Daniil Medvedev fires warning to Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal after adjusting to No 1 | Tennis | Sport

He added: “For example, talking about Australian Open, for sure wanted to win it. Was really close. Didn’t manage to do it. I’m thinking, Okay, if I have one more chance like this, I should be better, I should be stronger.”

With Djokovic just 150 points behind Medvedev in the rankings, the 13-time title winner is well aware of what he needs to do to remain at the top but isn’t letting it affect his performance.

“I knew that. I don’t think it’s extra pressure because I’m going to have some tough guys before quarters or if I reach quarters after this.

“I don’t have anything more to say than I have to beat them to try to stay the No 1 spot, otherwise I’m going to lose it.

“Same, if I’m going to lose it because I’m either going to play a bad match or my opponent is going to play an amazing one, there is the next tournament in Miami to try to get the 1,000 points, which is the maximum.”