Daniil Medvedev has just reached the quarterfinals in Miami also to achieve an important milestone in the lives rankings. The Russian no.1 is the first player to earn 10,000 points after Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray since the system was revised in 2009. The points will be officialized from next Monday.
Obviously, the Russian was also helped by the freeze of the points, but it still a big achievement.
Can Medvedev become the world no.1?
Currently, Medvedev is sitting with 10,030 (live) points. If he wins the Miami Open, Daniil will have 10,850 points that mean 1,113 points less than Novak Djokovic (the world no.1). While the Serbian champion can rely for long on the freezing of the points, Medvedev can strongly improve his position if he has a good stint on clay. He has practically no points earned in the previous editions in Rome, Madrid, and at the French Open as he crashed out in the first round of all three tournaments.
Medvedev in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
Now the world no.2 (career-high), Daniil has achieved a compiled 17-2 match record in 2021. The Russian is playing at the moment in Miami where he managed to beat Yen-Hsun Lu 6-2 6-2, Alexei Popyrin 7-63 6-77 6-4 and Frances Tiafoe 6-4 6-3.
Daniil Medvedev will come up against the world no.12 Roberto Bautista-Agut in the quarter on Wednesday at 8:30 pm on Grandstand. Their actual record is 2-0 for Bautista-Agut.
Medvedev clinched 1 title in 2021 in Marseille. Daniil was the runner-up at the Australian Open.
Medvedev won 10 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts and 6 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Novak Djokovic in 2021
Currently the world no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 21st of February when he overcame world no.2 Daniil Medvedev 7-5 6-2 6-2 in the final of the Australian Open to win his 82nd career title.
Currently, during this season the Serbian has a 9-0 match record. The Serbian has won 1 title at the Australian Open.
Daniil Medvedev and Novak Djokovic played each other 8 times. Their head to head is 5-3 for Djokovic. The last time they played, Novak Djokovic won 7-5 6-2 6-2 in the final in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 21st of February 2021.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Roger Federer in 2021
Now ranked no.6, Federer played his last match on the 11th of March when he capitulated to world no.38 Nikoloz Basilashvili 3-6 6-1 7-5 in the quarter in Doha (draw).
At the moment, during this season Federer has a 1-1 match record.
Rafael Nadal in 2021
Now ranked no.3, Rafael played his last match on the 17th of February when he was defeated by world no.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 3-6 2-6 7-6(4) 6-4 7-5 in the quarter of the Australian Open (draw).
Until now, during this year the Spaniard has a 4-1 record.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal played each other 40 times. The head to head is 24-16 for Nadal. Previously, the last time they squared off, Roger Federer won 7-6(3) 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in London (Wimbledon) in July 2019.
Here the highlights.
