The language Open tournament director Gilbert Ysern has been quoted by French sports daily L'Equipe that seven-time Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal won't get a seeding upgrade at a upcoming claycourt Slam tournament which begins later the following month. Nadal is currently ranked number five globally behind compatriot David Ferrer. The true reason for Nadal's lower-than-usual ranking was his inactivity for the ATP Tour for seven months originating in his surprise second round exit with the Wimbledon Championships last yr.
According to Ysern, the Roland Garros committee has discussed the situation and decided to stay with the usual format involving seeding the players based on their rankings after that Rome Masters tournament.
"Given what exactly Nadal in Paris, the top player in the history of the tournament, it seemed incongruous that he'd are available in here with a number four to five, " Ysern said. "The harm was done, so we may have been talking about fiddling for the draw. What would have been viewed as a effective symbol — actually homage — was being seen as underhanded, " they added.
There is still a prospect for Nadal to regain no less than the world number four ranking prior to a Roland Garros tournament. He's currently underneath 1, 000 points behind Ferrer but being this defending champion in Paris, Nadal would need to execute well in both This town and Rome Masters and Ferrer must be eliminated in sooner rounds in both excellent claycourt events. However, Ferrer has had impressive results on clay the program really depends on what happens this two weeks.
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