Daniil Medvedev is in control of his own destiny

The Russian returns to the ATP Tour this week knowing that victory at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC will make him the 27th player to become World No. 1 since the ATP Rankings began in 1973. It won’t be a simple task. Rafael Nadal is one of several high-quality roadblocks standing in Medvedev’s way in Acapulco. The Spaniard returns to court for the first time since making history of his own by beating the Russian to win a historic 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. Should Medvedev not take the title in Mexico, the door will be ajar for Novak Djokovic to retain the top spot for a record 362nd week. Djokovic faces a tough first assignment of 2022 when he takes on #NextGenATP star Lorenzo Musetti in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. "It's in his hands. He deserves to be No. 1," Djokovic said before his season debut. "Eventually it's going to happen. If it happens this week, I'll be the first one to congratulate him... The only scenario that I have in my head is to win every match that I play here." World No. 1 Scenarios... From a first-round exit to the title, here are the ways in which Medvedev would climb to the top spot on 28th February.

"If it happens this week, I'll be the first one to congratulate him." NOVAK DJOKOVIC