Even after the hard-fought three set victory over arch-rival Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the Italian Open, Spaniard Rafael Nadal can’t ,ake a move from his rankings. Nadal is still the world number number 3, while Djokovic is at the top in world rankings.
Djokovic is way ahead than Nadal with 11,063 points, Russian Daniil Medvedev is at rank 2, and Spaniard Nadal is at number 3.
While there is no movement in the top-10 ranking, it was historic last week for Nadal in Rome and the Spaniard not only won his 10th Italian Open but Laos tied Djokovic’s record for most career Masters 1000 titles at 36.
Nadal’s 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 victory over the Serb in the Italian Open final was his 22nd career win over a reigning No. 1, more than any man or woman in ATP or WTA rankings history, according to tennis.com