Rafael Nadal is ranked below Ly Hoang Nam on the ATP rankings

Rafael Nadal has 45 points, ranked 664th in the ATP and Ly Hoang Nam has 68 points, ranked 535th in the world. The Vietnamese tennis player is currently ranked 129 places above Nadal.

Compared to last week’s scoreboard, Nadal has dropped 420 places, and compared to the beginning of 2023, the Spanish tennis player has dropped to 420 places. 662 steps. On March 20, Nadal fell out of the ATP top 10 for the first time in 18 years.

Nadal has been announced that he will retire in early 2024 due to continuous injury treatment. The chances of the “King of Clay” appearing at the Australian Open 2024 next January are very low.

Nadal’s last match took place on January 19 this year when he lost to Michael McDonald 4-6 4-6 5-7 in round 2 of the Australian Open 2023. The 37-year-old star missed all major tournaments this year and his Grand Slam championship record stopped at 22.

Ly Hoang Men lost 30 points compared to last week and just dropped 92 places to 535th in the world. On November 14, Hoang Nam won his opening match at the M25 Hua Hin tournament in Thailand with a score of 5-7 6-2 6-3 against home player Kasidit Samrej.

Samrej Kasidit is the player Thailand’s number 2, ranked 652 in the world, has twice helped Thailand win the men’s team title at SEA Games 31 and SEA Games 32. Ly Hoang Nam will face Thanapet Chanta (Thailand) ) in round 2 of the M25 Hua Hin tournament.