Novak Djokovic’s reign ends, Daniil Medvedev will be number one in the rankings, ‘Big-4’ out after 921 weeks
Serbian legend Novak Djokovic was the number one singles tennis player in the ATP rankings for 361 weeks in his career, a world record.
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There has been a big change in the world of tennis. Such a change, which was awaited for a long time, but very few people had the imagination and expectation. Nearly 18 years later, a new face has risen to the top of the men’s singles rankings. Russian young tennis star Danil Medvedev will be the number one player in the ATP rankings. Medvedev has achieved this feat due to a defeat by Serbia great player and current number one Novak Djokovic. (Photo: AFP)
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Serbian legend Djokovic, who was knocked out of the Australian Open without playing, suffered a 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) loss to world number 123 Jiri Vesli in the quarter-finals of the Dubai Open. Due to this defeat, Djokovic lost the number one chair. (Photo: AFP)
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Djokovic’s defeat benefited Medvedev, who has now become the new number one player in the world. When the new ATP rankings are released on Monday 28 February, Medvedev will occupy the first place. Djokovic has dropped out of the first place in the ATP rankings for the first time since 2020. He remained world number one for almost 361 weeks. (Photo: PTI/Twitter)
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With Medvedev rising to the top, a new number one player will be available after 921 weeks. Since 2 February 2004, only the ‘Big Four’ i.e. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic have occupied the men’s tennis rankings. Now apart from these four, a new face will be the biggest face of the world ranking. Medvedev won his first Grand Slam title last year by defeating Djokovic in the US Open final. At the same time, he lost to Nadal in the final of the Australian Open last month. (Photo: thetimes.co.uk)
