This week, Djokovic's total number of weeks in the world ranking reached 360 weeks, ranking first in men's tennis alone.
In addition, Deyo has been ranked first in the world for the past 85 consecutive weeks, plus 122 consecutive weeks from July 7, 2014 to November 6, 2016, so he has become the only ball king in ATP history to have two consecutive 85 consecutive weeks of ranking world number one, which has to be said to be a good record.
However, Djokovic's world number one will be challenged, and the challenger is the world second Medvedev. So far, Djokovic has 8875 points and Medvedev has 8435 points, a difference of only 440 points. In the same period, the championship points of Acapulco and Dubai were 500.
As we all know, Djokovic lost the opportunity to defend the Australian Open due to the visa incident, losing 2,000 huge points. Although no one can challenge him for world number one after the Australian Open, it does not mean that he will always remain world number one in the future. If you want to stay first in the world, you must ensure an efficient participation rate and a winning rate. So far, Djokovic's world number one will remain until at least February 21.
Djokovic is scheduled to compete in the ATP500 Dubai race, which starts on 21 February, while Medvedev, who sits on the second-to-last, will compete in Acapulco. On February 28, the world's number one will be revealed.
World number one Djokovic has been crowned king in Dubai five times, and his last victory was in 2020, when he defeated Tsitsipas in the final. However, the lineup at Dubai is very luxurious, with Zverev, Tsitsipas, Beretini, defending champion Karatsev, Canadian gem stars Aliasim and Shapovalov, rublev and Sinar also competing.
February 21-27 is a very critical period for Djokovic to remain first and Medvedev to reach the top of the world as desired, and experts analyze it as follows:
Medvedev wins the Acapulco championship, regardless of Djokovic's Dubai results;
Medvedev reached the final in Acapulco and Djokovic did not win the Dubai title;
Medvedev reached the Acapulco semi-finals and Djokovic did not reach the Dubai final;
Medvedev reached the Acapulco quarterfinals and Djokovic did not reach the Dubai semi-finals;
Medvedev reached the second round of Akapulka and Djokovic did not reach the Dubai semi-finals;
Medvedev lost the first round and Djokovic did not reach the Dubai quarter-finals.
If Medvedev ascends to the top, he will be the third Russian to accomplish this feat after Kafernikov and Safin. He will be the 27th player to top men's singles world number one on Feb. 28, and the last non-Big Four player in the world was Roddick on Feb. 1, 2004, which is of great significance.
Of course, if Djokovic wins Dubai's sixth title and Medvedev doesn't, the Serb will continue to be the number one in the world. You know, Djokovic's debut this season is in Dubai, and his state of battle is still unknown, but if he has a clear goal, it's not a problem.
And Medvedev has seen the dawn of reaching the top of the world number one, and will go all out, so this will be a very interesting topic, we will wait and see. (Source: Tennis House Author: Stray Rabbit)