"It was my goal since I way young" - Medvedev happy about becoming world number one

Daniil Medvedev usurped Novak Djokovic as the best-ranked tennis player in the world and the Russian spoke about what it meant for him

Today the 26-year-old became the 27th male player to reach the summit of the game since the rankings introduction in 1973. He is also the first person other than Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer or Andy Murray to be world No 1 since 2004. Speaking about that, he said:

"Of course I am happy to reach No 1. It was my goal since I was young and especially my goal in the latest times. I got a lot of messages from many people and from other tennis players and I just want to thank everybody for the big support."

Following his exit from the Dubai Open last week, Djokovic took to twitter to congratulate his rival:

"Congratulations also to a very deserving @DaniilMedwed, who will now become world number 1."