Russian Tennis Player Daniil Medvedev Becomes World No. 1 Without His National Flag
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The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) continues to allow players from Russia and Belarus to compete, although without their respective national flags and names. Simultaneously, Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev has become the world's number one ranked player.
According to the ATP rankings, Medvedev, currently holding 8,615 points, has overtaken Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic. Djokovic is ranked second with 8,465 points.
Following them, Alexander Zverev (Germany) is ranked third, Rafael Nadal (Spain) is ranked fourth, and Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) is ranked fifth.
Another Russian tennis player, Andrey Rublev, is ranked sixth with 5,000 points. In total, there are four Russian players in the world's top 100.
Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, many sports associations have banned Russian athletes from competing in international and regional events. The International Olympic Committee, FIFA, and UEFA are three of these sports associations.
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