After reaching the semi-finals at the Australian Open: Medvedev overtook Thiem, at least number three from Monday
Daniil Medvedev has set a new career high in the ATP world rankings by reaching the semi-finals at the Australian Open 2021. The Russian will overtake Dominic Thiem and be number three in the world on Monday. At least.
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last edit: Feb 17, 2021, 01:07 pm
Daniil Medvedev has now won 18 matches in a row, including at least one each against Novak Djokovi c,Rafael Nadal , Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev . After his victory at the ATP Finals in London at the end of last year and in a duet with Andrey Rublev at the ATP Cup, the Russian is something of the man of the hour. This will also be reflected in the ATP world rankings from next Monday. There Medvedev will overtake Thiem, for the first time he will be among the top three players in the world.
And that, although Thiem keeps his 1,200 points from the previous year due to a special regulation of the ATP. This also applies to Novak Djokovic, who will continue to have 2,000 Australian points, regardless of whether he will win his ninth title in Melbourne on Sunday or not. Djokovic will remain number one in the world. Like Roger Federer did the five.
For Daniil Medvedev, however, it could even go one step higher: if the Russian won his first Grand Slam title in Melbourne, he would also leave Rafael Nadal behind in the world rankings.