Rafael Nadal was badly upset by Alexander Zverev in Madrid in straight sets 6-4 6-4 on Friday. Crashing out in the quarter-finals also meant Nadal loses 1 place in the live rankings to be the new world number 3 on Monday, with Daniil Medvedev getting back his no.2.
Having Rafael Nadal at number 3 is very interesting, especially if the rank will stay for the French Open. In fact, in that case, Nadal may clash against Novak Djokovic in the semi-final. Nevertheless, the seeding of the Roland Garros will be decided after Rome.
On a different note, Matteo Berrettini goes up 1 place in the live rankings to be the new world number 9 after reaching the semi-final in Madrid.
Here the top 10 in the live rankings
| Rank | Player | Points | If 1/2 | If wins |
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 11463 | ||
| 2 | Daniil Medvedev | 9780 | ||
| 3 | Rafael Nadal | 9630 | ||
| 4 | Dominic Thiem | 8365 | 8605 | 9005 |
| 5 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 7610 | ||
| 6 | Alexander Zverev | 6305 | 6545 | 6945 |
| 7 | Andrey Rublev | 6000 | ||
| 8 | Roger Federer | 5785 | ||
| 9 | Matteo Berrettini | 3808 | 4048 | 4448 |
| 10 | Diego Schwartzman | 3743 |
Rafael Nadal in 2021
Currently the world no.2, the Spaniard played his last match on the 7th of May when he capitulated to world no.6 Alexander Zverev 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in Madrid (draw).
Presently, during this year the Spaniard has managed to achieve a compiled 13-3 match record. Nadal has won 1 title in Barcelona.
Daniil Medvedev in 2021
Now the world no.3, Medvedev played his last match on the 6th of May when he was overcome by world no.25 Christian Garin 6-4 6-7(2) 6-1
in the 3rd round in Madrid (draw).Presently, during this year Medvedev has an overall 18-4 record. Daniil clinched 1 title in Marseille. Medvedev got to the final at the Australian Open.
Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev faced off 4 times. Their head to head is 3-1
for Nadal. The last time they competed against each other, Daniil Medvedev won 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 in the semifinal in London (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2020.You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Berrettini in Madrid, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently ranked no.10, the Italian achieved a compiled 15-3 record in 2021. Berrettini is playing at the moment in Madrid where he beat Fabio Fognini 6-3 6-4, Federico Delbonis 7-64 6-4 and Christian Garin 5-7 6-3 6-0.
Matteo Berrettini will come up against the world no.22 Casper Ruud in the semifinal on Saturday at 9:00 pm on MANOLO SANTANA STADIUM. Their current record is 2-1 for Ruud.
The Italian clinched 1 title in 2021 in Belgrade.
Matteo won 4 titles in his career: 3 on clay courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev and Matteo Berrettini |
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