Sinner clinched his third Grand Slam title with a straight-sets victory over Alexander Zverev in last weekend's Australian Open final. And at 23 years old, he has plenty of time to add to that tally and begin clawing his way up the all-time rankings.
Rafael Nadal jumping up the ATP tennis rankings seems like nothing new – until you remember that he’s retired. The Spanish sporting icon has rather bizarrely moved up three places to 173rd
Paolo Bertolucci and Adriano Panatta analyzed the moment that Carlos Alcaraz is going through, especially in light of his questionable performance at the Australian Open 2025, in the match against Novak Djokovic,
Ben Shelton collected two Major semi-finals at 22! The Atlanta native made a breakthrough at Majors in 2023, reaching the Australian Open quarter-final and moving a step forward at the US Open eight months later.
In a surprising turn of events, legendary Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal has moved up two spots in the ATP Rankings. This is despite the fact that he retired from the sport professionally over two months ago. The 38-year-old is now the 171st-ranked ATP player, just behind British star Dan Evans.
Despite the similarities in play style, Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz still trails compatriot Rafael Nadal when it comes to mental fortitude, according to retired Italian tennis star Paolo Bertolucci.
At 38, Rafa Nadal has officially called time on his legendary career, marking the end of an era in tennis. On October 10, 2024, Nadal announced his retirement in an emotional video, citing ongoing physical limitations and challenges over the past two years.
Stefanos Tsitsipas admitted he "was not ready" to face Rafael Nadal in the 2018 Barcelona Open final and there were several different reasons why that was the case. In the spring of 2018, the Greek - who was just 19 at the time - won five matches to make the Barcelona final in his debut.