, in which he equals the record of Pete Sampras, leaving Roger Federer (5) and standing one behind Novak Djkovovic (7) .
This is the ATP world ranking
After the 2nd round of Masters 1000 Canada
1. Daniil Medvedev (Rus’) / 6,885
2. Alexander Zverev (Ale) / 6,760
3. Rafael Nadal (Spa) / 5,620
4. Carlos Alcaraz (Spa) / 5,045
5. Novak Djokovic (Srb) / 4,770
6. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gree) / 4,650
7. Casper Ruud (Nor) / 4,595
8. Andrey Rublev (Rus) / 3,630
9. Felix Auger-Aliassime (Can) / 3,535
10. Cameron Norrie (GBR) / 3,065
This is the 2022 ATP Race
After the 2nd round of Masters 1000 Canada
1. Rafael Nadal (Spa) / 5,620
2 Carlos Alcaraz (Spa) / 4,280
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gree) / 4,020
4. Casper Ruud (Nor) / 3,405
5. Daniil Medvedev (Rus) / 2,835
6. Alexander Zverev (Ale) / 2,700
7. Andrey Rublev (Rus) / 2,605
8. Felix Auger-Aliassime (Can) / 2,545
9. Taylor Fritz (USA) / 2,195
10. Hubert Hurkacz (Pol) / 1980
Source: La Verdad
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