Russian Medvedev has overtaken Djokovic in the world tennis singles rankings to become number one for the first time.
New list …
New Rankings of World Tennis Players Released Daniel Medvedev, a 26-year-old Russian who finished second in the men’s singles, has been crowned ‘Number One’ for the first time. Medvedev (8,615 points) advanced to the semifinals of the Mexico Open tennis tournament last week, beating No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia (8,465 points) to take first place.
Qualifying for the final …
Medvedev, who won the World Tour finals in 2020, won the US Open last year (2021). It is also worth mentioning that he has been advancing to the final of the Australian Open for the last 2 years.
Not participating …
Novak Djokovic, 34, a 20-time Grand Slam champion, has been ranked No. 1 in a row since February 2020. Djokovic Corona, who held the record for the number one spot for a total of 361 weeks, was deported by the Australian government after he canceled his visa to attend the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne last January. Thus he did not participate in the Australian Open. He also lost in the quarterfinals of the International Tennis Championships in Dubai last week. These led to the end of his long ‘number one’ dominance.
3rd Russian player …
Medvedev is the 27th player to top the men’s singles rankings in practice since 1973. He also became the 3rd Russian player to be ranked ‘Number One’. Previous Russian athletes include Kabel Nikov (1999) and Marat Sabin (2000). Medvedev also became the first player to enter the ‘number one’ position in the last 18 years, surpassing Djokovic, Roger Federer (Switzerland), Rafael Nadal (Spain) and Andy Murray (England).
Very happy …
Commenting on ‘Number One’ place Dane Medvedev said, ‘It is very gratifying to be ranked number one. This has been my goal not only at a young age but also in recent times. Many, including tennis players, offered their congratulations. Thank you to everyone who supported me. ‘
Nadal in 4th place
Germany’s Alexander Schwerev (7,515 points) remains in 3rd place. Spain’s Rafael Nadal (6,515 points) jumped one place to fourth, Mexico’s Tsitsipas (6,445 points) slipped one place to fifth, and Russia’s Andrei Rublev (5,000 points) advanced one place to sixth. , Italy’s Beretini (4,928 points) slipped one place to finish 7th. Norway’s Caspar Root (3,915 points) is in 8th place and Canada’s Aliasim (3,883 points) is in 9th place. Poland’s Hobart Hurgas (3,496 points) jumped one place to 10th.