After 934 weeks and nearly 18 years later, Rafael Nadal has slipped outdoors the highest 10, which he first entered on April 25, 2005.
As per the present ATP rating, Nadal is ranked 13.
Just one lady has spent extra consecutive weeks within the High 10 of the WTA rankings than Nadal has within the High 10 of the ATP rankings—Martina Navratilova with precisely 1,000 straight weeks.
The 22-time Grand Slam champion has been sidelined with a left hip flexor damage because the Australian Open, and pulled out of hard-court tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami.
And there it’s:
After an unimaginable streak of 934 weeks–falling only a single month wanting 18 years–Rafael Nadal has slipped outdoors the highest 10, which he first entered on April 25, 2005. pic.twitter.com/RllZXnNwT1
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) March 20, 2023
In January, Nadal damage his hip flexor throughout a second-round loss to Mackenzie McDonald of the US on the Australian Open.
Rafael Nadal is aiming to make his comeback from a hip damage on the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters subsequent month, organizers stated Wednesday.
The Monte Carlo Masters begins on April 8 and match director David Massey is optimistic Nadal will play.
“Rafa was the primary (participant) to be registered,” Massey stated in assertion. “He actually desires to play on the Monte Carlo Masters and is giving himself each likelihood to participate within the match he’s so keen on.”
Nadal has received the match a document 11 occasions, together with an Open Period document 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 Might 28-June 11.
Nadal has received 14 of his main titles on clay at Roland Garros, together with final yr whereas coping with continual ache in his left foot.