The Big Four can breathe a little easier heading into Paris.
With his win over Roger Federer
in Sunday’s Internazionali
BNL d’Italia final in Rome, Rafael Nadal
will overtake David Ferrer
for World No. 4 in the Emirates ATP Rankings on Monday. The result has huge
implications for Roland Garros,
as Nadal's No. 4 seeding guarantees the seven-time champion cannot meet World
No. 1 Novak
Djokovic, No. 2 Andy Murray
or No. 3 Federer before the semi-finals. Murray’s status remains questionable,
as the Scot is battling a lower back issue.
Nadal will enter Paris on the back of a 15-match win streak and three
successive titles (Barcelona, Madrid, Rome) as he bids to extend his record
reign at the second major tournament of the season.
Last year, the Mallorcan
surpassed Bjorn Borg
for the most Roland Garros
titles of all-time by defeating Djokovic for his seventh crown in eight years.
Nadal has won 41 tour-level titles on clay, including five this season.
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