After taking over the world's first scepter from Serbian King Deyo, the Russian Medvedev was really excited. This day was really a long time for him. Since the end of last year, he had the opportunity to climb to the top to replace Djokovic, but he was always wrong, rubbing shoulders with the world's first throne. Now that he has officially reached the top of the men's tennis scene and is in the world, Medvedev is excited and even too happy to sleep.
Although it is fun to hold the world's first scepter, but in Medvedev's current state, his world's first position is actually not stable, and even it is not too much to describe it as a crisis. At any time, he could be pulled off the throne and become the shortest-lived world number one in history.
According to ATP's latest world rankings, Medvedev is currently ranked first in the world with 8615 points, and Djokovic is ranked second in the world with 8465 points, and there is only a 150-point gap between the two people, making Medvedev sit in the world's number one position like a needle.
In other words, if he wants to keep the men's tennis world he has won so hard, he can only and must do one thing, and he can't drop the chain in such important events as the Masters and Grand Slams, otherwise once he plays poorly and does not do anything, he will soon be replaced.
The first candidate to replace him is undoubtedly the former world first and now the second world Deyo.
As long as Deyo makes a little change, I believe that with his ability, it will not be difficult to return to the throne of the world number one.
That is, Deyo is no longer willful and faces the current situation on the key issue of vaccination. As long as Deyo still wants to compete fiercely with Nadal in terms of historical records, hoping to create more records and stay in history, he is more likely to compromise.
In addition, another reason that has forced him to consider changing at the moment is that Vajda, the meritorious coach who has accompanied him for 15 years, has left his team. The reason is Djokovic's stubbornness, and the two people have disagreed on some key issues, which caused the coach who helped Djokovic to win 20 Grand Slams to turn around and leave.
Vaida's departure is believed to be a great blow to Djokovic's psychological level, which will also prompt him to make a decision as soon as possible, and his attitude on the vaccine will become softer, so that he can participate in more competitions. After all, he still has the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open's huge points to protect, once lost, the ranking will fall sharply, then relative to the current state of Nadal, may only be able to watch the other side become the MEN's tennis GOAT, he can no longer do anything.
If Djokovic changes, it will certainly become unstoppable, as can be seen from his triple crown and one runner-up in 2021 in four Grand Slam tournaments.
Even if Deyo carries his stubbornness to the end, does not want anything, it does not matter, and is willing to self-destruct the future. Behind Medvedev there are two huge threats, German Zverev Jr., who ranks third with 7515, and Nadal, the Spanish god of war, who is fourth with 6515.
Medvedev was a year older than Zverev Jr. Now that he has won a Grand Slam title and become the world number one, this situation will arouse his high morale for Zverev jr., who has always considered himself not weaker than the Russians, in addition to being unconvinced.
In order to prove himself in the grand slam and the world number one competition, Zverev Jr. will definitely give up his momentum, and such a small Zverev will be a very terrible opponent for anyone, and will also become a major threat to whether Medvedev can hold the world number one.
In addition, Nadal, the Spanish god of war, is now also Medvedev's number one and most powerful competitor in the world.
Since winning the US Open last year, Medvedev seems to be very strong and in good shape, but after being lost two sets by Nadal in the final of this year's Australian Open, and then winning three consecutive sets to complete the earth-shattering reversal to win the championship, the Russian who was hit hard by this is currently in an optimistic state, and in the atP500 Mexico match that just ended a few days ago, he once again lost to the Spanish god of war Nadal, was swept out by Nadal in two straight sets, and has swallowed two consecutive defeats against Nadal in two important matches.
On the other hand, Nadal, after winning this year's Australian Open and Mexico 500 championship, is now bursting with confidence and status, and such a Nadal is really like a god of war, which is fearsome.
Especially the next clay race, that is definitely Nadal's territory, in order to impact more records, become the historical GOAT, he will definitely show his full strength, after all, he will soon be 36 years old, already in the end of his career, in the current situation and state, he certainly does not want to miss the world number one that he has the ability to compete.
At present, the competition for the world's first place can be described as a force of all sides, and the undercurrent is surging forward. Whether the new world number one Medvedev can defend his country, his next performance is particularly important. Whether the Russians can become the shortest-lived world number one in history, I believe the answer will soon be revealed. (Source: House of Tennis Author: Starry Sky of The Moon River)