98 Facts About Daniil Medvedev

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Daniil Sergeyevich Medvedev is a Russian professional tennis player.

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Daniil Medvedev has won six Masters titles, and contested four major finals and nine Masters finals in all.

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Daniil Medvedev made his ATP Tour main draw debut at the singles event of the 2015 Kremlin Cup.

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In 2018, Daniil Medvedev won his first ATP Tour singles titles at Sydney and Winston-Salem, and his first ATP 500 title in Tokyo.

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Daniil Medvedev achieved a breakthrough in 2019, making his top 10 debut after Wimbledon and reaching six consecutive tournament finals, including at the US Open.

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In February 2022, Daniil Medvedev became the first man outside of the Big Three to hold the world No 1 ranking since Andy Murray in November 2016, the third Russian man following Yevgeny Kafelnikov in 1999 and Marat Safin in 2000, and the 27th man overall.

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Daniil Medvedev has two older sisters named Julia and Elena, 12 and 8 years his senior, respectively.

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Daniil Medvedev studied physics and math at a specialized school before graduating early and enrolling in economics and commerce at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.

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Daniil Medvedev then switched to the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth, and Tourism, where he received his diploma as coach.

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Daniil Medvedev's parents have been living in France since then, as retirees.

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Daniil Medvedev married his girlfriend Daria Chernyshkova, a Moscow State University graduate and former juniors tennis player, in Moscow on 12 September 2018.

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Daniil Medvedev has been listed as an "unsuitable" subject to compulsory military service in the Russian Armed Forces because of his minor health issues due to the preterm birth at 8 months.

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Daniil Medvedev played his first junior match in July 2009 at the age of 13 at a grade 4 tournament in Estonia.

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Daniil Medvedev made his junior Grand Slam debut at 2013 Junior Wimbledon where he won his first round match against Hong Seong-chan but lost in the second round to 2nd seed Nikola Milojevic.

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Daniil Medvedev reached his career-high junior ranking of world No 13 at the beginning of 2014 and went into the 2014 Junior Australian Open seeded 8th.

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Daniil Medvedev ended his junior career after a first round loss at 2014 Junior Wimbledon.

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Daniil Medvedev made his ATP main draw debut at the 2015 Kremlin Cup, partnering Aslan Karatsev in the doubles event.

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Daniil Medvedev was disqualified from the second round of the Savannah Challenger event for comments he made after the umpire ruled in favor of his opponent.

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Daniil Medvedev thought he had won a break point against his opponent Donald Young's serve, but chair umpire Sandy French ruled that his returning shot had gone out.

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In January 2017, Daniil Medvedev reached his first ATP singles final.

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Daniil Medvedev registered his maiden Grand Slam match win at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships, defeating fifth seed and world No 3, Stan Wawrinka, in the first round in four sets.

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Daniil Medvedev lost in the next round to Ruben Bemelmans.

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Daniil Medvedev was handed three fines totaling $14,500 for his conduct during the match with Bemelmans: $7,000 for insulting the umpire on two occasions and $7,500 for throwing coins under the umpire's chair.

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Daniil Medvedev started the 2018 season by qualifying for the Sydney International.

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Daniil Medvedev reached the final which he won against Australian Alex de Minaur.

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The victory marked the third consecutive final that Daniil Medvedev had beaten the home favorite in to win the title.

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Daniil Medvedev reached the Kremlin Cup semifinal, losing to his countryman and eventual champion Karen Khachanov.

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Daniil Medvedev finished 2018 with the most hard court match wins of any player on the ATP Tour.

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Daniil Medvedev had the most titles on hard court tournaments, tying with Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Karen Khachanov.

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Daniil Medvedev started the season strongly by reaching the final of the Brisbane International, defeating Andy Murray, Milos Raonic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga en route, but then lost to Kei Nishikori.

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Daniil Medvedev reached the round of 16 for the first time in his career, where he was defeated by eventual champion Novak Djokovic.

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Daniil Medvedev entered the Monte Carlo Masters having only won two of his 13 career matches on clay courts.

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Daniil Medvedev's run ended in the semifinals against Dusan Lajovic.

