It's only the fifth month of the 2018 ATP World Tour season, but already No. 1 in the ATP Rankings has changed hands four times. Rafael Nadal started the season at the top spot. Roger Federer took over on 19 February, then Nadal again on 2 April, only for Federer, once more, to take back control on 14 May. Nadal wrestled back No. 1 on Monday. The four changes at No. 1 this season are the most since 2003, when there were five. The all-time record for most changes is 10, which happened in 1983. No. 1 Rafael Nadal, +1 Nadal is back at No. 1 in the ATP Rankings. It's a familiar spot for the Spaniard, who's beginning his 174th...
That did not take long. One week after relinquishing the top spot in the ATP Rankings, Rafael Nadal will make his return to No. 1. Nadal is set to embark on his 174th week at the pinnacle of men's tennis after ousting Alexander Zverev 6-1, 1-6, 6-3, in a pulsating final at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Sunday. He capped another dominant week on the dirt, capturing his third ATP World Tour title in less than a month. After five years, the Spaniard is back in the winners' circle in Rome. He notched an unprecedented eighth crown at the iconic Foro Italico, adding to victories in 2005-07, 2009-10 and 2012-13. Nadal was at his ruthless best once again and following...
Top seed Rafael Nadal is forced to play defence against Alexander Zverev in the Internazionali bNL d'Italia final, but somehow laces a stunning backhand passing shot for a winner. Photo Credit: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
There was little doubt that Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev were the most in-form players on the ATP World Tour, so it was only fitting that they battled it out for the final clay-court ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title of the season at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. A lot was on the line for Nadal — the Spaniard needed to lift his eighth trophy at the Foro Italico to regain the top spot in the ATP Rankings after losing it this week to Roger Federer due to his quarter-final loss at the Mutua Madrid Open (l. to Thiem) last week. And despite trailing by a break in the third set, Nadal came back to defeat Zverev 6-1, 1-6, 6-3...
