Daniil Medvedev new number two in the world in a week
Regardless of how Daniil Medvedev fares at the ATP Tour 250 tournament in Marseille, the Russian will be the new number two in the world from March 15.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Mar 07, 2021, 08:40 am
Daniil Medvedev will compete in Marseille next week, as in Rotterdam the Russian will be number one in the ATP Tour 250 event. In the Netherlands it was over against Dusan Lajovic right at the start, and pictures of a bat that was smashed with great care remain in memory. In the event of a final in Rotterdam, Medvedev would have displaced Rafael Nadal from second place in the ATP world rankings. However, this will now occur on March 15, 2021, as the ATP announced in wise foresight.
A truly historic event. Because for the first time since July 2005, the first two places in the ATP charts are not made up of some combination between Novak Djokovic , Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer or Andy Murray . The next impressive testimony to the dominance of the Big Four, even if Murray has declined a bit in the recent past due to injury.
Daniil Medvedev has truly earned his new career high. The Russian closed the 2020 season with successes at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Paris and at the ATP Finals in London, then led Russia to victory at the ATP Cup with a flawless record and only failed in the final of the Australian Open against Djokovic. Which of course remains number one in the world. And from this Monday, March 8th 2021, he will definitely be the sole record holder of weeks at the top of the world.