Daniil Medvedev becomes officially the world no.2 after he surpassed Rafael Nadal in the rankings while Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev maintain their career-high.
The Russian no.1 had a great week in Marseille where he won his 10th title defeating a coriaceous Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4 in the final. Daniil was elated with the success even if he was guaranteed the second place in the rankings in the case that he didn’t conquer the event.
In the top 10, there were no other movements with Stefanos Tsitsipas (world no.5) and Andrey Rublev (world no.8) staying at their career high.
Daniil Medvedev in 2021
Ranked no.2 (career-high), Daniil played his last match on the 14th of March when he overcame Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4 in the final in Marseille to win his 10th career title.
Presently, during this year the Russian owns an overall 14-2 record. Daniil has won 1 title in Marseille. The Russian was the finalist at the Australian Open.
Rafael Nadal in 2021
Now ranked no.3, Rafael played his last match on the 17th of February when he was defeated by Stefanos Tsitsipas 3-6 2-6 7-6(4) 6-4 7-5 in the quarter of the Australian Open (draw).
During this season the Spaniard achieved an overall 4-1 record.
Daniil Medvedev and Rafael Nadal squared off 4 times. Their head to head is 3-1 for Nadal. The last time they played each other, Daniil Medvedev won 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 in the semifinal in London (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2020.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
Now the world no.5 (career-high), Stefanos played his last match on the 12th of March when he was defeated by Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-7(6) 6-4 6-2 in the quarter in Marseille (draw).
Currently, during this season Stefanos has a 10-3 match record. Stefanos Tsitsipas’s best accomplishment of the current year was reaching the semifinal at the Australian Open and Rotterdam.
Andrey Rublev in 2021
At the moment ranked no.8 (career-high), Rublev played his last match on the 12th of March when he surrendered to Roberto Bautista-Agut 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal in Doha (draw).
At the moment, during this season Rublev has a 13-2 record. Andrey has won 1 title in Rotterdam.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev played each other 7 times. The head to head is 4-3 for Rublev. Previously, the last time when they played, Andrey Rublev won 6-3 7-6(2) in the semifinal in Rotterdam (ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament) on the 6th of March 2021.
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