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At the Barcelona Open, Daniil Medvedev earned his third successive top 10 victory to reach his first clay-court final.

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Daniil Medvedev returned to form on the grass courts of Queen's Club, reaching his sixth semifinal of the season where he lost to Gilles Simon.

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Daniil Medvedev made his top 10 debut after reaching the third round of Wimbledon.

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Daniil Medvedev followed this up with a strong performance at the Rogers Cup, reaching his first Masters final after beating top 10 players Dominic Thiem and Karen Khachanov.

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Daniil Medvedev would reach a second consecutive Masters final at Cincinnati after beating defending champion Djokovic for the second time, where he defeated David Goffin in straight sets for his first Masters title.

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Daniil Medvedev then defeated Feliciano Lopez in a contentious match for which he was fined $5,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct and $4,000 for flipping off the crowd.

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Daniil Medvedev next recovered from a set and a break deficit to beat Dominik Kopfer and reach his first Major quarterfinal.

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Daniil Medvedev then beat former champion Stan Wawrinka in the quarterfinals and Grigor Dimitrov in the semifinals to reach his first Grand Slam final.

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Daniil Medvedev followed up his success in North America with his maiden title on Russian soil at the St Petersburg Open, to become the first Russian to win the tournament in 15 years.

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Daniil Medvedev then won a second consecutive title at the Shanghai Masters, defeating Alexander Zverev in the final.

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Daniil Medvedev ended the season losing his last four matches, including all three round robin matches in his ATP Finals debut.

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Daniil Medvedev opened his season at the inaugural edition of the ATP Cup as Russia's top ranked singles player.

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Daniil Medvedev led Russia to the semifinals, where they were eliminated by the Serbian team after Medvedev lost to world No 2 Novak Djokovic.

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At the Australian Open, Daniil Medvedev was eliminated in the fourth round by former champion Stan Wawrinka in five sets.

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At the French Open, Daniil Medvedev exited the tournament in the first round for the fourth consecutive year, losing to Marton Fucsovics.

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Daniil Medvedev then resurged, winning his first title in a year at the Paris Masters.

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At the ATP Finals, Daniil Medvedev won all his round-robin matches in straight sets, over Alexander Zverev, Novak Djokovic and Diego Schwartzman.

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Daniil Medvedev recovered from a set- and break-deficit to defeat Rafael Nadal in the semifinals, before beating Dominic Thiem in the final, coming from a set down.

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Daniil Medvedev then reached his second Grand Slam final at the Australian Open after straight sets victories over Andrey Rublev and Stefanos Tsitsipas, extending his win streak against top 10 opponents to twelve wins, and his overall win streak to twenty wins.

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Daniil Medvedev won his first title of the season at the Open 13 in Marseille, defeating Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the final.

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On 13 April, Daniil Medvedev tested positive for COVID-19 and was forced to withdraw from the 2021 Monte-Carlo Masters.

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At the French Open, Daniil Medvedev reached the quarterfinals, where he lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas.

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Daniil Medvedev entered both the men's singles and the men's doubles events at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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At the US Open, Daniil Medvedev dropped just one set en route to his first major title, defeating Novak Djokovic in the final.

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Team Europe comfortably won the title, with Daniil Medvedev winning his match against Denis Shapovalov in straight sets.

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At the Indian Wells Masters, Daniil Medvedev was upset in the fourth round by Grigor Dimitrov.

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At the Paris Masters, Daniil Medvedev reached the final for the second consecutive year, but lost to Novak Djokovic in three sets.

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Daniil Medvedev there defeated Casper Ruud, but lost in straight sets to Alexander Zverev in the final.

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Daniil Medvedev ended his 2021 season by leading Russia to the Davis Cup title, not dropping a set through his five singles matches.

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Daniil Medvedev represented Russia in the third edition of the ATP Cup.

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Daniil Medvedev entered the Mexican Open with the opportunity to gain the world number 1 ranking from Novak Djokovic.

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Daniil Medvedev reached the semifinals where he was defeated by Rafael Nadal in a rematch of the Australian Open final.

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However, as Djokovic was defeated in the Dubai quarterfinals being played simultaneously, Daniil Medvedev ascended to world number 1 for the first time.

