Daniil Medevdev competes at the US Open 2022 as a seed and number 1 player in the world. However, the defending champion was eliminated by Nick Kyrgios from the fourth round to open up the opportunity to compete the No. 1 position on the ATP rankings for Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud.
The championship of the men's singles Grand Slam last year helped Alcaraz to rise to the No. 1 position in the world. Casper Ruud also became the 2nd ranked player on the ATP rankings by appearing in the final. Medvedev herself fell to 4th place, after Nadal.
Sharing about not being able to maintain the No. 1 throne, Daniil Medevdev proved calm. He admitted that this was indispensable when he did not achieve good achievements in 2022 and needed more effort to return to the No. 1 position.
“To be honest, I do not have much emotions after losing the number 1 position. The ranking on the ATP rankings is the result of the competition results. I do not have enough points to maintain the No. 1 position, or even No. 2 or No. 3 after the US Open closed.
Casper Ruud, Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal – with 2 Grand Slam this year – have won more points. Therefore, the fact that they are ranked on me is reasonable. I have no reason to cry. I can only tell myself that I have to do better if I want to return to that position in the future, ”EuroSport quoted Medvedev's words.
