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11 - Pete Sampras
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Medvedev Continues Ascent, Mover Of Week

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ATPTour.com looks at the top Movers of the Week in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, as of Monday, 3 April 2023
A thrilling conclusion to the 2023 ‘Sunshine Double’ saw Daniil Medvedev triumph at the Miami Open presented by Itau to claim his fifth ATP Masters 1000 crown.

The win ensures the 27-year-old continues his recent steady upward trend in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, which are now topped by Novak Djokovic. Despite not competing in Miami, the Serbian replaces Carlos Alcaraz as World No. 1, after the Spaniard fell short of defending his crown at Hard Rock Stadium.

ATPTour.com looks at the movers of the week in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings as of 3 April 2023.

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No. 4 Daniil Medvedev, +1
Having dropped to No. 12 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings at the end of January, Medvedev has since racked up a 24-1 record across five hard-court events to re-establish himself in the Top 5. The 27-year-old dropped just one set en route to his maiden Miami Open presented by Itau crown, where he defeated Jannik Sinner in the championship match. The victory has lifted Medvedev one spot to No. 4. Read Miami Final Report & Watch Highlights.

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No. 1 Novak Djokovic, +1
Despite not competing in Miami, Djokovic has risen to No. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings for a record-extending 381st week. Defending champion Alcaraz’s defeat to Sinner in a dramatic three-set semi-final at the ATP Masters 1000 event meant the Spaniard dropped 640 points, enough for seven-time year-end No. 1 Djokovic to return to top spot.

No. 9 Jannik Sinner, +2
A stirring run to his second championship match appearance in Miami has propelled Sinner back into the Top 10 of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings for the first time since last September. The Italian defeated Grigor Dimitrov, Andrey Rublev, Emil Ruusuvuori and Alcaraz en route to the final, where Medvedev’s rock-solid baseline game ultimately proved too strong.

No. 11 Karen Khachanov, +5
A first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final appearance since 2019 has lifted Khachanov to the brink of a Top 10 return. The 26-year-old, who reached his career-high of No. 8 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings in 2019, notched his first Top 10 win in 24 attempts against Stefanos Tsitsipas en route to the final four in Miami.

No. 37 Emil Ruusuvuori, +17 (Career High)
Emil Ruusuvuori reeled off a series of confident wins at Hard Rock Stadium to reach his maiden ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final. The Finn dispatched Nuno Borges, Roberto Bautista Agut and Taro Daniel in straight sets before battling past Botic van de Zandschulp in a tense three-setter. Despite defeat to Sinner in the last eight, the 24-year-old Ruusuvuori springs 17 places to a career-high No. 37.

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Other Notable Top 100 Movers
No. 18 Tommy Paul, +1 (Joint Career High)
No. 41 Jiri Lehecka, +3
No. 47 Lorenzo Sonego, +12
No. 49 Adrian Mannarino, +13
No. 51 Alex Molcan, +5
No. 68 Dusan Lajovic, +8
No. 74 Cristian Garin, +8
No. 85 Christopher Eubanks, +34 (Career High)
No. 86 Max Purcell, +13 (Career High)
No. 91 Luca Van Assche, +17 (Career High)

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4) Medvedev On A Roll: Medvedev arrives in the Principality in red-hot form, having won four tour-level titles since February. The 27-year-old captured his fifth ATP Masters 1000 crown in Miami earlier this month, which helped move him to No. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin. Holding a 29-3 record on the season, Medvedev, who reached the semi-finals in Monte-Carlo in his previous appearance in 2019, is chasing his first clay-court title this week.

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Medvedev's Transition To Clay: 'I Definitely Have To Change My Game'

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Third seed will try to maintain momentum following Miami triumph
Daniil Medvedev has flourished on hard courts this season, winning four tour-level titles, including his fifth ATP Masters 1000 crown in Miami earlier this month.

Competing on clay at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters this week, Medvedev is ready to adapt his game for the clay-court swing.

“I definitely have to change my game because my strokes are too flat and clay does not let the ball go through the court as much,” Medvedev said in his pre-tournament press conference. “My opponents can use those [shots against me].

“At the same time, you can’t change what you do in nine months or a year drastically, so I have to find a good balance where I still play my game, with a little change, with some shots in the right moment.”

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The third seed, who holds a 29-3 record on the year, has won 18 of his 19 tour-level trophies on hard courts. In contrast, he has never claimed an ATP Tour trophy on clay, with his best result in Monte-Carlo coming in 2019 when he reached the semi-finals.

The 27-year-old has made no secret of his love for hard courts in the past, but acknowledges the variety of surfaces is good for the sport.

“I wish we could continue on hard, but I understand that there are different surfaces on Tour and that is good because some people are better on clay, some on hard, some on grass,” Medvedev said. “It is good to have the different surfaces, I think that is good for the sport.”

Medvedev is currently first in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin. He will aim for a deep run in the Principality to stay in top spot, starting against Italian wild card Lorenzo Sonego or qualifier Ugo Humbert.

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The Secret To Medvedev's Recent Success

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Insights provided by Tennis Data Innovations
Daniil Medvedev has been on fire the past two months, winning titles in Rotterdam, Doha, Dubai and Miami while also reaching the final at Indian Wells. The secret to his success has been simple.

