Among the top 10 players in the ATP singles rankings are two Russians, Medvedev at No. 2 and Rublev at No. 5.
In terms of age, both players belong to the post-95 generation, and the age difference is only 1 year, and Medvedev, who is one year older, is the leader of Russia and one of the new generation of players in the tennis world who are most likely to challenge the status of the big three.
In 2021, Medvedev's performance was amazing. With a total of 63-13 wins and losses, he won four titles, including the US Open, while leading Russia at the beginning of the year and the end of the year to win the ATP Cup and Davis Cup team titles.
In particular, it should be emphasized that Medvedev's VICTORY IN THE US Open over Djokovic was full of gold. After all, the Serbian reached the finals in all four Grand Slam tournaments last year, winning three championships and one runner-up, and the state is unstoppable.
Looking ahead to the 2022 season, Medvedev is still starting with the ATP Cup, and Djokovic has yet to determine whether he will be able to participate in this year's Australian Open.
However, whether Djokovic can travel to Melbourne to defend the Australian Open title, the Russians are destined to be under great pressure. This pressure comes from the adjustment of the state after winning the "Slam" on the one hand, and on the other hand, the protection of the points won last year.
In my opinion, for the world's second, the most important point of the new season is to continue to maintain emotional stability on the field.
'Everything I do on the pitch is to win the championship and that's my goal.' He said after winning the Davis Cup last year.
Born in 1997, Rublev is much inferior to Medvedev, but ranks 5th in the world.
In 2014, Rublev won the French Open Junior Championship and moved into professional tennis in the same year. In July 2017, Rublev won his first tour singles title at the Umag Open.
In recent years, the progress of the Russians can be described almost as one step a year.
In the 2020 season, Rublev achieved a record of 41 wins, 10 losses and five singles titles, becoming the male player with the most titles and wins in the whole year, and entering the top 10 for the first time in the world rankings.
In 2021, he took the lead in the Monte Carlo Masters, beating nadal and other famous players to reach the men's singles final of the Masters for the first time.
In addition, in August, he also partnered Pavlyuchenkova to win the Mixed Doubles Championship at the Tokyo Olympic Games, and in the same month, he also defeated his compatriot Medvedev 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the semi-finals of the Cincinnati Masters, and reached the masters men's singles final for the second time in his career.
In December, he won the Davis Cup and the Abu Dhabi Exhibition Tournament.
For all these "incredible" successes, Rublev himself expressed great satisfaction.
This season, the Russian has a lot of points to guard, and improving stability will be the key to whether he can continue to stay in the top ten of the world. (Source: Tennis House Author: Wu Li Fun)