On February 14, Beijing time, the latest edition of the ATP official world ranking was updated. This week Djokovic still leads Medvedev by a slight margin and continues to be ranked first in the world. This is Djokovic's personal 360th week world number one, and he continues to set a new world record for men's tennis he holds.
Looking at the entire tennis open era, Djokovic's 360 weeks are the first in the world, second only to Graf's 377 weeks. Djokovic is only a 17-week gap from Graf's record, but such a gap could be a mountain he can't cross, because in two weeks he may lose the world number one spot.
With no chance to play at the Australian Open this year, Djokovic's advantage over Medvedev is already very weak. His 2000 point, which won last year's Australian Open, will be deducted on February 21, when the world number one battle will make waves again. Medvedev most likely surpassed Djokovic on February 28 to become the 37th world number one in the ATP Open.
For the week from February 21 to 27, djokovic and Medvedev will both compete. Medvedev will compete in Acapulco, while Djokovic will make his season debut in Dubai. Once Medvedev wins in Acapulco, he can overtake Djokovic to reach the top of the world.
With Djokovic still unvaccinated, his participation will be greatly limited. At present, in addition to the Dubai race, Djokovic's next schedule is still unknown. Indian Wells and the Monte Carlo Masters had both announced the need for vaccinations to compete, and There was little hope for Djokovic to compete in both races. If we continue to insist on not getting vaccinated, it will be increasingly difficult for Djokovic to maintain the number one in the world.