The Romanian tennis player was the first to lead the computerized ATP ranking in 1973. Ilie recalls a different tennis without regrets, and among today’s champions he praises Sinner: “He can go far”
Forever the first. A record that no one can ever take away from him. They may have nicknamed him “Nasty”, Bad, because on the pitch he never held his tongue, but Mr. Ilie Nastase from Bucharest was an extraordinary player, one of the greatest ever. And in fact, when the ATP introduced the first computerized ranking, he ended up at number 1. It was August 23, 1973, exactly 50 years have passed: after Nastase, 27 other players had the honor of occupying the top of the standings. But the observation point on tennis then and now that still offer the wit and knowledge of “Nastyri remains a pearl of expertise.