Rafael Nadal becomes the 1st player in ATP top 10 for 800th successive week, in tennis history
Rafael Nadal yesterday became the first player to be ranked in the ATP top 10 for 800 consecutive weeks, a run spanning more than 15 years.
The world number two broke Jimmy Connors’ previous record of 789 straight weeks in the top 10 in November.
The Spaniard, first broke into the top 10 in April 2005, shortly before winning the first of his 13 French Open titles.
The 34-year-old is still over two-and-a-half years short of matching Roger Federer’s record of spending 931 weeks in total in the top 10.
There were no changes at the top of the rankings as players prepare for the Australian Open next month.
Some of the sport’s biggest stars were among those told they would get no “special treatment” yesterday, with 72 players stuck in hotel quarantine in Australia after four Covid-19 cases on the chartered planes which flew players to the country.
Top 5 players Most Consecutive Weeks in Top 10 of FedEx ATP Rankings.
Rafael Nadal has now spent 800 weeks in the Top 10 of the FedEx ATP Rankings.
Rafael Nadal (ESP) -- 800 weeks
Jimmy Connors -- 789 weeks
Roger Federer -- 734 weeks
Ivan Lendl -- 619 weeks
Pete Sampras -- 565 weeks
Top 20 Tennis players in FedEx ATP ranking with most points in 2021 Right Now:
1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 12,030 points
2. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 9,850
3. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 9,125
4. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 8,470
5. Roger Federer (SUI) 6,630
6. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 5,940
7. Alexander Zverev (GER) 5,615
8. Andrey Rublev (RUS) 4,164
9. Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 3,455
10. Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 3,120
11. Gael Monfils (FRA) 2,860
12. Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 2,830
13. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 2,710
14. David Goff in (BEL) 2,600 (+2)
15. Milos Raonic (CAN) 2,580 (-1)
16. Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 2,580 (-1)
17. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 2,420
18. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 2,365
19. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 2,260
20. Karen Khachanov (RUS) 2,245
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