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Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 28, 2022 Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in action during his semi final match against Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas REUTERS/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake
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Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 28, 2022 Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in action during his semi final match against Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas REUTERS/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake
The US Open 2021 champion, Daniil Medvedev, will become the new no.1 tennis player in the World coming this Monday. In the meantime, yesterday at Acapulco, the Russian lost to Rafael Nadal in straight sets. Despite the result, Daniil will not lose his no.1 ranking, at least for now.
The next few tournaments are crucial for the Russian if he wants to keep his No.1 position. Otherwise, former, no.1 Novak Djokovic will reclaim his no.1 spot.
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Tennis – Australian Open – Men’s Singles Final – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 30, 2022 Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in action during the final against Spain’s Rafael Nadal REUTERS/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake
What does Daniil Medvedev have to do to remain no.1?
Recently, at Acapulco Daniil Medvedev lost his semi-final bout against the 21-time Grand Slam champion, Rafael Nadal. Many thought Daniil would take revenge against the Spaniard after losing the Australian Open final to Rafa. However, that was not the case, as Rafa destroyed the Russian by 6-3,6-3 to reach the final at Acapulco. Incidentally, Rafa remains unbeaten; 14-0 in 2022 after beating Daniil.
Nadal in 2022:
14 wins, 0 defeat
3 finals
2 titles
1 Grand Slam…and the clay season is coming soon 🥵
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— We Are Tennis (@WeAreTennis) February 26, 2022
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Meanwhile, Daniil will remain in the no.1 spot, even after this defeat. He just needs to reach the quarter-final at the Indian Wells. Even if he doesn’t reach the quarter-finals at Indian Wells, he is guaranteed to remain no.1 for three weeks. In case the Russian reaches the quarter-final, he will hold on to the no.1 ranking for two more weeks.
Mededev is guaranteed 3 weeks at No. 1 until Miami and needs QF at Indian Wells to keep it for two more weeks during Miami.
— Oleg S. (@AnnaK_4ever) February 26, 2022
Can Djokovic reclaim his no.1 spot?
After losing to Jiri Vesely at the quarter-final of the Dubai Open, Novak Djokovic lost his no.1 ATP ranking to Daniil Medvedev. There’s a slight chance he will regain his no.1 spot if Daniil Medvedev fails miserably in the next two tournaments.
However, it’s still an impossible task for the Serbian, as there’s still a question mark over his next tournament. Almost every tournament now has implemented the vaccine mandate and without the covid vaccine, one can not play any tournaments. Since Djokovic chose not to take the vaccine, it’s difficult for him to take part in any tournaments now.
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Tennis – ATP Masters 1000 – Paris Masters – Accor Arena, Paris, France – November 7, 2021 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic reacts during his final match against Russia’s Daniil Medvedev REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
With the lack of play, Djokovic will not gain any points. As a result, Daniil Medvedev will have a great chance to win some points, as he holds on the no.1 position.
How long will Daniil hold on to the no.1 position? Let us know in the comments.
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