Daniil Medvedev Clinches Top Spot From Novak Djokovic as ATP Rankings Shift Heading Into Wimbledon Championship 2022

Daniil Medvedev is one of the top players currently on the tour. Although Medvedev is still to win a title in 2022, the 2022 Australian Open runner-up has become the new World No. 1.

Yesterday, the 12th of June, Medvedev suffered a loss in the final of the ATP 250 event, Hertogenbosch Open. The 26-year-old was outplayed by World No. 106, Tim Van Rijthoven. Despite the loss, the Russian climbed a spot in the updated ATP rankings.

Daniil Medvedev rises to the top

Following his loss at Hertogenbosch, Medvedev suffered a drop of 210 points from his ranking tally. Medvedev, who was previously on 8160 points, is now left with 7950 points. However, Djokovic’s loss in the quarterfinals meant that the Russian was eventually going to topple the Serb from the top spot, irrespective of other results.

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Suffering a quarterfinal loss to Rafael Nadal, Djokovic not only lost his French Open crown to the now 14-time champion, but also the top spot in the ATP rankings.

In the updated rankings released today, i.e. 13th of June by the ATP, Djokovic suffered a drop of 2000 points from his ranking tally. The Serbian, who was previously on 8770 points, is now left with 6770 points.

Djokovic’s loss of points has given Daniil Medvedev the opportunity to become the new World No. 1. Prior to this, Medvedev became the World No. 1 for the first time towards the end of February this year. Medvedev, who previously held the top spot for three weeks, will now enter his fourth week as the World No. 1.

Novak Djokovic’s season goes from bad to worse

After Novak Djokovic‘s French Open loss, the former World No.1 is heading towards the 2022 Wimbledon. Going by the history, the Serbian will be the favorite for the title. However, presuming that he defends his title, the win wouldn’t be of much use to Djokovic.

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Following ATP’s announcement to strip ranking points from this year’s Wimbledon, Djokovic is set to lose another 2000 points even if he wins the tournament. After the tournament, he will probably have just 4770 points, pushing him down to the 7th spot, his worst ranking since 2018.

Will Djokovic rise back to the top or will Medvedev continue to rule the rankings this year? Give us your views in the comments.