Carlos Alcaraz returned to No. 1 within the ATP rankings on Monday (March 20), changing Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal dropped out of the highest 10 for the primary time in 18 years. Alcaraz rose one spot, swapping locations with Djokovic, a day after ending Daniil Medvedev’s 19-match profitable streak by beating him in straight units within the last at Indian Wells, California. Alcaraz, a 19-year-old from Spain who first ascended to No. 1 by profitable the US Open in September, did not drop a set within the hard-court event.
Djokovic has spent extra weeks at No. 1 than any man or girl in tennis historical past. He didn’t play in Indian Wells as a result of he isn’t allowed to enter the United States as a international citizen who isn’t vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19. He additionally will miss the Miami Open that begins this week; Alcaraz is the defending champion there.
Nadal has been sidelined since January by an injured hip flexor and he slipped 4 spots to No. 13 on Monday, ending a keep within the high 10 that started in April 2005. It is the longest such run within the ATP; Jimmy Connors is subsequent on the listing with about 15 years.
And there it’s:
After an unimaginable streak of 934 weeks–falling only a single month in need of 18 years–Rafael Nadal has slipped exterior the highest 10, which he first entered on April 25, 2005. pic.twitter.com/RllZXnNwT1
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) March 20, 2023
Djokovic and Nadal at the moment share the lads’s file of twenty-two Grand Slam singles titles. Elena Rybakina’s straight-set victory over Aryna Sabalenka for the Indian Wells trophy pushed Rybakina up three spots to a career-high No. 7 within the WTA rankings. Iga Swiatek remained at No. 1, adopted by Sabalenka, who defeated Rybakina within the Australian Open last in January.
Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal is aiming to make his comeback from a hip harm on the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters subsequent month, organizers stated final week. The 22-time Grand Slam champion has been sidelined with a left hip flexor harm because the Australian Open, and pulled out of hard-court tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami.
The Monte Carlo Masters begins on April 8 and event director David Massey is optimistic Nadal will play. (*1*)
Nadal has received the event a file 11 instances, together with an Open Era file streak of eight consecutive titles from 2005 to 2012. The 36-year-old Spaniard makes use of the occasion as a key a part of his preparations for the French Open, which takes place May 28-June 11.
Nadal has received 14 of his main titles on clay at Roland Garros, together with final yr whereas coping with persistent ache in his left foot. In January, Nadal damage his hip flexor throughout a second-round loss to Mackenzie McDonald of the United States on the Australian Open.
