Daniil Medvedev officially ascends the throne of world No.1

(Paris) Russian Daniil Medvedev officially succeeded Novak Djokovic as N.1 in the ATP rankings on Monday, ending the reign of the “Big 4”, made up of the Serbian, Nadal, Federer and Murray, at the head of tennis worldwide since 2004.

Semi-finalist in Acapulco, where he was beaten by Rafael Nadal as in the Australian Open final, the Russian took advantage of the defeat of Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals of the Dubai tournament. The 34-year-old Serb, deprived of the first Grand Slam of the year because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19, spent 361 weeks at the top of the ATP rankings, a record.

Behind the two men, Alexander Zverev, who distinguished himself last week by being excluded from the Acalpulco tournament after hitting the referee’s chair with his racket during a doubles match, retains his third place in the world, just ahead of Nadal, who gains a place.

The Spaniard, who won his third tournament of the year in Acalpulco after Melbourne and the Australian Open, is making the best start to the season of his career at 35 and is still undefeated in 2022. His last defeat dates back to 5 August 2021, against South African Lloyd Harris in the third round of the Washington tournament. He then withdrew for the rest of the year due to a left foot injury.

The only entry in the world Top 10, the return to tenth place of the Pole Hubert Hurkacz, semi-finalist in Dubai, a tournament won by the Russian Andrey Rublev, who gains a place in the standings (sixth).