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Madison Williams

Rafael Nadal’s Historic ATP Ranking Run Ends After Nearly 18 Years

Monday saw two major changes in the ATP world rankings, starting with Carlos Alcaraz taking over the No. 1 spot from Novak Djokovic following the 19-year-old’s title at Indian Wells on Sunday.

The other big change was that Rafael Nadal is out of the Top 10 for the first time in nearly 18 years. He first broke into the Top 10 on April 25, 2005. During those 18 years, Nadal has spent 209 weeks at World No. 1 and broke the record for most men’s Grand Slam singles titles.

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