Spaniards Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal will make history when they become the top two ranked players in the world on Monday.
Casper Ruud’s defeat to Yoshihito Nishioka in the quarter-finals of the Korea Open on Friday will see him surrender the No. 2 spot to Nadal when the ATP rankings are updated.
Ad That will mean that both of the top two spots will be occupied by Spanish players for the first time ever. ATP SeoulHighlights: Top seed Ruud knocked out by Nishioka in big shock at Korea OpenAN HOUR AGO It will also mark the first time in more than 22 years that two players from the same country have sat on top of the pile, going back to Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras of the United States in August 2000.
Alcaraz and Nadal have both had the week off, after the latter competed at Roger Federer’s emotional farewell to tennis in the Laver Cup last week.