Spanish tennis superstar Rafael Nadal has officially dropped out of the Association of Tennis Professionals' world Top 10 rankings for the first time in 18 years, Racquet Magazine's Ben Rothenberg noted Monday.
He later announced he would be recovering for 6-8 weeks.
As his recovery continues, he was forced to miss Indian Wells last week and fell to a world ranking of 13. It seems unwise not to expect Nadal to return to the world top 10 once he returns. His consistency over more than 20 years throughout wrist and foot injuries argues that he can continue to play at an elite level. It's a unique trait of his, as no player listed in the Top 20 from 2005 is still playing tennis professionally today.
Meanwhile, fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz recently won his way back into the world rankings' No. 1 spot after a dominant showing in the Indian Wells final. Despite Hawk Eye audio system and microphone failure in the fourth game of the match, which caused the umpire to yell out every unclear out point, the 19-year-old beat Daniil Medvedev 6-3 6-2 in 70 minutes.
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