Djokovic loses number one after losing to world number 123 player

 Djokovic loses number one after losing to world number 123 player

Novak Djokovic gave himself the world number one throne to Daniil Medvedev after losing 4-6, 6-7 to Jiri Vesely in the quarterfinals of the Dubai Open on the night of February 24.

After Medvedev reached the quarter-finals of the Acapulco Open, Djokovic must progress to the semi-finals of the tournament in Dubai if he wants to continue his hopes of staying number one in the world. However, the Serbian tennis player lost to the 123rd world opponent, the Czech Republic.

"This is a great feeling. I never thought I would have a chance against Novak. He's one of the greatest tennis players. It's hard to describe the feeling right now," Jiri Vesely shared. after the game.

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Djokovic had a disappointing performance. Photo: Reuters.

Vesely had a good match against Djokovic. He broke the game of the world number one tennis player twice in the first set. In the second set, he once again took the lead. Despite being reclaimed by Nole, Vesely won 7-4 in the tie-break series.

"Djokovic moves really well, so I have to fight for every point. I played great today and tried to maintain my shots. I love playing against the best player in the world, on The court was full of spectators," the Czech tennis player shared.

Next week, Medvedev will become the third Russian male tennis player to hold the world number one, after Yevgeny Kafelnikov (1999) and Marat Safin (2000, 2001). He also became the first player to take the number one spot since Andy Murray did so in 2016.

The last player outside the Big 4 (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray) to hold the number one spot was Andy Roddick in January 2004.

"It's great that tennis has a new player at the world number one. Novak has held that position for 361 weeks, but tennis needs new number one players and a new generation is coming. think that's great," Vesely added.

Djokovic regained his world number one position in February 2020 after winning the Australian Open. Since then, he has won 8 more championships, including 3 Grand Slams and 3 Masters 1,000.