On October 3, 2022 will go into the history of Spanish and the world of felt balls when 19 -year -old Carlos Alcaraz and legendary with 22 Grand Slam titles, Rafael Nadal, sharing the top 2 positions on the ATP rankings. This is the first time the country of gaur has two players and the leading ATP rankings since this ranking system has been applied since 1973.
The nearest country ever achieved this achievement was the United States in 2000 when Andrre Agassi held the No. 1 position and Pete Sampras held the No. 2 position in the world. Flower flag is really a power in the village with many leading athletes in this sport.
The United States began its dominance in tennis since the 1970s with Arthur Ashe and Jimmy Connors. By the 80s, Connors shared the dominance with John McEnroe. And in the 90s, the turn of Agassi, Sampras, Jim Courier and Michael Chang. But at this time, the American tennis platform only shows the superiority in the aspect of many players who appear in the top 100 with 13 names. Spain and France are behind with 10 players.
However, it is likely that Nadal will not be able to hold the second position for too long when the distance with the No. 3 position of Casper Ruud is only 165 points. The Norwegian tennis player will have the opportunity to win the second place when attending the ATP 500 tournament, Tokyo expanded this week. The owner of the 22 Grand Slam titles will not play until the Masters 1,000 tournament in Paris from October 31 to November 6.
