President of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) Shamil Tarpishchev praised Daniil Medvedev’s entry into the first line of the rating of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). His words are reported by Championship.com.
Tarpischev called the result of the Russian outstanding. “Danya is a brilliant and intelligent player, and an intellectual. He studied well, has many spiritual positive moments. I admire him. I would like him to take this line longer, ”the head of the FTR shared.
Tarpishchev also noted that Medvedev is a true leader and a great comrade. “I appreciate him and respect him as a man with a capital letter. Friendship in the team – Andrey Rublev, Karen Khachanov and Medvedev – it’s cool. They played from childhood until the age of 12-16 and maintained a relationship, and this is worth a lot, ”he said.
Earlier on February 24, it became known that Medvedev would become the first racket of the world. The Russian, playing at the tournament in Mexican Acapulco, beat the Spaniard Pablo Andujar with a score of 6:1, 6:2 and made it to the quarterfinals. Also on February 24, the current leader of the rating, Novak Djokovic, lost at the ATP-500 category tournament in Dubai and lost 410 points. Thus, Medvedev scored 8525 points and overtook Djokovic, who now has 8465 points. The updated rating will be available on February 28.
Source: Lenta
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