Rafael Nadal could reach the Australian Open near 200th in ATP ranking

Rafael Nadal started the Brisbane ATP 250 in the 672nd position of the ATP ranking. After beating Dominic Thiem in the first round, he has gained 25 points that catapult him to number 541. He could improve many positions depending on what he does in the tournament he is playing.

In fact, if he beats Jason Kubler in the second round this Thursday, he would get another 25 points that would make him enter the top 500 at around position 450. If he manages to win the tournament (something that will not be easy considering that he has not played for a year), his position for the first Grand Slam of the year would be around 200.

PROTECTED RANKING.

Of course, beyond the rise that Rafa may have in the ranking, which obviously will depend on the results that he will have in this 2024, he has 11 options to use the protected ranking, a system that allows all players who have been more than 6 months off for injuries to have a ranking that is created from the average of their first 3 months injured. In the case of Nadal, as reported by the AS newspaper colleagues, it is 9;