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Cincinnati Masters: How Rafael Nadal can return to world No. 1 for first time since 2020 ahead of US Open

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Rafael Nadal will play for the first time since he pulled out of Wimbledon at the Cincinnati Masters this week, with the chance of becoming world No.

1. Nadal withdrew from last week’s Canadian Open in Montreal due to discomfort whilst training but will be back on the tennis court in Cincinnati on Wednesday.

Ad Despite not playing for over a month, Nadal has a chance to return to the top of the ATP rankings, which is currently held by Daniil Medvedev.

ATP Montreal'I'm missing home' — Tired Kyrgios downs 'hell of a player' De Minaur in Montreal12/08/2022 AT 06:34 Medvedev enters the tournament on 6,885 points, with Nadal 1,265 points behind.

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