Nadal back in top 3 as Nishikori goes historic 4th
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FORMER world No. 1 Rafael Nadal climbed back into third place in the latest ATP rankings thanks to his Argentina Open win, while Novak Djokovic remains on top of the pile.
In Buenos Aires on Sunday, the Spaniard ended a title drought that stretched all the way back to his ninth French Open title at Roland Garros last June.
Japan’s Kei Nishikori, 25, rose to a career-best fourth and is just 260 points adrift of Nadal.
Nishikori leapfrogs Scot Andy Murray, who drops two places.
Serbia’s Djokovic remains in first place despite losing to second-ranked Swiss Roger Federer in the final of the Dubai Open.
Nishikori equaled Kimiko Date-Krumm as his country’s highest-ranked tennis player.
The 24-year-old, who is the top-ranked Asian-born man ever, tweeted: “Just saw the new rankings. Very proud of another step...#4 this week.”
Meanwhile, Czech Lucie Safarova is banging at the door of an otherwise unchanged top ten in WTA rankings thanks to her win in Doha on Saturday.
The 28-year-old jumped four places after beating Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka in Qatar. She is now a career-best 11th.
The list continues to be dominated by Serena Williams, leading the pack in front of Russia’s Maria Sharapova and Romanian Simona Halep.
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