Daniil Medvedev’s 20-win streak on the ATP circuit was halted against the powerhouse of world number one Novak Djokovic, the third consecutive winner (and ninth in his career) of the Australian Open.
The Russian tennis player seemed to be a really tough obstacle given recent form conditions and, paradoxically, he almost disappointed expectations in a totally one-way final.
Medvedev reached the final in Melbourne after a series that lasted from the victory at the Masters 1000 in Paris-Bercy, extended to the ATP Finals and the ATP Cup and stopped once again at the Slam obstacle with the Russian still looking for the first success.
in the ‘Majors’ It must be said that this final guarantees the best career ranking for Medvedev, who surpassed Dominic Thiem and is now number 3 in the world and the Russian tennis player could be part of a small but important club.
The 2021 Australian Open saw once again certify the hard-court value of the Muscovite with Daniil who beat high-level tennis players, even without particular problems, such as compatriot Andrey Rublev and Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Daniil Medvedev could surpass Rafael Nadal
Daniil Medvedev became the nineteenth tennis player since 2005 to reach 3 position in the world rankings, but it must be said that of these only four managed to reach the Top2, namely Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray, more known as the ‘Big Four’
The young and talented Russian can now achieve this great achievement with all the other tennis players who have never made it to the top positions. Medvedev’s next commitment will be the ATP 500 in Rotterdam and Daniil is 115 points short of overtaking Rafael Nadal in the standings, which would actually take him to second place in the ATP rankings.
He needs an excellent performance in France but Medvedev is very close to a result with ‘historical flavor’ Daniil could have become world number 2 already at the Australian Open, since in case of a victory in the final now he would only have Novak Djokovic at the head of the ATP ranking.
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