Nadal crashes out leaving vacant world no 1 spot to three players

I think there may be some confusion here!

Rafael Nadal is still an active professional tennis player and has not crashed out of the sport. In fact, he is still one of the top players in the world and has held the number one ranking in the ATP rankings on several occasions.

As of the current ATP rankings, the top three players are:

  1. Novak Djokovic
  2. Daniil Medvedev
  3. Stefanos Tsitsipas

However, it's possible that you may be thinking of a specific tournament or event where Nadal was eliminated, but that would not affect his overall ranking or status as a top player.

Let me know if you have any further questions or if there's anything else I can help clarify!