Tennis biography of Medvedev

From the present, the number of titles 2 photos of Daniil Medvedev Daniil Medvedev is today the only Russians in the men's grid of professional tennis who was able to win a large helmet series. We are talking about current athletes. The photo of his victory over Djokovic in the year, most likely, recorded the best moment in the sports biography of Daniel.

Daniil Medvedev on the right after the victory over Novak Djokovic in the final of the opening championship of the USA: AP 3 Childhood and Youth Daniil Medvedev, the Daniil family is not one of the sports, where the child has been destined to repeat the exploits of the older generation in any sport from childhood. His dad is a programmer and an entrepreneur, mother is a housewife.

Daniil also has two older sisters - Julia and Elena. Initially, parents planned to move to France, and Medvedev was supposed to be born there, but was born ahead of schedule. As a result, the boy in the capital of Russia grew up, was fond of chess, swimming, drawing, playing football. At the age of six, the child became interested in tennis. This did not immediately become a matter of life, in parallel, Medvedev studied in a physical and mathematical class, was engaged in English.

Parents tried to lay all the knowledge that possible in their son. The last two years of study, Daniil graduated from an external, was able to enter the MGIMO at the faculty of applied economy, as well as at the Russian University of Sports and the Institute of Strategic Research and Economics of Buildings. The last two he eventually graduated. There was a catastrophically lacked time for training.

For the sake of this move, the family sold two apartments in Moscow. In the paired discharge, Medvedev even played in the final match, but lost with Karen Khachanov. A year later, in the junior rating, a talented Russian already took 13th place among all. In the year there were the first successes in a professional tour among adult athletes. Daniel won the first victory in a single round on Futures - this is male entertaining competitions, the result in such tournaments helps to get the following level on Atp Challenger, and then on the main tour of ATP the large helmet tournaments, final tournaments and competitions that were previous.

In the year, Medvedev added three more victories at such tournaments to his piggy bank, made his debut at the Challenger, and also hit the ATP cup of the ATP tournament. True, while still in a paired category, along with Aslan Karatsev. Young guys reached, by the way, to the quarterfinals. A breakthrough in the main network of ATP happened in the year. Then he was able to win his only “challenger”.

By the end of this year, Medvedev already had a tremendous success - he entrenched in the top rating of the best tennis players. Further - more. In the year, there was the first final of the ATP tournament loss of Roberto Bautista-Augut in India, the victory over the strong Stan Vavrinka is the third racket of the world at the time of the competition in the first circle of Wimbledon and the place in the ranking at the end of the year.

Medvedev himself stated in an interview that it was from the year that his training was more intense, and he was more aimed at the result. And this result came. The first victory at the ATP tournament is a year. He added two more to her and stopped in a place in the ATP ranking. It became clear that big victories are still waiting for a young Russian. The confirmation of Daniel came - four titles, the final of US Open, fifth place in the ranking of the best tennis players.

He took a large helmet tournament a little later, but from year to year he showed stably high results, updated his statistics and eventually stood on a par with the best and even legendary athletes. The wife of the tennis player is Daria Medvedeva. In the past, the girl also engaged in tennis, but threw sports. The fault of the injury. But she constantly supports her husband in many competitions.

Athletes got married in the fall of the year. In the year, Medvedev became a father, he had a daughter, who was called Alice. The young family lives in Monaco, travels in his free time. According to Medvedev, he will not force his child to engage in tennis and will allow you to choose a lesson to his liking. Medvedev is a fan of the Munich Bavaria.

In addition, in their free time, Daniel is not averse to playing on a computer. So much so that there could even be a cyber sportsman, if not for tennis, the opinion of the athlete himself.

So, the tennis player cooperates with Lacoste, the manufacturer of Tecnifibre missiles, Bovet, which releases the watch. Outside of the sports ground, Daniil earns about $ 12 million for a year. Such data were given by Forbes in the year. Good earnings allows Medvedev to participate in charity. In the year, it became known that Daniel, along with Khachanov, helped the Friends Foundation raise $ 10 million.

Daniil Medvedev is the most titled among the current-Russian athletes, and the richest. But he is only 28 years old. The winner of the ATP tournament in the world has 39 competitions in the men's tennis round, for the victory in which the athlete receives points in the ranking. As a rule, these tournaments often miss supersavers to prepare for more status competitions.The first trophy is in Sydney in the year, when Alex de Minor was beaten in the final.

The third victory was won in the year, already in Bulgaria. Medvedev spent a remarkable match at the ATP tournament in the year. Then Daniel’s opponent at the final in Doha became Andy Murray. The Englishman for a long time was the first racket of the world in the year, took three large helmets. But a year ago, the favorite was Medvedev. He won the class, since then Daniel did not win at competitions of this level, but there were other victories.

The winner of the ATP tournament at 13 competitions of the men's tour for the victory can be obtained in the rating. Medvedev has four victories at this level. A year ago, Medvedev beat the current first racket of the world Yannik Sinner in Rotterdam. The match lasted three sets, his friend Andrei Rublev Medvedev outplayed in Dubai, the winner of the Masters series tournament - these tournaments are one of the most difficult, most often it is the best of the best.

For the victory at Masters, the tennis player receives points at once. Interestingly, Medvedev has six successful performances at once. Daniel won the first final in the year in Cincinnati, where the Belgian Goffen lost in two sets. In the same year, Medvedev won the tournament in Shanghai, in the match against Alexander Zverev. A year later, Daniel again met with Zverev in the final of Masters, this time in Paris.

The game was more stubbornly, the German lost in three sets. There were also victories in Toronto, Miami and Rome. The last victory is in May of the year over Holger Rune. In four finals, Medvedev lost. The 8 best tennis players participate on it. You can get points for victory here. Medvedev participated several times in the final tournament, but won only once, in the year.

In the final match, Daniel beat Dominic Tim. A year later, Medvedev reached the finals again, but lost to Zverev. In the year, Daniel was already one of the best in the tour, but for recognition he lacked a large title. The attempt to win the “Australian Open” in February was a defeat from Jokovic. But the third exit to the final of the large helmet tournament became successful.

Until the stage of the quarterfinal, Medvedev did not give the rivals a single set at all. Further, the game was the same confident four sets in the quarterfinals against Van de Zandhulpa, three sets in the semifinals with Ozheassim. In the finale, I had to play with Jokovic again, but this time the Serb lost. Daniel again needed only three sets. But the next two finals were overshadowed by defeat.

In the year, Medvedev again played in the final with Jokovic and lost to the “US Open”, and this year he lost to Sinner in Australia in five sets. In the final of the tournament, Croatia was beaten. In the finale, I had to play with the Italians. Our team in Karatsev, Donskoy, Medvedev and Rublev coped - the first time - the second - at the moment he has not a single personal title B, two exits to the final, in which the athlete lost.

The last game in the final was in March the defeat from Alcaras at the tournament in Indian-Uelce. In September, however, Medvedev won the Laver Cup in the European national team, but he performed unsuccessfully at the tournament, losing all the matches. Now it seems that Daniel has passed the peak of his career. So it’s a pity that I can’t compete here. But next year I will definitely play in Vienna, ”the tennis player commented on his decision.