Rafael Nadal will be back in the second place of the rankings next week after Casper Ruud lost as early as in the quarters in Seoul. Carlos Alcaraz is still leading the live rankings and therefore Spain will have two players in the first two positions.
Here are the top ten players in the live rankings. Click here for the updated table.
| Rank | High | Player | Points | Diff | Diff points | Age |
| 1 CH | 1 | C.Alcaraz | 6740 | 19.4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | R.Nadal | 5810 | 1 | 36.3 | |
| 3 | 2 | C.Ruud | 5645 | -1 | -205 | 23.7 |
| 4 | 1 | D.Medvedev | 5065 | 26.6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | A.Zverev | 5040 | 25.4 | ||
| 6 | 3 | S.Tsitsipas | 4810 | 24.1 | ||
| 7 | 1 | N.Djokovic | 3615 | 45 | 35.3 | |
| 8 CH | 8 | C.Norrie | 3445 | -105 | 27.1 | |
| 9 | 5 | A.Rublev | 3345 | -45 | 24.9 | |
| 10 | 9 | H.Hurkacz | 3175 | 1 | -20 | 25.6 |
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Currently the world no.3, Nadal played his last match on the 5th of September when he was overcome by world no.19 Francis Tiafoe 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the 4th round of the U.S. Open (draw).
Presently, during this year the Spaniard has achieved a composed 38-5 win-loss record. Nadal has won 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. Nadal was the runner-up in Indian Wells.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
LWWWLWWWWW Ranked world no.1, Alcaraz played his last match on the 18th of September when he overcame world no.121 Soon-Woo Kwon 6-4 7-6(1) in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
Until now, during this year the Spaniard has an overall 52-10 record. The Spaniard conquered 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Barcelona, Madrid and U.S. Open. The Spaniard got to the final in Hamburg and in Umag.
Alcaraz has scheduled to play next in Nur-Sultan (Astana Open). He will commence the tournament from the main draw on the 3rd of October.
Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz squared off 3 times. Their actual record is 2-1 for Nadal. The last time they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the quarter in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 6th of May 2022.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Casper Ruud in 2022
Now ranked no.2 (career-high), Casper played his last match on the 30th of September when he was defeated by world no.56 Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the quarter in Seoul (draw).
This year Ruud has a 47-17 record. The Norwegian has won 3 titles in 2022 in Buenos Aires, Geneva and Gstaad. The Norwegian was the runner-up in Miami, at the French Open and at the U.S. Open.
Rafael Nadal |
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