Djokovic and Medvedev, one and two of the world, face to face

Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev top the ATP rankings. Serbian is the outstanding number one while Russian is in second position. The two have been the best of 2021, and the fight is not over yet. A fight that, in plain view, is only inside the track, since outside of it it is seen that both have a good relationship, share a clothing sponsor … and train together, as they did this Thursday. Both are preparing for the Masters 1,000 in Paris-Bercy. It was Medvedev himself who published the snapshot on his social networks.

The last 1,000 Masters of the season, The Rolex Paris Masters (scheduled for November 1-7) has revealed its entry list with most of the top 50 players registered so far. Only the players who have finished their season are missing: Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem, Roger Federer, David Goffin and Stan Wawrinka. Tennis News. In addition, the eight players who will make up the ATP Finals, also known as the Masters Cup, this season still need to be known. At the moment, there are six who have tickets: Djokovic, Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Zverev, Rublev and Berrettini, so two are missing.

In the ATP ranking, of the top fifteen, There are only three players aged 30 and over: Djokovic (1st, 34). Nadal (5th, 35) and Federer (15th, 40). The fight to finish at number one this season between Djokovic and Medvedev remains open. If he finished at the top, the Serbian would do so for the seventh year in his career. He adds 11,430 points to Medvedev’s 9,630, whose second position is his highest ranking of his career. There is a fight in this season finale … but only on the track.