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Daniil Medvedev has already certified for November’s Nitto ATP Finals, the place he’ll compete for the fifth consecutive 12 months.
World No. 3 takes on Djokovic in US Open last on Sunday
Is Daniil Medvedev about to crash Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic’s occasion on the entrance of the Pepperstone ATP Dwell Race To Turin?
Medvedev’s US Open semi-final triumph on Friday evening in opposition to race chief Alcaraz has opened the door for the 27-year-old as he appears to haul in his two rivals. Ought to Medvedev defeat Djokovic in Sunday’s championship match to assert his second crown at Flushing Meadows, he would transfer to 7,390 factors within the Dwell Race, inside 785 factors of Alcaraz in first and 755 of Djokovic in second.
Pepperstone ATP Dwell Race To Turin (getting into US Open Closing)
Participant
Factors
1) Carlos Alcaraz
8,175
2) Novak Djokovic
8,145
3) Daniil Medvedev
6,590
4) Jannik Sinner
4,365
5) Andrey Rublev
3,640
6) Stefanos Tsitsipas
3,570
7) Holger Rune
3,055
8) Alexander Zverev
3,030
9) Taylor Fritz
3,010
10) Casper Ruud
2,625
That may increase the prospect of a three-way battle enjoying out throughout the ultimate few months of the season to turn out to be ATP 12 months-Finish No. 1 offered by Pepperstone. It might additionally depart Medvedev filled with confidence heading into part of the season wherein he has traditionally excelled.
The World No. 3 is a former champion on the last two ATP Masters 1000 occasions of the 12 months, the Rolex Shanghai Masters (the place Medvedev gained in 2019) and the Rolex Paris Masters (2020). He was additionally the 2020 champion on the Nitto ATP Finals, the place he’ll compete for the fifth consecutive 12 months after sealing his qualification for the distinguished season finale final Monday.
Standing in Medvedev’s approach of constructing his transfer in New York, after all, is seven-time year-end No. 1 Djokovic. Ought to the Serbian clinch his record-extending twenty fourth main title on Sunday, he would leapfrog Alcaraz to steer the Dwell Race and concurrently open a transparent 2,355-point lead on Medvedev.
