On February 25, Beijing time, at the ATP500 Dubai Round of 8, Serbian star Djokovic played against Viselli, and after 132 minutes of fighting, Viselli swept Djokovic 2-0 to advance to the top 4. For Djokovic, this upset loss is not only missing the top 4 of the tournament, but also letting himself lose the world's No. 1 throne, before, Djokovic did not have the opportunity to play in the Australian Open because of off-field factors, resulting in insufficient points, for this reason, after the Dubai tournament did not qualify for the top 4, Djokovic gave up the world's 1st throne.
In place of Djokovic in the world's No. 1 position is the Russian Medvedev, 26-year-old Medvedev for the first time in his career to ascend to the throne of the world no. 1, breaking the monopoly of the world tennis world in the past 18 years, since 2004, the world's men's tennis world no. 1 ranking, has been dominated by Federer, Nadal, Murray and Djokovic, for 18 years these 4 people have rotated to rank no. 1 in the world, and now, Medvedev has broken this situation.
At the same time, Medvedev is also the 3rd in the history of Russian tennis, after Kafernikov and Safin, Russia ranked no. 1 in the world, Medvedev made history, and is also the 27th in the history of ATP World No. 1.
In fact, Medvedev is a world-class tennis player with absolute strength, having beaten Djokovic head-on many times before, and in 2019, the 23-year-old Medvedev defeated Djokovic twice in the Monte Carlo Masters Quarterfinals and the Cincinnati Masters, and entered the top ten of the world rankings in the same year. In 2020, Medvedev defeated Djokovic again in the ATP Annual Finals, and also defeated Nadal to win the annual finals in one fell swoop, making a name for himself in one fell swoop! For this reason, Medvedev can ascend to the 1st throne in the world, which is well deserved!
Of course, for Djokovic, who lost the world's No. 1 throne, his greatness has not been highlighted by the honor of the world's No. 1 ranking, and in the past ten years of the world men's tennis world, Djokovic has always occupied an important position, breaking Federer and Nadal's rule over the world's no. 1 for 8 years, and throughout his career, Djokovic has won as many as 20 Grand Slam championships, leaving only 1 Grand Slam title gap from Nadal. In addition, before giving up the world no. 1 throne, Djokovic has been sitting in the world's No. 1 position for 361 weeks, winning 3 Grand Slams during the period, which is enough to reflect Djokovic's excellence.
In the future, Djokovic will not be depressed because of this loss, in the face of the interview he bluntly said that he will continue to play, chasing more honors, it can be said that after Federer and Nadal grew old, Djokovic, is the only legend of active world men's tennis, is a legendary player in the walk, Djokovic's game, and watch and cherish.
(Lin Xiaoxiang)