Daniil Medvedev ousts Thiem and joins Djokovic, Nadal in top-3

An in-form Russian Daniil Medvedev has won the previous 19 matches, including 11 against the top-10 rivals, earning massive 3720 points and doing enough to pass Dominic Thiem and become world no. 3!

Daniil claimed consecutive titles at the Paris Masters, the ATP Finals and the ATP Cup for Russia with Andrey Rublev, extending the winning streak at the Australian Open and securing third place on the ATP ranking list next Monday regardless of the semi-final clash against Stefanos Tsitsipas at Melbourne Park.

Thus, Daniil became the 12th active player who has reached the top-3 after Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka, Marin Cilic, Milos Roanic, Grigor Dimitrov, Juan Martin del Potro, Alexander Zverev and Thiem. Medvedev is the fourth Russian player to reach the top-3 after Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Marat Safin and Nikolay Davydenko.

Before the Paris Masters, Daniil failed to reach the semi-final in four consecutive tournaments before finding his A-game in the French capital and beating Alexander Zverev in the title clash. Gathering a boost, Medvedev beat five top-10 rivals in London to become the ATP Finals champion, finishing the season on a high note and kicking off the next one strongly to secure 19 wins in a row.

Medvedev defeated five rivals at the Australian Open for the first Melbourne Park semi-final, facing Stefanos Tsitsipas on Friday in the battle for his second Major final after the US Open 2019. If he wins the first Major title this Sunday, Daniil will pass Rafael Nadal and become world no. 2.