Daniil Medvedev, a 26-year-old Muscovite, officially became the third Russian on Monday and the 27th player in history to reach number 1 in world tennis. (since the ranking is carried out methodically), by snatching supremacy from the Serbian Novak Djokovicwhat it held the top spot for an unprecedented 361 weeks.
despite losing in the semifinals of Acapulco against the Spanish Reef Nadal -winner of the tournament who earns a place in the list to place fourth-, Medvedev unseated Djokovic by adding 8,615 points compared to 8,465 for the Serb.
The Russian background
Following in the footsteps of his compatriots Yevgeny Kafelnikovwho spent six weeks at the top of the list in 1999, and Marat Safin (nine in 2000), their Russian predecessors at the top of the ranking, Medvedev is also the tallest number one player in world tennis, at 198 centimeters tall.and the sixth oldest to access that position for the first time.
Kafelnikov, the first Russian to be the best in the ranking.
“Of course, I am happy with the number 1. It was my goal since my young youth and especially in recent times. I have received messages from many people and from other players and I want to thank everyone for their great support”, commented the new world leader on the ATP page.
Marat Safin was the second.
The last time a tennis player debuted the world number 1 was five years ago, when the British Andy Murray did it on November 7, 2016. Medvedev, who broke into the world top-100 in November 2016 when he was 20 years old, secured the lead last Thursday when Djokovic lost in the Dubai quarterfinals against the Czech Jiry Vesely. His history includes a Grand Slam tournament (the US Open 2021) and a Masters 1000 (Toronto 2021), among the 13 titles he has won on the ATP circuit.
Where do the Argentines appear?
Medvedev and Djokovic precede German Alexander Zverev and Rafael Nadal on the world list, who snatches fourth place from Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Argentines Diego Schwartzman (14°) and Federico Delbonis (36th) are the highest ranked Latin American players. Sebastian Baez climbed 16 positions and reached the 62nd location.
The Top 200 Creole
The Argentines who are within the Top 200.
