Nadal to Slip to Number 4 ATP Ranking
After his quarter-final exit at the hands of Andy Murray at the 2010 Australian Open tennis Rafael Nadal is set to fall to no. 4 when the rankings are released for 1 February, 2010. Nadal is the 2009 Australian Open champion.
Nadal fell from no. 1 to 2 in July 2009 after he could not defend his Wimbledon title. He dropped to no. 3 on 17 August 2009 but was back at no. 2 on 14 September 2009.
The last time Nadal was ranked lower than 3 on the ATP tour rankings was when he held fifth spot on 23 May 2005. Nadal first moved into the top ten when he hit no. 7 on 25 April 2005. He got inside the top 100 on 21 April 2003.
If Andy Murray wins the 2010 Australian Open title he will move to no. 2 in the rankings behind world no. 1 Roger Federer. Murray reached no. 2 on 17 August 2009 only to drop back to 3 after the US Open, then 4 in October. Murray dropped to no. 5 for a week starting 11 January 2010. That saw him seeded 5 for the Australian Open only to see his ranking to go back to four the following week.
A Murray loss in the final will see Novak Djokovic move to a career high no. 2.
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