Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev could move up to third place in the Association of Tennis Professionals’ (ATP) updated rating, which will be released early next week.
Russia’s first racket will definitely surpass the two-time Grand Slam finalist Kasper Ruud from Norway in the top players list.
This became known after the Norwegian tennis player’s loss in the third round of the ATP-500 clay tournament held in Barcelona. After this incident, Medvedev beat Ruud by 30 points.
Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas will rise to third place in the ATP rankings if he does not win the tournament held in the capital of Catalonia.
After losing in a duel to Dane Holger Rune in the quarterfinals of the Masters series tournament in Monte Carlo, Medvedev withdrew from the competition in Barcelona, refusing to participate in another soil tournament.
Currently, the Russian takes fourth place in the ATP rating, which was updated on April 17.
Former Belarusian tennis player Arina Sobolenko spoke about the attitude of foreign tennis players towards him and his performances being followed by the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko.