Almagro’s ATP singles ranking after Acapulco?

Question

Nicolas Almagro was seeking to defend his title in Acapulco, in fact he was seeking a hat-trick, but was unsuccessful. How did that impact the Spaniard’s ranking?

Answer 1

Almagro reached the quarter-finals at Acapulco this year, and as a result of failing to back up last year’s success he drops 13 places in the rankings from world No. 27 to world No. 40.