Daniil Medvedev today became the 27th player in history to reach No. 1 in the ATP Rankings. With 8,615 points he surpassed Novak Djokovic, who has 8,465. The Serbian set a record of 361 weeks holding the top position in the world ranking.
“It is clear that I am happy to reach No. 1. It was my goal since I was little and especially my goal in recent times,” Medvedev said. “I have received many messages from many people and from other players and I just want to thank everyone for this great support.”
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Medvedev is the first player outside the Big Four made up of Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray to reach the top of the ATP Rankings since Andy Roddick did it on February 1, 2004, 18 years, three weeks and six years ago. days. The last time there was a new World No. 1 was more than five years ago, when Murray captured it on November 7, 2016.
He is also the third Russian to achieve this achievement along with Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Marat Safin. In Kafelnikov’s case he spent six weeks at the top of the ATP Rankings, while Safin spent nine weeks at the top of the ATP Rankings.
Medvedev, who stands at 1.98m, has the honor of being the tallest player in history to top the ATP Rankings. At 26, he is the sixth oldest to reach No. 1.
After securing first place last Thursday with Djokovic’s quarterfinal loss at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships to Jiri Vesely, he reached the semifinals of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC in Acapulco last week.
Some of Medvedev’s great results that have taken him up to No. 1 in the world include his first Grand Slam last year at the US Open, the trophy at the ATP Masters 1000 in Toronto last year at the National Bank Open presented by Rogers or his performance at the Nitto ATP Finals, as well as his fourth Grand Slam final this year at the Australian Open.
Medvedev broke into the Top 100 of the ATP Rankings in November 2016, when he was 20 years old. The following year, he competed in the inaugural Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan and in July 2019, he broke into the Top 10 for the first time.
He has won 13 titles, including four Masters 1000 crowns. Medvedev also lifted the prestigious season-ending trophy at the 2020 Nitto ATP Finals. To see the history of the No. 1s in the ATP Rankings, you can go to here.
Players who have reached World No. 1
| Player | Date it reached No. 1 |
| Ilie Nastase | August 23, 1973 |
| John Newcombe | June 3, 1974 |
| Jimmy Connors | July 29, 1974 |
| Bjorn Borg | August 23, 1977 |
| John McEnroe | March 3, 1980 |
| Ivan Lendl | February 28, 1983 |
| Mats Wilander | September 12, 1988 |
| Stefan Edberg | August 13, 1990 |
| Boris Becker | January 28, 1991 |
| Jim Courier | February 10, 1992 |
| Pete Sampras | April 12, 1993 |
| Andre Agassi | April 10, 1995 |
| Thomas pattern | February 12, 1996 |
| Marcelo Rios | March 30, 1998 |
| Carlos Moya | March 15, 1999 |
| Yevgeny Kafelnikov | May 3, 1999 |
| Patrick Rafter | July 26, 1999 |
| Marat Safin | November 20, 2000 |
| Gustavo Kuerten | December 4, 2000 |
| Lleyton Hewitt | November 19, 2001 |
| John Charles Ferrero | September 8, 2003 |
| Andy Roddick | November 3, 2003 |
| Roger Federer | February 2, 2004 |
| Rafael Nadal | August 18, 2008 |
| Novak Djokovic | July 4, 2011 |
| Andy Murray | November 7, 2016 |
| Daniil Medvedev | February 28, 2022 |
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