Tennis

Shapovalov wins 2 places. Nadal is back in 2nd place

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3 years ago

October 3, 2022

Sophia

Shapovalov wins 2 places. Nadal is back in 2nd place

Spain reigns supreme in the ATP rankings released on Monday with Carlos Alcaraz still world No. 1, while its glorious elder Rafael Nadal is taking advantage, without playing, of Norway’s Casper Ruud’s adventures in Seoul to climb to No. 2.

Canadian Denis Shapovalov climbed two places in the rankings after losing to Yoshihito Nishioka in the final of the Seoul tournament. He now sits 22nd in the standings, while Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassim is 15th.

Winner in Tel Aviv of his third tournament of the year after Rome (Masters 1000) and Wimbledon, Djokovic remains 7th but earns 250 valuable points in the race for the ATP Finals (formerly the Masters), his end-of-season goal.

The Serb can still earn points this week if he does so in Astana, another ATP 250 tournament in which he is participating.

The other star of the circuit, Rafael Nadal, is also one of the beneficiaries of this new ranking: even without playing, the 36-year-old Mallorcan returns to 2nd place (+1), thanks to Casper Rudd’s poor performance. , was eliminated in the quarterfinals in Seoul, where he was the No. 1 seed.

Besides, while there were no major tournaments last week, there was little change in the Top 20, with only Croatia’s Marin Cilic gaining two places (from 16th to 14th), thanks to his Tel Aviv final against ‘Djoko’.

ATP ranking as of October 3, 2022

1. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 6740 points

2. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 5810 (+1)

3. Casper Rudd (NOR) 5645 (-1)

4. Daniil Medvedev (Russia) 5065

5. Alexander Zverev (GER) 5040

6. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 4810

7. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 3820

8. Cameron Norrie (GBR) 3445

9. Andrey Rublev (Russia) 3345

10. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 3175 (+1)

11. Taylor Fritz (USA) 3055 (+1)

12. Jannik Sinner (ITA) 3040 (-2)

13. Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 2950

14. Marin Cilic (CRO) 2495 (+2)

15. Pablo Carreno (ESP) 2360 (-1)

16. Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 2360 (-1)

17. Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 2110

18. Karen Khachanov (RUS) 1990

19. Francis Tiafoe (USA) 1940

20. Nick Kyrgios (Austria) 1780

Source: rds

Sophia

Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.

Tennis

Rublev beat Vachereau at the World Tennis Continental Cup in China

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16 minutes ago

December 27, 2025

Gary

Rublev beat Vachereau at the World Tennis Continental Cup in China

Andrey Rublev / Photo: © Zhe Ji / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev defeated the representative of Monaco, Valentin Vachereau, at the World Tennis Continental Cup tournament in Shenzhen (China).

Rublev, representing the world team, beat Vachereau from the European team with a score of 2:6, 7:6 (7:5), 10:7.

The overall score at the tournament was 3:2 in favor of the world team.

Rublev’s next opponent will be Italian Flavio Cobolli, Vachereau will face Zhang Zhizhen from China. Both meetings will take place on Sunday.

The tournament takes place December 26–28. The eight participants are divided into two teams: Team Europe and Team World. Each player will play two singles matches, and two doubles matches will also be played.

Source: Sportbox

Gary

I am a sports journalist who has written for a number of Sportish. I have a background in journalism and have been writing since I was young. My main focus is sports news, but I also write about general news. I am currently working as an author at Sportish.

Tennis

Looking ahead to 2025 Our best tennis photos

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22 hours ago

December 26, 2025

Nancy

Looking ahead to 2025 Our best tennis photos

Check out some of the best tennis shots our photographers have taken over the past year

PHOTO OLIVIER JEAN, THE PRESS

American Coco Gauff returns a serve from Russian Veronika Kudermetova during their third round match on center court at the IGA stadium.

PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES

Victoria Mboko at work against Elena Rybakina in the semi-final at the National Bank Open

PHOTO OLIVIER JEAN, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES

Eugenie Bouchard on the backhand during her second round match at the National Bank Open

PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES

Marta Kostyuk screams during her match against Daria Kasatkina at the National Bank Open.

PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES

Mirra Andreeva in action against McCartney Kessler at the National Bank Open

PHOTO HUGO-SÉBASTIEN AUBERT, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES

Naomi Osaka watches the ball in the first round of the National Bank Open against Ariana Arseneault.

PHOTO OLIVIER JEAN, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES

Bianca Andreescu suffered an ankle injury against Barbora Krejčíková at the National Bank Open.

PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES

Liudmila Samsonova displays her muscles during her duel against Naomi Osaka at the National Bank Open.

PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES

A doubles match pitting Italians Jasmine Paolini (right) and Sara Errani against Canadians Bianca Jolie Fernandez (left) and Leylah Annie Fernandez at the National Bank Open

PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES

Daria Kasatkina keeps her eyes on the ball against Marta Kostyuk in the third round at the National Bank Open.

PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES

Victoria Mboko celebrates on court her victory against Naomi Osaka in the final of the National Bank Open.

Source: lapresse

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

Tennis

The famous Swiss, who has three Grand Slam awards, will retire in 2026

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1 day ago

December 26, 2025

Nancy

The famous Swiss, who has three Grand Slam awards, will retire in 2026

40-year-old Swiss tennis player Stan Wawrinka He announced that he will retire in 2026.

“Every book must have an ending. It is time to write the last chapter of my career as a professional tennis player. In 2026, I will spend my last season on tour.”

I still want to challenge myself and complete this journey in the best possible way. I still have dreams about this sport. I enjoyed everything tennis gave me, especially the emotions I felt playing for you.

I look forward to meeting you again anywhere in the world. Last move,” Wawrinka wrote on social networks.

Stan has three Grand Slam trophies – Australian Open 2014, Roland Garros 2015 and US Open 2016. He also played in the Russian Federation final in 2017, where he lost to Rafael Nadal.

Wawrinka is currently ranked 157th in the ATP rankings. His personal best is third place.

During his career, Stan won 16 singles trophies and three doubles trophies at ATP level. At the 2008 Olympics, Wawrinka won the gold medal in the doubles tournament with Roger Federer. Stan won the Davis Cup with the Swiss team in 2014.

Wawrinka will start his farewell season with the national team in the United Cup (January 2-11).

🎾ONE LAST PRESS🎾
Every book needs an ending📕
It’s time to write the last chapter of my career as a professional tennis player 📝
2026 will be my last year on tour

determination
an ambition
Victim
Success
my injuries
O obsession
Never give up

Discipline
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— Stanislas Wawrinka (@stanwawrinka) December 19, 2025

Source: Sport UA

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.