Rafael Nadal regains World No.2 spot, Sinner and Karatsev reach career high
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The ‘King of Clay’ Rafael Nadal rises from No. 3 back up to No. 2 on Monday’s ATP rankings after winning his first title of the year—and the 87th of his career—in Barcelona. It’s his 12th career title at the historic tournament, having previously won it in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Earlier in March, Daniil Medvedev rose from No. 3 to No. 2, ending one of the most incredible records in ATP rankings history—no one outside of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray had been ranked in the Top 2 since July 2005, almost 16 years earlier. But the feat was to last just for six weeks.
Rafa Nadal secured his 12th title in Barcelona, after he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in a three-set epic in the finals. The Spaniard ended the Greek’s nine match winning streak on clay courts, and lifted the first title of the season.
Jannik Sinner and Aslan Karatsev both up by a place in the latest Rankings
The other movers in the top 30 are Pablo Carreno Busta, Jannik Sinner and Aslan Karatsev. Carreno Busta reached the semi-final of the Barcelona Open where he lost to the eventual champion Rafa Nadal.
Italian teen, Jannik Sinner also had a solid week at Barcelona. He defeated two top 10 players- Andrey Rublev and Roberto Bautista Agut en route his semi-final appearance. He lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semi-final.
As for Aslan Karatsev, his dream season got even better as he defeated World No.1 Novak Djokovic in the semi-final of the Serbia Open. He then lost to 2nd seed Matteo Barrettini in the final in the third set tie-breaker.
TOP 10 RANKINGS:
- Novak Djokovic (11963 pts)
- Rafael Nadal (9810 pts)
- Daniil Medvedev (9700 pts)
- Dominic Thiem (8365 pts)
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (7980 pts)
- Alexander Zverev (6125 pts)
- Andrey Rublev (6000 pts)
- Roger Federer (5875 pts)
- Diego Schwartzman (3765 pts)
- Matteo Berrettini (3568 pts)
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