Medvedev leaves Federer out of the top-4 of the ATP rankings

No doubt Daniil Medvedev he is a special player. When everyone gave him up for dead in a 2020 course in which his game had left more shadows than lights, the Russian was reborn in the Masters 1,000 of Paris-Bercy to kill two birds with one stone: reach your first final of the year and conquer your first title. A trophy in the Parisian tournament that will restore the confidence lost in Moscow to face with full guarantees their next goal: the London Masters Finals (November 15 to 22).

“I've been working on my mental toughness for a long time. I think I've made a lot of progress, because even if you see me collapsed, it's nothing compared to what I was in my junior days. I worked a lot on it, and I am very happy with how I am performing with my mental strength many times. I'm really trying to drive my opponent crazy. “ Daniil analyzed at the end of his victory over Alexander Zverev.

His anarchic style will be put to the test for the second year in a row at the O2 as the Russian is entrenched in the top eight rackets on the circuit. And curiously, his title in Paris (his third Masters 1,000 at only 24 years old) has ousted Roger Federer from the top four positions in the ATP rankings, Unusual terrain for the Helvetian which, among other reasons, is due to his inactivity on the slopes due to knee injuries (he has only played six games this year). The one from Basel has not dropped from the top four of the ranking since week of March 18, 2019, where it also descended to number 5.

More changes in the ranking

Among the rest of the privileged positions of the world ranking is the rise of Milos Raonic, who held a long shot of reaching the Masters Cup before falling in the semifinals in Paris and ranking 14th. Stan Wawrinka, After also reaching this round, he rose two positions to be 18th. But the most significant rise comes from the hand of a Spaniard, Alejandro Davidovich, who ends the season bordering on the privileged top-50 of the table (nº 52), with a climb of eleven positions. Many illusions deposited in the malagueño for the 2021 season.