Before the Indian Wells Masters, Medvedev was the new world number one, playing on the tour for the first time as the world number one, saying: "I am very happy about this [becoming the world number one], this is my dream all along. At the same time it motivates me to perform better and I hope to win more games. ”
However, contrary to his wishes, Medvedev was reversed by Monfils 6-4 3-6 1-6 and missed the round of 16. He said upset because as the world number one, he lost to the 28th player in the world ranking; he said no upset because he lost to Monfils in Rotterdam in 2019, and has lost two consecutive games, and H2H is refreshed to 1:2.
Congratulations to Monfils, who managed to cash in on his sixth match point in the tournament, beating the then world number one for the second time in his career, ending a 13-game losing streak against the then world number one, the last time dating back to The Doha in 2009, when he defeated Nadal, who lost to the then world number one 18 times in his career. The 35-year-old French veteran can achieve another record, which has to be said to be admirable. He was also motivated by his wife, Svitolina, who won her an extremely important race, after which he said he would strive to be a shoulder she could lean on.
On the other hand, Medvedev's performance this time is much worse. He was so angry that he threw the beat to save the match point, but the result of the match was already out. According to the points system, Medvedev was only 150 points ahead of Djokovic this week, and he scored 45 points after Indian Wells stopped in the round of 32. He will be 55 points behind Djokovic with Medvedev deducting 250 points from last year's Marseille victory next Monday, for which the Russians cede the world number one throne to the Serbian king.
That is to say, Medvedev, who is happy to receive the world number one medal, will lose the world number one, his world first week number is fixed at 3 weeks, he is not the shortest number of weeks in the history of ATP, and there are two senior players who have been in the world first position for a shorter time than him, namely Moya (2 weeks) and Raft (1 week).
Medvedev certainly won't settle for more than that, he'll have a chance to return to world number one, the next time he makes the Miami Masters, he has to reach the semi-finals.
He said after the game: "There was no pressure on me before the world first match, and I thought it would give me more motivation. It's a pity I didn't play my best tennis today. Now that I'm going to lose world number one, I'll try to get back in Miami. Usually I'm doing better in Miami.
I look forward to sitting at number one in the world for longer and longer in the future, while winning as many Grand Slam titles as possible. But no one knows what their future tennis career will be, I want to do better than this game, and I didn't perform well enough in the decider.
At least I've come to the number one in the world, which is already a good achievement. Now I'm going to do my best on the training ground, on the field, on the Grand Slams, in the Masters, get as many victories and points as possible and be the number one in the world for a long time. ”
If he can have this clear goal and determination, then he has the opportunity to surpass the world's first 6 week predecessors Muster, Rios, Kafernikov, if he fights again, he can have the opportunity to surpass the world's first 8 weeks of Newcombe, Ferrero, and then the world's first 9 weeks of Safin...
Of course, this is only theory, depending on Medvedev's performance. Next stop, Cheers Miami! (Source: Tennis House Author: Stray Rabbit)