The Spaniard left that place after 1,029 consecutive weeks. It had not happened since April 14, 2003, when he was only 16 years old.
The ATP ranking was updated today with the main news that Serbian Novak Djokovic returned to No. 1 in the world after his title at Roland Garroswhich also meant his 23rd Grand Slam titlebut there was also a movement that surprised everyone and it is the departure of the Spanish Rafael Nadal from the top 100 after 1,029 consecutive weeks.
It is that Nadal, who in recent days underwent an operation on his hip and who has not competed since January, lost the 2,000 points he achieved last year in Roland Garros not being able to participate in the tournament that he knew how to win in 14 times.
This caused me to drop 2,445 to 445 points in the ranking and to fall from 15th to 136th positionwhich meant his departure from top 100 for the first time since 2003.
When was the last time Nadal wasn’t in the top 100?
The last time the Spaniard was not among the best 100 in the world was in the week of the April 14, 2003when he was only 16 years old.
To gauge how much time has passed, Roger Federer had yet to win his first Grand Slamthere was more than a year left for Gastón Gaudio and Guillermo Coria will play that historic final of Roland Garros and more than three so that André Agassi retire from tennis Lionel Messi had not yet made his debut for Barcelona and Carlos Alcaraz had not even been born.
The winner of 22 titles of grand slams he will continue to fall in the ranking since he could only compete again at the end of the year or at the beginning of 2024, the season in which he would retire as announced on May 18.
Source: Ambito
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