For the first time in almost 18 years, Rafael Nadal is no longer ranked among the top 10 male tennis players in the world.
Since April 2005, Nadal had consistently ranked in the top 10, but due to an injury that prevented him from competing in Indian Wells, he dropped to number 13 on Monday.
After defeating Daniil Medvedev in the Indian Wells final on Sunday, the 36-year-run old’s came to an end on the same day his young compatriot Carlos Alcaraz recovered the top ranking from Novak Djokovic.
Since losing to Mackenzie McDonald at the Australian Open in January, Nadal has struggled with a hip issue from which he has not yet fully recovered.
Though the 22-time grand slam winner could return to the top 10 once he is back in action, it will not be in the next month as he has also withdrawn from the Miami Masters.
The latest ATP rankings saw Djokovic drop to second place, while Medvedev moved from sixth to fifth, Felix Auger-Aliassime leapt from 10th to sixth, Hubert Hurkacz nudged into the top 10 as he moved up two places to ninth, while Taylor Fritz dropped from fifth to 10th.