After the defeat of Casper Rudd in Seoul, the two Spaniards will manage to fulfill a dream
Carlos alcaraz was crowned number 1 in the world after his triumph in the US Openthe youngest of all time and from Monday will accompany him Rafael Nadalwhich will be the new number 2 in the ranking ATP. For the first time in history, two Spaniards will win the first two places.
And it is that the defeat this Friday of the Norwegian Casper Ruud before the japanese Yoshihito Nishioka in the quarterfinals of the Seoul tournament, by 2-6, 6-3 and 2-6, places virtually Rafael Nadal as the new world number 2, after Carlos Alcaraz, that’s why the surprise was immense for everyone.
From the other week, Alcaraz and Nadal will be first and second in the ATP ranking
In addition, according to the virtual list of the ATP itself, they will leave the Norwegian with 4,930 points this Monday, when it becomes official at the end of the tournaments of the previous week, descending to third position in the world behind Alcaraz and Nadal, who have not played and keep their points unchanged.
It will be the first time that two Spanish players will occupy the 1st and 2nd position of the ATP ranking. And it is that until now Spanish tennis had seen several of its members leading the world ranking in the ATP, but not occupying the first two positions of one of them.
This was the step by step so that each of the tennis players will reach this level
No country in the 21st century had enjoyed the top two ranking positions at the same time. You have to go back to the year 2000 to find a precedent of two tennis players from the same country as world numbers 1 and 2, when the Americans Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi did it.
Precisely, Alcaraz, Nadal and Ruud, who achieved the pass after winning the round of 16 in Seoul, are the only three classified, at the moment, for the NittoAtp Turin Finals. Nadal reached the 22 Majors, Carlos Alcaraz achieved his first Grand Slam in New York, the two will lead the ranking from Monday.
