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Nadal drops to lowest ranking in 10 years
Madrid: Rafael Nadal showed an improvement in his game during the Madrid Open but lost 400 points when he was unable to defend the title, causing him to fall to seventh place in this week’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world rankings.
The Spaniard has not been this far down in world standings in a decade, since 2005, and his fall prompted several changes in the top-10, reports Efe.
Milos Raonic and Tomas Berdych each got bumped up two positions, placing fourth and fifth, respectively, while Kei Nishikori went down one spot to sixth.
The current ATP rankings:
1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 13,845 points
2. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 8,645
3. Andy Murray (Scotland) 7,130
4. Milos Raonic (Canada) 5,160
5. Tomas Berdych (Czech) 5,140
6. Kei Nishikori (Japan) 5,040
7. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 4,990
8. David Ferrer (Spain) 4,310
9. Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) 3,575
10. Marin Cilic (Croatia) 3,360
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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