Daniil Medvedev, Reilly Opelka, Carlos Alcaraz Garfia and Tommy Paul are the top 4 players to reach a new career-high ranking on Monday. Obviously, the big news is that Daniil Medvedev will be the new world number 1 after snatching the first place from Novak Djokovic.
It’s also worth noticing that 18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz Garfia will further improve his ranking to be the new world number 19. Reilly Opelka became the new American no.1.
Click here to see all the new career-high live ranks. (they will become officialized on Monday)
Daniil Medvedev in 2022
WLWWWWWLWL Currently the world no.2 (career-high), the Russian played his last match on the 25th of February when he surrendered to world no.5 Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal in Acapulco (draw).
This season Daniil achieved a compiled 12-3 match record. Daniil Medvedev’s most significant achievement of the present year was reaching the final at the Australian Open.
Reilly Opelka in 2022
Currently ranked no.18 (career-high), the American played his last match on the 20th of February when he was overcome by world no.12 Cameron Norrie 7-6(1) 7-6(4) in the final in Delray Beach (draw).
This year Opelka has a compiled 11-4 record. Opelka conquered 1 title in Dallas. Opelka got to the final in Delray Beach.
Daniil Medvedev and Reilly Opelka squared off 5 times. Their record is 4-1 for Medvedev. The last time they locked horns, Daniil Medvedev won 6-4 6-3 in the final in Toronto (Rogers Cup) in August 2021.
Here the highlights.
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia in 2022
Currently the world no.20 (career-high), the Spaniard played his last match on the 20th of February when he overcame world no.13 Diego Schwartzman 6-4 6-2 in the final in Rio De Janeiro to win his 2nd career title.
Presently, during this year Carlos has a 7-1 record. This year, Alcaraz conquered 1 tournament in Rio de Janeiro.
Tommy Paul in 2022
WLWWWWWWWW Now the world no.39 (career-high), Tommy played his last match on the 24th of February when he surrendered to world no.5 Rafael Nadal 6-0 7-6(5) in the quarter in Acapulco (draw).
At present, during this year Tommy has a 9-5 win-loss record. Tommy Paul’s most significant accomplishment of the present year was getting to the semifinal in Delray Beach.
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia and Tommy Paul have never played each other till now in top competitions.
