Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal after a three year pause is returned to the top of the ATP ranking.
Chance to lead the world classification Nadal appeared last week, but 10-time champion at Roland Garros in the third round at the masters in Montreal unexpectedly lost to Denis Shapovalov.
In Cincinnati for the status of the first racket of the world, Nadal had to compete with Roger Federer, but the Swiss because of a back injury refused to fight in the tournament, than he unfolds his long-time opponent of the path to the first position.
“For the tournament the absence of Federer’s bad news. For me personally, the return to this position – something especially. Since then, as I was in this place, a lot has happened. I have had injuries and some tough times, but I kept the passion for the game, and that’s why I have the chance to become the first racket of the world” – quoted Nadal official website of the Asia-Pacific region.
In this season Nadal for the tenth time has won Roland Garros, had been in the final of the Australian Open, and also designed the titles at the tournaments in Monte Carlo, Madrid and Barcelona.
Rafael Nadal became the first racket of the world in August 2008. On top of the world classification the Spaniard spent 141 a week.
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