Tennis
Nadal and Tsitsipas claim number 1 in Turin
Following Carlos Alcarat’s withdrawal from his first ATP Finals, Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas have a chance to claim their rise to the year-end world No.1 rankings.
THE Carlos Alcarathwho has worked wonders this season, culminating in his first Grand Slam title at the US Open, injured himself in the quarterfinals in Paris against Holger Rooney and has been sidelined for six weeks with abdominal problems on his left side.
Following the 19-year-old Spaniard’s withdrawal from his first ATP Finals, Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas have a chance to maintain their year-end rise to world No. 1.
So Nadal, who is 1000 points away in the ATP live ranking, needs three group stage wins (200 points/win) and one semi-final win (400 points) to overtake Alcarath at the top of the ATP rankings.
The Greek champions are 1,470 points away from 1st place and the only scenario where they want to finish 1st is to win the ATP Finals unbeaten.
Alcarath ended his fantastic year with a 57-13 record and five titles, including two Masters (Miami, Madrid) and a Grand Slam. On September 12, he became the youngest tennis player in history to reach No. 1 in the ATP rankings.
Taylor Fritz will take the Spaniard’s place at the ATP Finals (November 13-20).
Source: Tennis24
Source: sport 24
