Rafael Nadal is about to play against Rinky Hijikata on Wednesday the 31st of August at the U.S. Open. Here is an update about his live rankings.
Rafael Nadal is at present ranked no.3 positioned as Spaniard no.1 with 5630 points ahead of Carlos Alcaraz who has 5100 points and is ranked no.4.
On the other part of the net, Rinky Hijikata is at the moment ranked no.198 with 271 points as the Australian no.11.
Live Rankings
| 1 CH | 1 | | 11050 |
| 2 | 1 | | 10000 |
| 3 | 2 | | 4960 |
| 4 | 1 | | 4830 |
| 5 CH | 5 | | 3970 |
| 6 | 4 | | 3935 |
| 7 | 6 | | 3935 |
| 8 | 6 | | 3840 |
| 9 | 5 | | 3805 |
| 10 | 4 | | 2990 |
| 11 CH | 11 | | 2895 |
| 12 | 2 | | 2845 |
Nadal is 2 places up in the live rankings to be the new world no.1 equalling his previous career high.
Nadal will have no points to defend in the next 4 weeks.
In his live rankings, out of 5640 points, Rafael has gained 3370 points (60%) on Hard Court and 2270 points (40%) on Clay.
Year-to-date live rankings
In terms of live year-to-date rankings, Nadal is still ranked no.1 placed as the Spaniard no.1.
H2H Rafael Nadal vs. Rinky Hijikata
Nadal and Hijikata have never played against each other so far on the main tour.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Currently the world no.3, the Spaniard played his last match on the 17th of August when he was defeated by world no.29 Borna Coric 7-6(9) 4-6 6-3 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati (draw).
This year the Spaniard has an overall 35-4 win-loss record. The Spaniard clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open, in Acapulco and at the French Open. Nadal was the finalist in Indian Wells.
Rinky Hijikata in 2022
Ranked world no.198 (career-high), Rinky played his last encounter on the 14th of August when he surrendered to world no.515 Murphy Cassone 6-3 6-0 in the final in (draw).
Presently, during this year the Australian has managed to achieve a composed 41-20 win-loss record. Hijikata has won 2 titles in 2022 Bakersfield and Calabasas. The Australian was the finalist in M25 Santo Domingo and in M25 Columbus.