Historical. It is 26 years since the day Marcelo Riosafter winning the final of the Lipton Cup (now Miami Masters 1000) against Andre Agassi the previous Sunday, He became No. 1 in the world for the first time. Thus, he was the first Ibero-American at the top of the ATP ranking and one of the 28 kings in singles.
On March 29, 1998, the talented Chino He became the best tennis player on the planet. Yes, your victory in Miami It allowed him to displace another American icon, like Pete Sampras, at the top of the ATP individual rankings.
Marcelo Ríos was the first South American tennis player to be No. 1 in the world. getty
It was 1998 Ríos’ best season as a professional, since he played his only Grand Slam final, lost in the Australian Open against the Czech Petr Korda, and later became champion in Indian Wells. He immediately won in Miami and achieved everyone’s dream, being No. 1 on the circuit.
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Thus, the Chilean displaced none other than Sampras, who had been the leader of the classification since April 1996. Finally, the American finished 1998 at the top, but Ríos enjoyed six weeks as king.
The list of the 28 men No. 1 in the world at the ATP summit:
-Novak Djokovic
-Roger Federer
-Pete Sampras
-Ivan Lendl
-Jimmy Connors
-Rafael Nadal
-John McEnroe
-Björn Borg
-Andre Agassi
-Lleyton Hewitt
-Stefan Edberg
-Jim Courier
-Gustavo Kuerten
-Andy Murray
-Ilie Nastase
-Mats Wilander
-Andy Roddick
-Boris Becker
-Marat Safin
-John Newcombe
-Juan Carlos Ferrero
-Thomas Muster
-Marcelo Ríos
-Yevgeny Kafelnikov
-Carlos Moyá
-Carlos Alcaraz
-Patrick Rafter
– Daniil Medvedev
2024-03-29 13:58:00
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