Daniil Sergeyevich Medvedev is a Russian professional tennis player who plays as a right-handed and backhand as well. He has won five ATP singles titles. Medvedev has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 5, achieved on 19 August 2019, and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 187, achieved on 15 July 2019.
Daniil Medvedev Rides a Wave of Hostility at the U.S. Open
The 23-year-old Medvedev has advanced to his first Grand Slam quarterfinal and turned a booing New York crowd into a bunch of amusing adversaries. Daniil Medvedev has become the dominant men’s tennis player of the summer through tactical savvy, finding and exploiting weaknesses in his opponents with a ruthless brilliance. Now Medvedev has fearlessly taken on the most challenging opponent the United States Open has to offer: the New York crowd.
After two matchups, Medvedev is 2-0. By giving raucous support to his opponents, the crowd has played into his hands, he said and propelled him into his first Grand Slam quarterfinal. He will play Stan Wawrinka on Tuesday afternoon.
“They kind of don’t understand that they shouldn’t do it,” said Medvedev. “I feed on this energy, and that’s what I’m doing this tournament.” “It’s probably the most electric atmosphere I’ve played in my whole entire life,” Medvedev said. “Sometimes you play the first round of an ATP tournament where there are 50 people watching you on a small court. This is completely different. I’m trying to take this electricity, feed on it, and that’s helped me a lot these last two matches.”
Famous for
Russian Professional tennis player
ATP singles world no.5
Where was Daniil Medvedev born?
Daniil Medvedev was born on 11 February 1996 in Moscow, Russia. He holds Russian nationality and belongs to a white caucasian descent ethnicity. His birth name is Daniil Sergeyevich Medvedev and was born to his father Sergey Medvedev and mother(name unknown). Regarding his education, Medvedev attended Moscow State Institute of International Relations where he studied economics and commerce but he dropped out to focus on tennis. Later, he moved to Antibes, France with his family where he trains in the tennis academy.
How tall is Daniil Medvedev?
Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev has an athletic body physique and stands the height of 6ft 5in tall with a balanced weight of 83kg. Further information regarding his body measurement will be added soon.
Career of Daniil Medvedev
- Medvedev started his career in 2015 and made his ATP main draw debut at the 2015 Kremlin Cup.
- Medvedev made his ATP singles main draw debut at the 2016 Nice Open but lost to Guido Pella in three sets.
- He earned his first singles ATP World Tour win at the 2016 Ricoh Open, defeating Horacio Zeballos in straight sets.
- In January 2017, Medvedev reached his first ATP singles final. In the final at the Chennai Open, he lost to Roberto Bautista Agut in two sets.
- In February 2017, he continued his good form when advancing to the quarterfinals of both the Open Sud de France and the Open 13.
- In June 2017, he made it to the quarterfinals of the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, defeating the 6th seed, Robin Haase and Thanasi Kokkinakis before losing to Ivo Karlovic in straight sets.
- In the Aegon Championships 2017, he advanced to his first ATP 500 quarterfinal by beating Nicolas Mahut and Thanasi Kokkinakis in the first 2 rounds.
- At Wimbledon 2017, he got his first Grand Slam victory by defeating 5th seed and world No. 3 Stan Wawrinka in the first round in four sets.
- Medvedev started the 2018 season by qualifying for the Sydney International where He reached the final and won against Alex de Minaur.
- Medvedev later reached the quarterfinals of the Rotterdam Open, losing to Andreas Seppi in three sets.
- In August 2018, Medvedev won his second ATP title at the 2018 Winston-Salem Open after defeating home favorite Steve Johnson in straight sets.
- After losing to Borna Coric in the third round of the US Open 2018, Medvedev went on to win his first ATP 500 and third ATP title in Tokyo as a qualifier.
- This triumph brought him to a new career-high ranking of No. 22 and made him the No. 1 player in Russia.
- In October 2018, he continued his good form, reaching the 2018 Kremlin Cup semifinal.
- Medvedev started the 2019 season by reaching the final of the Brisbane International.
- At the Australian Open 2019, Medvedev was seeded for the first time in a Grand Slam event.
- In February 2019, Medvedev won his fourth ATP title at the Sofia Open beating Marton Fucsovics in the final in straight sets.
- Medvedev entered the 2019 Monte-Carlo Masters having only won two of his first 13 career matches on clay courts.
- Medvedev reached a second consecutive Masters final at the Cincinnati Masters after beating defending champion Djokovic for the second time. In the final, he defeated David Goffin in straight sets for his first Masters title.
- Medvedev achieved his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 5, on 19 August 2019.
- Medvedev entered the US Open 2019 as world number 5 and one of the leading contenders to end the dominant streak of Djokovic, Nadal and Roger Federer at Grand Slam tournaments.
- In the quarterfinals, he beat former champion Stan Wawrinka in four sets to become the first player representing Russia to reach the semifinals of a Major since the 2010 US Open when Mikhail Youzhny reached the final four after similarly defeating Wawrinka in the quarterfinals.
- The victory also earned Medvedev a place in the ATP Finals and became the first Russian man to qualify for the Finals as a non-alternate player since 2009.
Is Daniil Medvedev married?
Daniil Medvedev is a married man who is married to his 4 years, long term girlfriend Daria in Moscow on 12 September 2018. Medvedev also has said: "She's one of the most important members of my team and She gave me a lot of confidence. The couple is living happily and there is no sign of their separation.
Birthday of Daniil Medvedev
Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev celebrates his birthday on the 11th of February with his friends and family.
Net worth of Daniil Medvedev
Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev is earning a good amount of money from his career as a tennis player. He has also won the amount prize of $6million. His net worth must be in millions but as of 2019, his net worth is still under evaluation.
