Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev took over the leadership of the classification of the men’s professional circuit (ATP), dethroning Serbian Novak Djokovic.
Medvedev, 26, who lost the Hertogenbosch final to Dutchman Van Rijthoven (6-4, 6-1) on Sunday, now has 7,950 points, while German Alexander Zverev climbs to second (7,075) and Djokovic drops to second third (6,770). .
This week’s standings include the results from Roland Garros, which last year ended a week later, so last year’s winner Novak Djokovic loses 2,000 points.
The Serbian, who had only been out of the lead for two weeks since February 2020, in February and March of this year, now descends to third, ahead of Rafael Nadal, who remains in fourth position, 245 points behind Djokovic.
Zverev, who is recovering from the serious injury suffered in the Roland Garros semifinal, against Rafael Nadal -who would win his 22nd major and 14th at Roland Garros-, has his highest position ever in the vice-direction of the circuit.
In the classificationIt is also worth mentioning the British Andy Murray, champion of Wimbledon (2013 and 2016) and the US Open (2012), who, at 35 years old and at the end of his career marked by injuries, had the greatest rise in the top 100. Briton, who on Sunday lost in the Stuttgart final with the Italian Matteo Berretini, climbed 21 positions and is in 47th place.
Among the Portuguese João Sousa is the best classifiedwith a rise of six places, which places him in 57th place, while Nuno Borges, two places up, and Gastão Elias, seven places up, are 128 and 165, respectively.
In women’s (WTA), the podium remains unchanged, with the leadership of the Polish Iga Swiatek (8,631 points), followed, at a distance, by the Estonian Anett Kontaveit (4,511) and the Spanish Paula Badosa (4,245).
Source: Observadora
