Alcaraz, Nadal put Spain at 1-2 in ATP rankings for 1st time
NEW YORK: No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz and No. 2 Rafael Nadal are the first countrymen to top the ATP rankings in 22 years.
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Leicester earn first Premier League win, drop Forest into last place
LEICESTER, England: Getting 22 new signings to gel is proving to be a mightily difficult task for Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper.
Confident Frances Tiafoe 'flying high' after Tokyo opener
Japan Open on Monday. The American made a name for himself when he stunned Rafael Nadal on his way to a shock final-four appearance at Flushing Meadows last month before playing a starring role at the Laver Cup. The world number 19 is playing his first singles tournament since the US Open this week in Tokyo and he dispatched Japanese wild card Uchiyama with little fuss.
Spain reigns as Rafael Nadal second behind Carlos Alcaraz in ATP rankings
Rafael Nadal moving back up to second. Nadal, 36, benefited from Casper Ruud's quarter-final exit in Seoul where he was top seed, to move ahead of the Norwegian. Novak Djokovic, winner of his third tournament this season in Tel Aviv, stays seventh but scores 250 precious points in the race for the ATP Finals in Turin, his end-of-season goal.
Confident Tiafoe ‘flying high’ after Tokyo opener
Frances Tiafoe of the US reacts after a point against Yasutaka Uchiyama of Japan during their men’s singles match at the Japan Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on October 3, 2022. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)
Spain reigns as Nadal second behind Alcaraz in ATP rankings
Spain reigns at the summit of men's tennis with Carlos Alcaraz holding world number one spot in the ATP rankings released on Monday with compatriot Rafael Nadal moving back up to second.
World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz set for Middle East debut at Mubadala World Tennis Championship
ABU DHABI: World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz is set make his Middle East debut this December at the 14th Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi.
British No. 1 Cameron Norrie forced to withdraw from Japan Open due to positive Covid-19 test
British No.1 Cameron Norrie has been forced to withdraw from the Japan Open after testing positive for Covid-19. Norrie pulled out of the Korea Open shortly before he was due to face Jenson Brooksby in the quarter-finals on Friday, citing illness at the time. Ad However the 27-year-old has now revealed his positive Covid test that not only saw him exit the tournament in Seoul, but that will also prevent him from flying to Tokyo.