At the end of another season, Rublev still did not end the season with the grand prix, as his predecessor Safin said.
But he finished the season with two masters runners-up, and according to statistics, he is also the fifth player in the history of the Russian men's tennis to break into the top five at the end of the year.
Let's take a look at who the other four stars are!
Kafernikov: 5 times (1996 NO.3, 1997 NO.5, 1999 NO.2, 2000 NO.5, 2001 NO.4)
As russia's earliest famous star, the red-nosed Kafernikov encountered many fierce opponents in those years. Among them is the leader of their generation, Sampras.
But even so, he also won the Olympic singles gold medal and the Grand Slam title, but it is a pity that he has reached the final of the Masters several times and has difficult to win.
For those six years, except for the top five in 1998, the rest were stable in the elite sequence. At the turn of the millennium, his and Safyn's interplay on men's tennis is also a great blessing for Russia.
Saffin: 3 times (NO.2 2000, NO.3 2002, NO.4 2004)
Safin didn't even take the year-end first? The impression is that he is a talented, daring federer who has just reached his peak.
He beat Sampras at the US Open and Hewitt at the Australian Open, and his performances in both tournaments were rumored to be good stories. Unfortunately, the player, who has won two Grand Slam titles, retired prematurely in his career, which made fans sigh.
Davidenko: 4 times (NO.5 2005, NO.3 2006, NO.4 2007, NO.5 2008)
The nickname of "Labor Model" was not given in vain, and in those years, he was diligent in participating in the competition, and he naturally rose in the rankings.
In that era of Feiner's interplay, he was able to stabilize in the top five for four consecutive years, which was not easy.
Medvedev: 3 times (2019 NO.5, 2020 NO.4, 2021 NO.2)
Also three times is the new U.S. Open champion Medvedev. Since his rise in the second half of the previous year, he has been in the top five at the end of the year for three consecutive years, and he has ranked higher and higher every year.
Can you get the year-end first place next year? According to the current momentum, it is naturally very promising.
The new generation of Medvedev and Rublev, and even the reserve echelons Of Khacharov and Karatsev, who is expected to win the first year-end first in Russian history? (Source: Tennis House Author: Luo ChengQiye)