US Open 2022 LIVE – Latest ATP Rankings, Rafael Nadal can be No. 1: Defending US Open Champion Daniil Medvedev could be handed a double-blow by Rafael Nadal this year at US Open. The Spaniard can once again take top spot in ATP Rankings pushing Medvedev to No. 2. Currently ranked World No.3, the four-time US Open champion will need to win US Open once again to go on top of ATP Rankings: Follow Rafael Nadal US OPEN & All US Open Tennis LIVE Updates and Scores with InsideSport.IN.
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- Nadal has been in superb form in 2022 and is yet to lose a Grand Slam match
- The Spaniard won the Australian Open and the French Open, before withdrawing from the Wimbledon Championships
- Daniil Medvedev is the defending US Open champion as well as the World No.1
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How can Nadal become World No.1?
Currently Nadal has 5620 rating points on the ATP tour that are used to decide the rankings. This means that, he is currently 1265 points behind World No.1 Daniil Medvedev, which therefore means that Nadal needs to get the better of the defending US Open champion as he did in the final of the Australian Open back in January.
With 2000 ATP ranking points on offer at a Grand Slam, Nadal will easily dethrone Medvedev and clinch the No.1 spot if he goes all the way to lift his fifth US Open title. With a semifinal exit in the Cincinnati Open, the gap between Nadal and Medvedev is withing 2000, so it is a golden opportunity for Nadal to clinch the No.1 spot and the US Open.
Injuries played their part
- Earlier Nadal was forced to withdraw from the Wimbledon after suffering an injury and was unable to play in the semifinal against Nick Kyrgios.
- However this, is not the only occasion he has suffered from injury, earlier this season, Nadal was unable to play the Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo and Barcelona, due to a cracked rib.
- He was also forced to miss the TMS in Montreal, as he suffered from his recent abdominal rupture.
- Things could have been lot different for Medvedev as well, as he too was out of a period of time in April and May, having hernia issue.
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Nadal still unbeaten in Grand Slam in 2022
The 22-time Grand Slam champion has had a phenomenal 2022, as started with his triumph in Melbourne. Nadal won the Australian Open having beaten Medevdev in a marathon final. This was Nadal’s second Australian Open triumph.
In normal routine, he won his 14th French Open title in June as he once again showed his class and remained unbeaten. While talks were surfacing on a Wimbledon title, he was unfortunate to have got the recurrence of his old injuries and was forced to withdraw after after the quarterfinal win. Since he did not feature in the semifinal match, he is technically still unbeaten in a Grand Slam match in 2022.
If he does succeed in winning the US Open, this will be his fifth title having earlier won the prestigious tournament in 2010, 2013, 2017, and 2019.
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