Daniil Medvedev suffered a painful defeat at Roland Garros, which is taking place these days in Paris. In the fourth round of the tournament, the Russian lost to Croatian Marin Cilic – 2:6, 3:6, 2:6. With such a devastating score, the current number two in the rankings has never lost a Grand Slam in his career.
Daniil’s ATP-ranked neighbors Serbian Novak Djokovic (1st) and Germany’s Alexander Zverev (3rd) made it through the fourth round and moved on, but Medvedev still has a good chance of becoming the planet’s No. in the near future.
Let’s immediately mention the condition under which the Russian will lead the ranking: Zverev should not win Roland Garros-2022. All. There are no other conditions. And now some more.
Medvedev will certainly not be the first next Monday and could even drop to third place
First, let’s look at the current ranking of the top three:
1. Novak Djokovic – 8660 points
2. Daniil Medvedev – 7980 points
3. Alexander Zverev – 7075 points
The ATP and WTA rankings are traditionally updated on Mondays, as the tournament finals take place on Sunday, after which it becomes clear who and how many points to accumulate.
Remember how this ‘Roland Garros’ developed for the top three in the standings: Medvedev went down in the fourth round, Djokovic lost to Nadal in the quarter-finals and Zverev advanced to the semi-finals.
So, next Monday, Daniil will definitely not be able to overtake Novak, and if Zverev reaches the final, the Russian will usually fall to third place. On June 6, tennis players will have the following number of points:
Only a victory at Roland Garros will allow Zverev to take the top of the ATP rankings for the first time in his career. Then it will remain the first racket for next week from June 13 to 19.
What will happen on June 13?
On Monday, June 13, tennis players will be deducted the points they earned at previous Roland Garros (2020, 2021). Last season, the first three performed in Paris like this:
Suddenly, on June 13, Djokovic will definitively become the third in the ranking. The last time the Serb was below second place was in October 2018. Novak’s current downfall, of course, has more to do with the fact that he was banned from Australia in January and he failed to defend the 2,000 points earned at the 2021 Australian Open.
The fate of the front row depends on Zverev’s performance at Roland Garros. On June 13, the top 3 piggy banks will contain the following number of points:
The German must win two games to become the first racket on the planet for the first time. In the semi-finals, Zverev will face the “king of clay”, 13-time Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal, who beat Djokovic in four sets in the quarter-finals.
In the second part of the draw, the semi-finalists will be determined on June 1. In the quarter-finals, Russian Andrey Rublev and Croatian Marin Cilic, Norwegian Kasper Ruud and Dane Holger Rune will meet.
Source : MatchTV
