MOSCOW, Sep 2 Spaniard Rafael Nadal became the first player to qualify for the the final tournament of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) of the 2022 season, according to the ATP website. Nadal guaranteed himself participation in the tournament after reaching the third round of the US Open. He qualified for the finals of the season for the 17th time in his career.» Of course, this is good news. Another season at the age of 36. Yes, this result is better than we expected when we started the year, and we knew little about I'm happy. Now is the right time to play better,» Nadal said. It will be attended by eight of the best tennis players in the ranking at the end of the season. In the final of the 2021 tournament, Russian Daniil Medvedev lost to the German representative Alexander Zverev. Nadal is 36 years old. He holds the record for most Grand Slams won in singles by a man (22). The Spaniard has never won the final tournament. He currently ranks third in the ATP rankings.
