VIDEO Djokovic falls on rocket of Czech tennis player in Dubai: Serb loses world unit post – Športky.sk

DUBAI – Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev will be the world team for the first time in his career on Monday. Serb Novak Djokovic lost in the quarterfinals of the ATP tournament in Dubai to the Czech Jiří Vesely 4: 6, 6: 7 (4) and he will lose the post of renking leader.

Medvedev will be the third Russian player to sit on the men’s tennis throne after Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Marat Safin. Since February 1, 2004, apart from Djokovic, only three players have topped the leaderboard – Swiss Roger Federer, Spaniard Rafael Nadal and Brit Andy Murray. The Serb stayed in the lead of the longest – 361 weeks.

For Djokovic, the tournament in Dubai was the first this season. “I lack wrestling experience, which has been confirmed in today’s match. The more duels I play, the more comfortable I will be in the court. We’ll see how it develops. If I get a chance to play somewhere, I’ll definitely use it. “ stated for accredited media.