Eurosport commentator Mats Wilander spoke about Daniil Medvedev’s success.
Mats believes that Medvedev is not in the rank of tennis players from the “big three”, but that he deserves to be the first but not the best in the world.
“You can be number one in various ways.” I think he deserves to be first, but to be considered one of the best in the world every day, he would have to win a few more slams while in first place. That’s how ranking works now. The computer counts everything. If you play a lot of tournaments and you are consistent, then you deserve to be there, but that should not be mixed; the best player in the world today and the best in the last 12 months. There is a big difference between the two. “Wilander began, and he continues.
On the same day he became number one, Daniil was defeated in Acapulco.
He lost in very humid conditions. The balls did not fly as fast as in Australia, and when they fell on the field, they did not go at that speed because the ground was very slow. In Acapulco, Medvedev lost due to conditions. And that is his problem. That is why we cannot consider him the best in the world every day, regardless of the background and conditions. Compare that with Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic, when they were the first. They were frequently favorites in any tournament they competed in, whether it was slag, hard surface, or grass.That is not the case with Medvedev. “-concluded Mats Wilander.
