Rafael Nadal will be present at the 2022 edition of the Mexican Tennis Open”>Acapulco can become the scene of a unique event in the history of tennis. Daniil Medvedev may become the first player to reach the top of the ATP rankings outside the Big 4 since Andy Roddick in November 2003. But step by step.
In the second round of the Mexican tournament, the Russian swept 6-1 6-2 Pablo Andújar (68th) in a truly superb performance. In search of getting into the semifinals – an instance in which he would hypothetically collide with Rafael Nadal (5th)– faces will be seen with the winner of the duel between Taylor Fritz (16 °) y Yoshihito Nishioka (103 °).
The 2021 US Open Champion will secure first place by winning the trophy over the weekend. In addition, in case of losing the definition, he will be able to reach this position anyway if “Nole” falls in the final of the ATP 500 in Dubai.
In short, the Russian will be number one in the world if he falls in the same round as Djokovic or improves the Serb’s performance in Acapulco in the tournament held in the United Arab Emirates.
It is worth mentioning that Medvedev could keep this location for a few weeks. In the event that the Moscow native and the Serbian win the respective ATP 500 tournaments, the world number one will return to “Nole” on March 14, the date on which the Russian loses 250 points from the Marseille 2021 tournament.
