As much as Daniil Medvedev cared about taking over the No. 1 ranking in men바카라s tennis, he knew there were more serious matters happening involving his home nation of Russia. (More Tennis News)
A loss by Novak Djokovic at the Dubai Championships meant that the Serbian player would move down to No. 2 and Medvedev was assured of becoming the 27th man to hold the top spot in the ATP 바카라 even before Medvedev reached the semifinals by winning his match at the Mexico Open 2022.
It all happened on the same day that Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine that began with air and missile strikes on military facilities before troops and tanks rolled across borders from the north, east and south.
바카라Watching the news from home, waking up here in Mexico, was not easy,바카라 Medvedev said after beating Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2, 6-3. 바카라By being a tennis player, I want to promote peace all over the world.
바카라We play in so many different countries. I've been in so many countries as a junior and as a pro. It's just not easy to hear all this news. ... I'm all for peace.바카라 Â
Medvedev noted that the pair that won the doubles title at the Marseille Open last week included one Russian (Andrey Rublev) and one Ukrainian (Denys Molchanov), saying: 바카라This was amazing, because people need to stay together.바카라Â
Reflecting on the day, Medvedev added: 바카라In these moments, you understand that tennis sometimes is not that important. ... It was not easy to play and I'm happy that I managed to win the match, but it was bit of a roller-coaster day for me.바카라
The 26-year-old Medvedev, who won last year's US Open for his first Grand Slam title, said he received congratulations from other players about his new ranking, which will become official on Monday.
바카라Of course, I'm happy to reach No. 1,바카라 Medvedev said. 바카라It was my goal since I was young.바카라 He will face Rafael Nadal or Tommy Paul in the semifinals of the hard-court tournament.
Medvedev lost to Nadal in the Australian Open final in January after blowing a two-set lead, a year after losing the final there against Djokovic.
바카라Always playing against the Big Three or Big Four, itÂŽs an honor, and a great challenge. In Australia (against Nadal), I could have won, but the result in the end was that I lost,바카라 Medvedev said. 바카라It was a tough loss, but that's how sport is.바카라Â
Stefanos Tsitsipas also moved on to the semifinals with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Marcos Giron. The third-seeded Tsitsipas will play Peter Gojowczyk or Cameron Norrie next.
Defending champion Alexander Zverev was kicked out of the tournament after violently hitting the chair umpire's stand with his racket following a loss in doubles.
Zverev was fined $40,000 and will forfeit more than $30,000 in prize money and all rankings points from the Mexican Open. In addition to those penalties, the ATP announced Thursday it would undertake 바카라a further review of the incident.바카라