Dominance in tennis is often thought of as controlling play with a particularly powerful stroke, like Rafael Nadal's forehand or Stan Wawrinka's backhand. But Medvedev, the first-placed player in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin, has commanded the action in recent weeks by using another weapon: consistency.

According to statistics provided by Tennis Data Innovations, Medvedev has thrived not on power and spin, but by putting the ball between the lines over and over again. Medvedev has laid down a challenge to his opponents: I will not miss. What will you do to stop me?

During his past five tournaments, only Carlos Alcaraz in the BNP Paribas Open final has managed to break down the Medvedev wall. The 27-year-old has won 24 of his past 25 matches behind jaw-dropping consistency.

Forehands: Medvedev vs. The Field (2023 Rotterdam, Doha, Dubai, Indian Wells & Miami)

Stat Daniil Medvedev Field (5 Events Combined)
% FH In 88.4% 85%
Avg FH Out/Match 11 15.7
Medvedev has made 88.4 per cent of his forehand groundstrokes (not including returns) compared to 85 per cent for the field at those five tournaments. A difference of 3.4 per cent might not seem like much, but it ultimately has proven critical.

Medvedev has missed an average of 11 forehands per match compared to nearly 16 for his opponents. Matches at the highest level often come down to a few key points, so every extra mistake counts.

Opponents have hit their forehands nearly one mile per hour harder than Medvedev (76.1mph to 75.2 mph) and with more spin (2,784 rpm to 2,467 rpm), but consistency has proven more important.

The gap has been even wider elsewhere. Medvedev made 92 per cent of his backhand groundstrokes at the aforementioned five tournaments compared to 85.9 per cent for the field, missing just 9.5 backhands per match (12.4 for opponents).

Backhands: Medvedev vs. The Field

Stat Daniil Medvedev Field (5 Events Combined)
% BH In 92% 85.9%
Avg BH Out/Match 9.5 12.4
Commentators and fans alike often discuss Medvedev’s deep return position. While some players step in to take a crack at second-serve returns, the World No. 5 remains well behind the baseline. The results have been inarguable.

Medvedev has missed an average of just two second-serve returns per match during his hot streak compared to 3.9 for the field. Not only has he rarely missed, but the 6’6” righty has also hit those shots significantly harder than opponents (75.2 mph to 71 mph).

Standing deep in the court allows Medvedev to take a bigger swing at the ball. Not only does he give himself more time to hit the ball harder, but he almost never misses those critical returns.

Second-Serve Returns: Medvedev vs. The Field

Stat Daniil Medvedev Field (5 Events Combined)
% 2nd-Serve Ret In 90.7% 83.3%
Avg 2nd-Serve Ret Out/Match 2 3.9
It has not been a case of Medvedev locking down against lesser opponents, either. In the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships against Top 10 star Andrey Rublev, Medvedev made an astonishing 100 per cent of his backhand groundstrokes (not including returns) and 100 per cent of his second-serve returns.

Rublev is one of the biggest ball-strikers on the ATP Tour, especially on the forehand side. Medvedev kept his cool and put up his defensive wall. It was not a small sample size. Medvedev made all 61 of his backhand groundstrokes in that match according to the data.

In the Miami Open presented by Itau final against Jannik Sinner, another of the Tour’s biggest hitters, Medvedev made 88 per cent of his forehand groundstrokes, 94 per cent of his backhand groundstrokes and 92.6 per cent of his second-serve returns.

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Medvedev’s magic has not been in the sizzle of flashy winners — and he has hit his fair share of those — but in his consistency. Will he be able to maintain that during the clay-court season, starting this week at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters? The third seed will certainly try.

"You can’t change what you do in nine months or a year drastically," Medvedev said of the surface change during his pre-tournament press conference. "So I have to find a good balance where I still play my game, with a little change, with some shots in the right moment.”

For the most part, that means staying consistent. Medvedev begins his clay season on Wednesday against Italian wild card Lorenzo Sonego.

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Medvedev Marches Past Sonego, Meets Zverev Next In Monte-Carlo

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Third seed posts Tour-leading 30th win of 2023 season
A change of surface, but no change in Daniil Medvedev’s ability to dominate opponents.

The third seed made an electric start to his 2023 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters campaign on Wednesday by defeating the dangerous free-hitting Italian Lorenzo Sonego 6-3, 6-2.

Medvedev was dialled in from the start of his first clay-court match of the year. He moved into an early 3-0 lead with the help of some delightful early touches at the net and he stayed typically relentless from the baseline throughout to seal an 89-minute victory on Court Rainier III.

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The World No. 45 Sonego has the weapons to hurt anyone on Tour on his day, but the wild card struggled to turn vocal support from the Italian fans in the crowd into consistency that could challenge Medvedev. The World No. 5 fended off the only break point he faced and won 90 per cent (27/30) of points behind his first serve to clinch his 25th win in his past 26 tour-level matches.

Medvedev, who has lifted hard-court trophies in Rotterdam, Doha, Dubai and Miami during his red-hot run, moves on to a third-round showdown against Alexander Zverev at the ATP Masters 1000 event. The 13th seed earlier eased past Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4, 6-4.

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