Daniil Medvedev: Why is he losing No.1 ranking to Novak Djokovic after Indian Wells and how can he get it back in Miami?

Daniil Medvedev’s first reign as world No.1 will be short-lived. Medvedev replaced Novak Djokovic at the top of the ATP world rankings on Monday, February 28 and was playing his first tournament as No.1 this week at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. Ad/> But his third-round defeat to world No.28 Gael Monfils means that Djokovic will reclaim top spot next week, even though he is not playing Indian Wells or the Miami Open due to being unvaccinated and unable to travel to the United States.

ATP Indian WellsMedvedev stunned by Monfils, will lose world No. 1 ranking to Djokovic13 HOURS AGO Why is Medvedev losing the world No.1 spot? Medvedev is falling from No.1 because he has 250 points dropping from his ranking total next week, and his early exit at Indian Wells means he will not make them up there. He will move to 8410 total ranking points when the rankings are calculated next Monday, 55 points behind Djokovic.

“Is it better to be No. 1 for, let’s say one week in your life, or never touch it?” Medvedev said after his loss to Monfils. Monfils stuns Medvedev at Indian Wells Kyrgios reignites Ruud feud after Indian Wells win “I think it’s still better to at least touch it.

“Well, now I know I’m going to lose it, so I have Miami to try to get it back. Usually feeling a little bit better in Miami in terms of tennis, so we’ll try to play good there. I thought it could give me more motivation, well, I had motivation.

It’s just that, yeah, I didn’t find my best tennis.” Rafael Nadal could overtake Alexander Zverev as world No.3 if he continues his perfect start to the year. He is 17-0 for the season after beating Dan Evans in the third round at Indian Wells. How can Medvedev return to No.1? Medvedev has an opportunity to