Boris KhodorovskyAll materialsThe rating of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) published today was headed by Daniil Medvedev, who removed Novak Djokovic from the first line. At a press conference during the competition in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Russian noted that it was just fantastic. Recently, he has not won a single tournament and has not earned 2000 points, as Rafael Nadal did at Roland Garros. However, the points scored last year were enough to again become the first in the world. The path to the throne We must pay tribute to Medvedev's self-criticism, who did not hide: his own successes played a lesser role in his return to the top than the specifics of tennis accounting. The ranking for tennis players from the top 30 takes into account points scored at four Grand Slams and eight Masters tournaments. The four best results at the ATP 500 are also taken into account, one of which must be played after the US Open, and two — at other tournaments (ATP Cup, ATP 250 and Challenger). Medvedev performed brilliantly last season at the autumn «hard» competitions. He won the US Open, the Masters in Toronto and reached the final at a similar tournament in Paris. The principled position of Djokovic played into the hands of Daniil, who, even under the threat of suspension, refuses to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Perhaps Novak did not believe that the organizers could prevent the first racket of the world at the Australian Open, tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami. In Australia, it even went as far as the trial and deportation of the Serbian tennis player. He simply did not fly to the USA. Due to his integrity, Djokovic failed to defend 2,000 ranking points for winning the Australian Open in 2021 and did not replenish the rating at two Masters in the United States. Already on February 28, Medvedev became the first racket of the world.
