After the scandal in which the Australian Government ended up deporting Novak Djokovic of the country, the Serbian will face his first tournament of 2022. In addition to the frustration of not being able to be in the first Grand Slam of the year, lost ground in the rankings.
The current number one Ranking ATP has a high probability of losing that position to Daniil Medvedev this week. The Russian will be disputing Acapulcowhile Nole will be in Dubai. Both competitions award 500 points to the champion.
And Medvedev manages to succeed in the Mexican Open will climb to the top step, no matter what he can do Djokovic in the United Arab Emirates. Other combinations bring the Russian closer to No. 1 and the winner of 20 Grand Slam He must reach at least the quarterfinals in order not to lose that position after 78 consecutive weeks.
As the first seed, Djokovic will start its journey Dubai in the round of 16 against the Italian Lorenzo Musettiwho is ranked 57th in the ranking and received a Wild Card to play the event. Felix Auger-Aliassime, Andrey Rublev and Andy Murraywho is trying to return to his level, are other candidates to keep the title.
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On Acapulco, Medvedevwho is also the No. 1 seed there, is off to a rough start against the unpredictable Benoit Pair. In addition to the Russian, there will be other figures of great stature such as Rafael Nadal, Matteo Berrettini, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev.
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