Rafael Nadal's 'miracle' record top-10 streak comes to an end after 912 weeks following Indian Wells

One of the longest streaks in tennis history is over. Rafael Nadal has dropped out of the top 10 of the ATP rankings for the first time since 2005. Ad The 22-time Grand Slam champion has fallen to world No.

13 after missing Indian Wells, where Carlos Alcaraz beat Daniil Medvedev to win the title. ATP Indian WellsAlcaraz 'motivated' by Djokovic and Nadal's ability to win titles straight after injuries17/03/2023 AT 11:28 Nadal spent 912 weeks — around 17-and-a-half years – inside the top 10, a men’s record and behind only Martina Navratilova, who spent exactly 1,000 consecutive weeks inside the top 10. Nadal broke into the top 10 for the first time on April 25, 2005 after winning the Barcelona Open as an 18-year-old.

In 2020, he broke Jimmy Connors’ men's record of 789 consecutive weeks inside the top 10. None of the players who were in the top 20 on April 25, 2005 are still playing aside from Nadal. Nadal’s remarkable streak has been ended due to injury.

At the Australian Open, he dropped a significant amount of ranking points after losing in the second round when he was defending champion. He hasn’t played since then due to a hip issue and at Indian Wells he saw 600 points fall from his ranking as he made the final last year. Speaking about his top-10 run earlier this month, Nadal told Movistar: “I prefer to be in the top 10, it’s obvious, but in the end, one has to accept things as they come.