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Daniil Medvedev thus became the first man outside of the Big Four to hold the top ranking since Andy Roddick in February 2004, and the third Russian man to achieve the ranking, following Yevgeny Kafelnikov in 1999 and Marat Safin in 2000.

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At the Indian Wells Masters, Daniil Medvedev lost to Gael Monfils in the third round.

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Daniil Medvedev had a chance to reclaim the number 1 ranking the following fortnight if he reached the semifinals at the Miami Masters, but fell one match short, losing to defending champion Hubert Hurkacz in the quarterfinals.

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At the French Open, Daniil Medvedev was eliminated in the fourth round by Marin Cilic.

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However, as Novak Djokovic failed to defend his title, Daniil Medvedev reclaimed the number 1 ranking.

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Daniil Medvedev entered three tournaments in the grass court season, Rosmalen, Halle, and Mallorca.

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Daniil Medvedev then reached the final at Halle, without dropping a set, where he lost to Hubert Hurkacz.

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In Mallorca, Daniil Medvedev was defeated in the quarterfinals by Roberto Bautista Agut.

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Daniil Medvedev started his North American summer hardcourt season by winning the title at the Los Cabos Open defeating Cameron Norrie in the final.

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At the Canadian Open, Daniil Medvedev, who was the defending champion, lost his opening match to Nick Kyrgios.

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At the Cincinnati Masters, Daniil Medvedev was defeated by Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semifinals.

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Daniil Medvedev was yet again defeated by Kyrgios at the US Open, resulting in Daniil Medvedev losing his number one ranking.

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Daniil Medvedev began the fall indoor-hardcourt season by competing at the Moselle Open, where he lost his opening match to Stan Wawrinka in three sets.

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Daniil Medvedev next competed at the Astana Open where he reached the semifinals.

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Daniil Medvedev returned to play at the Vienna Open where he defeated Denis Shapovalov in the final to win his second title of the year, and second ATP 500 title of his career.

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Daniil Medvedev finished the year on a 4 match losing skid, losing in the opening round in Paris Masters, and losing all three of his round robin matches in the ATP Finals in third-set tiebreakers.

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Daniil Medvedev started the season at the Adelaide International where he reached the semifinals, losing to Novak Djokovic in straight sets.

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Daniil Medvedev moved to world No 4 in the rankings on 3 April 2023.

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Daniil Medvedev began his clay court season at the Monte-Carlo Masters, where he reached his sixth consecutive quarterfinal with wins over Lorenzo Sonego and 13th seed Alexander Zverev but he lost to sixth seed Holger Rune in the quarterfinals, ending his streak of five consecutive finals.

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Daniil Medvedev lost to qualifier, another compatriot Aslan Karatsev in the fourth round.

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Daniil Medvedev won his first clay title defeating Holger Rune, having won 20 titles in 20 different cities.

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Daniil Medvedev won his first five matches against Tsitsipas, but Tsitsipas has won four of their last seven.

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Zverev won the first four matches of their rivalry, but Daniil Medvedev won eight of the last nine of their encounters.

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Daniil Medvedev has not thrived on power and spin but has been able to land the ball between the lines over and over again.

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Daniil Medvedev tends to adopt an extremely deep position at the back of the court which allows him to hit full-swing groundstrokes rather than blocking the serve back into play.

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Daniil Medvedev possesses one of the best backhands on tour.

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Daniil Medvedev's forehand is generally the weaker shot of the two he is known for his very defensive play.

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Daniil Medvedev is a mentally strong competitor, which is evident in his attitude on the court, playing style, and demeanor in big matches.

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Daniil Medvedev's preferred surface is hardcourt and he has been one of the very best and most consistent players on the surface since he first broke through to the top 10 in 2019.

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Daniil Medvedev is endorsed by Lacoste for apparel and shoes, Tecnifibre for racquets, and Bovet for watches.

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Daniil Medvedev has been employed as an ambassador by BMW, Tinkoff Bank, and HyperX for gaming accessories, mostly for the Russian-speaking world.

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Daniil Medvedev was previously endorsed by Lotto for apparel and shoes until 2019.