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The Spanish tennis player Rafa Nadal has placed very close to the world number one of the ATP , which is still in possession of the Serbian Novak Djokovic , and could even recover it in the next few weeks without playing, since he does not defend points from here at the end of the season.

The triumph of the Balearic in New York , added to the elimination of the Balkan in the round of 16, has cut to just 640 points the difference in the world rankings between the two, a distance that reached over 4,500 points just three months ago.

Now, time is running in favor of Nadal, who last season ended his season due to injury after the US Open . On the other hand, his rival does defend a total of 2,600 points by the end of the season.

The first 'king' exchange option will arrive in the Shanghai Master 1,000, which will begin on October 6. If Djokovic, who left New York for his battered left shoulder, does not show up for the Chinese tournament, he will automatically give up number one, as he defends 1,000 points as the champion of the last edition.

In addition, the new update also highlights the rise to fourth place of Russian Daniil Medvedev , runner-up of the US Open, to the detriment of Austrian Dominic Thiem , while Roberto Bautista continues to close the 'Top 10'.

As for the rest of Spaniards, the rise of 20 positions of Pablo Andújar (50), which reached eighths in New York before falling to Gael Monfils, stands out. Ahead still has Fernando Verdasco (35) and Albert Ramos (49), while Marcel Granollers and Jaume Munar leave the 'Top 100'

ATP CLASSIFICATION

1. (1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) 9,865 points.

2. (2) RAFAEL NADAL (ESP) 9.225.

3. (3) Roger Federer (SUI) 7.130.

4. (5) Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 5,235.

5. (4) Dominic Thiem (AUS) 4,575.

6. (6) Alexander Zverev (ALE) 4,095.

7. (8) Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 3,420.

8. (7) Kei Nishikori (JAP) 3,375.

9. (9) Karen Khachanov (RUS) 2,810.

10. (10) ROBERTO BAUTISTA (ESP) 2,575.

... / ...

35. (34) FERNANDO VERDASCO (ESP) 1,265.

49. (51) ALBERT RAMOS (ESP) 1,035.

50. (70) PAUL ANDÚJAR (ESP) 1.023.

54. (61) FELICIANO LÓPEZ (ESP) 1.003.

62. (69) PABLO CARREÑO (ESP) 897.

76. (76) ROBERTO CARBALLÉS (ESP) 752.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

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