Rafael Nadal jumping up the ATP tennis rankings seems like nothing new – until you remember that he’s retired. The Spanish sporting icon has rather bizarrely moved up three places to 173rd
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In a surprising turn of events, legendary Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal has moved up two spots in the ATP Rankings. This is despite the fact that he retired from the sport professionally over two months ago. The 38-year-old is now the 171st-ranked ATP player, just behind British star Dan Evans.
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