ATP: For the first time since 2003 - none of the "Big 4" in the top two in the world rankings
With Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev , for the first time since 2003, two players are at the top of the ATP ranking who are not counted among the "Big 4".
by Stefan Bergmann
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Jun 13, 2022, 01:08 pm
How much has already been written and spoken about the golden era of the "Big 4": Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have shaped our favorite sport for almost 20 years like few before - the Briton would have if it weren't for him the serious hip problems would have sparked in between, could probably achieve even more success.
Break after 18 1/2 years
With June 13, 2022, at least the first serious turning point in this era has taken place, which clearly announces the inevitable changing of the guard, which has been speculated about for almost ten years. Because neither the Spaniard, the Swiss, the Serb nor the turf-loving Scotsman are among the top two in the current ATP ranking - a situation that last existed on November 16, 2003.
For the tennis historians: At that time, Andy Roddick led the men's world rankings ahead of Juan Carlos Ferrero. The American, who won his only Grand Slam title (with five finals) against the Spaniard at the US Open in 2003, had been number one in men's tennis for 13 weeks. The current coach of super talent Carlos Alcaraz, in turn, won the title in Roland Garros in the same year and held the top position in the tennis hit list for a total of seven weeks.