President of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) Shamil Tarpishchev spoke about the status of the first racket of the world Daniil Medvedev. He is quoted by Match TV.
Tarpishchev congratulated Medvedev and noted that the tennis player deserved leadership in the world rankings because he was a professional with a capital letter. “He has been playing great, consistent tennis for the past two years. And this is not the limit,” said the head of the FTR.
Tarpishchev answered the question of how long Medvedev could hold first place in the ranking of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). “It will be difficult to do. The clay season will start, and this is not Daniil’s favorite surface. Before Roland Garros, I think he will be the first, and then we will see, ”said the specialist. He suggested that Medvedev and the former leader of the rating, Serb Novak Djokovic, would alternate in turn on the first line.
February 28 Medvedev for the first time in his career became the first racket of the world. The 26-year-old Russian has an ATP rating of 8615 points. This happened after the Russian, who played at the tournament in Mexican Acapulco, beat the Spaniard Pablo Andujar and reached the quarterfinals. Djokovic at the same time lost the ATP-500 tournament in Dubai.
Source: Lenta
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