Daniil Medvedev became world no. 1 on Monday, passing Novak Djokovic and writing history as the 27th player on the ATP throne. Still, the Russian is yet to win the title in 2022, losing two matches to Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open and Acapulco.After wasting a 6-2, 7-6, 3-2, 40-0 lead in Melbourne, Medvedev suffered a 6-3, 6-3 loss in Acapulco. Rafa beat him in two hours to advance into the fifth Acapulco final and remain perfect in 2022. It was Nadal’s fifth win over Medvedev in six encounters, playing well on both serve and return and forging the victory with three breaks of serve.Medvedev had a chance to prolong the second set after earning 11 break points in games four and six, wasting them all and allowing Nadal to seal the deal and advance into t …

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