Medvedev told who will become the first racket of the world in 2022

MOSCOW, Aug 1 Russian Daniil Medvedev believes that if he doesn't try win the remaining tournaments of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), then at the end of the year the Spaniard Rafael Nadal will take the first place in the ranking. On Monday, Medvedev began the eleventh week in the status of the first racket of the world. The Russian has not played since June 23, when he lost to the Spaniard Roberto Bautista-Agut in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Mallorca. «Of course, I follow the battle for the first place in the ATP rankings a bit. Depends on the moment, because I know that by the end of the year, if «I'm not trying to win every remaining tournament, Rafa Nadal will probably be the first. At the same time, I can maintain this status for as long as possible if I play well on the hard courts of tournaments in North America,» Medvedev was quoted as saying by the ATP official website. , the most important thing is to try to win tournaments, win points. Then you can continue to be the first racket of the world,» the tennis player said. This week, Medvedev will play at a tournament in Los Cabos, Mexico.