Nadal’s reign as a top ten player came to an end on March 20, 2023. The last time Rafael Nadal was ranked outside the top ten was April 18, 2005. Nadal has had the longest uninterrupted streak as a top ten player of any male player. For almost eighteen years, the Spaniard has enjoyed being a top ten player. Unfortunately, that run is over.
Nadal’s Reign Is Over But Alcaraz’s Is Just Beginning
Meanwhile, the other Spaniard who continues to thrill fans, Carlos Alcaraz, is playing at a very high level. Alcaraz captured his second title of the 2023 season at Indian Wells over the weekend. Still just nineteen, the Spaniard is back at number one with three ATP Masters 1000 titles to his name. If he can win in Miami, he will be the youngest player to hold the sunshine double. He is a versatile player, but we still don’t really know his grass game; thus, we are curious to see how his grass court season unfolds this year.
Embed from Getty ImagesTop 100 ATP & WTA Ranking Changes
| ATP | RANKING CHANGES | CURRENT RANK |
| Cristian Garin (CHI) | UP 15 | 82 |
| Jack Draper (GBR) | UP 13 | 43 |
| Stan Wawrinka (SUI) | UP 13 | 87 |
| Nuno Borges (POR) | UP 12 | 68 CAREER HIGH |
| Jenson Brooksby (USA) | DOWN 12 | 61 |
| Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) | DOWN 12 | 73 |
| Juan Pablo Varillas (PER) | DOWN 12 | 88 |
| Marton Fucsovics (HUN) | UP 10 | 74 |
| WTA | RANKING CHANGES | CURRENT RANK |
| Rebecca Peterson (SWE) | UP 27 | 76 |
| Daria Saville (AUS) | DOWN 25 | 89 |
| Karolina Muchova (CZE) | UP 21 | 55 |
| Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) | UP 14 | 81 |
| Varvara Gracheva (RUS) | UP 12 | 54 CAREER HIGH |
| Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) | DOWN 12 | 97 |
| Petra Martic (CRO) | DOWN 11 | 41 |
ATP & WTA Top Ten Ranking Changes
ATP: there were big changes in the top ten. Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic traded places to #1 and #2, respectively. Daniil Medvedev moved up one spot to #5. Felix Auger-Aliassime climbed four spots to #6. Hubert Hurkacz is back in the top ten at #9. Taylor Fritz fell five spots to #10. The current top four players are: [1] Carlos Alcaraz; [2] Novak Djokovic; [3] Stefanos Tsitsipas; and [4] Casper Ruud.
Embed from Getty ImagesWTA: there were some positional changes this week. Caroline Garcia and Ons Jabeur traded places to #4 and #5, respectively. Elena Rybakina climbed three spots to #7. Maria Sakkari fell three spots to #10. The current top four players are: [1] Iga Swiatek; [2] Aryna Sabalenka; [3] Jessica Pegula; and [4] Caroline Garcia.
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