Rafael Nadal has not played a match in over two months after retiring from tennis, but the Spaniard has still managed to climb the ATP rankings in that time

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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Rafael Nadal has climbed the ATP world rankings despite not playing a match in over two months following his retirement from tennis. The 'king of clay' took to the court for the final time in November, losing to Botic van de Zandschulp as Spain were beaten by the Netherlands in the Davis Cup.

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