Power ranking ATP Finals: Zverev and Djokovic not at the top

The tendency is unmistakable. Daniil Medvedev, Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev are currently the strongest players from among the eight professionals who will serve at the ATP Finals in London from next Sunday.

That can be seen from the Eurosport.de Power-Ranking that tennis experts from five European countries have put together.

Explosive: Medvedev, Djokovic and Zverev were drawn together in a preliminary group.

And so the individual countries voted:

From Laurent Vergne: “In the past three years there have been three somewhat surprising winners in London. Therefore, I now trust Daniil Medvedev to follow in the footsteps of Stefanos Tsitsipas. The 24-year-old brings self-confidence and freshness, important factors at the ATP Finals So Medvedev comes before Djokovic for me. In my opinion, the Serbian’s recent defeat in Paris does not play a major role. Djokovic is and will remain Djokovic. Zverev brings everything with him in the hall, but could be a little tired due to the tough program of the past few weeks – and has to play against Medvedev and Djokovic in the group stage. Nevertheless, in terms of form, I see him ahead of Nadal, who has never triumphed in London but should benefit from the games he won at the Paris-Bercy Masters.

Von Félix Martín: “Alexander Zverev and Rafael Nadal have the best cards for me, in this order. The reasons are obvious. Zverev has been the best player for me since the end of the tour lockdown. Nadal, on the other hand, has never had the ATP Finals for can make a decision, but is currently in good shape. He won the title at the French Open and reached the semifinals at the ATP Masters in Paris-Bercy. On the other hand, I’m not counting on Djokovic this year, but all the more on Rublev, who has shown excellent performance in the past few weeks. “

From Alessandro Dinoia: “Against the background of his success at the ATP Masters in Paris-Bercy, Daniil Medvedev is right at the top for me. The Russian brings the perfect game for the surface and indoor conditions in London. Djokovic is after his sensational defeat in Paris against Lorenzo Sonego again in attack mode. I see Zverev as a strong indoor player in third place, although he has the bad luck to meet Medvedev and Djokovic in the group stage. And then for me comes the player who has won the most tournaments and matches in 2020: Andrey Rublev. “

From Dan Quarrell: “The chances of Stefanos Tsitsipas, who defeated Dominic Thiem in the final of 2019, are rather modest after a leg injury. Daniil Medvedev is in impressive form, as the triumph in Paris showed, and Rafael Nadal is hot for his first title at the season finale. But in the end Novak Djokovic will find a way to get the trophy. “

From Tobias Laure: “Daniil Medvedev still has the strength and concentration to reach his best level at the end of the season in London – and if he does that, he’ll be hard to beat on the indoor hard court surface of the O2 Arena. But Zverev is coming The 23-year-old used the forced break as a result of the corona pandemic to work on his game. In addition, the conditions in London suit him and he has been able to gain a lot of self-confidence with his recent successes. Hence Medvedev and Zverev for me at the ATP Finals before the top 3 in the world. “

The Eurosport.de Power Ranking results from the addition of the five national ratings above. Eight points were awarded for first place, seven points for second place, six for third place, and so on. Medvedev has the best prospects for the title. At the other end of the ranking is defending champion Tsitsipas, but this is due to his injury.

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