With Spaniard Rafa Nadal preparing to return to action at the Monte Carlo Masters in April, his time outside the top 10 might be short
21 March 2023 - 16:20Rafa Nadal’s absence from Indian Wells led to the 22-time Grand Slam champion slipping out of the top 10 for the first time since 2005 on Monday, but the Spaniard will still be the “man to beat” at the French Open if he can get back to full fitness.
However, with Nadal preparing to return to action at the Monte Carlo Masters in April ahead of the French Open, which he has won 14 times, his time outside the top 10 might be short. Tennis lost two of its greats when Serena Williams and Roger Federer bowed out of the sport last year, but Nadal and rival Novak Djokovic are soldiering on. Djokovic, who turns 36 in May, has shown few signs of slowing down and drew level with Nadal on 22 Grand Slams by winning the Australian Open.
Daniil Medvedev suffered double disappointment on Sunday after losing to Alcaraz in the Indian Wells final and seeing his 19-match winning run snapped, but the Russian said the only thing to do now is to embark on another streak. “Really disappointed it ended, but a lot of confidence from this streak. Last year, that’s what I was missing. I was doing sometimes finals, semis in Cincinnati, playing good but not playing well enough in the semis.
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