Daniil Medvedev is world No. 2 and is vying to take out Serb Novak Djokovic, who was deported from Australia ahead of this tournament and will not be able to defend his 2,000 points from last year’s victory.
Cressy is the 70th number in the world ranking. He is 24 years old and only a year younger than the Russian, but, in fact, is just starting on the Tour. And by the way, an American was born in France.