Daniil Medvedev | Bio | ATP Tour

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Nickname is Bearbecause his last name originates from Russian word “medved,” which means bear.
No relation to former World No. 4 Andrei Medvedev.
Speaks Russian, English and French.
Shares two children with wife, Daria.
Father, Sergey; mother, Olga; sister, Elena.
Parents wanted him to take up swimming at age 9, but when he arrived at the pool, he saw an announcement for tennis classes.
Inspired when he watched countryman Marat Safin win 2005 Australian Open title.
Favourite surface is hard and shot is return.
Dream opponent is Pete Sampras.
Says that he developed his style and began practising more professionally in 2018 after going for"crazy shots" and "full power" as a younger player.
Gets goosebumps thinking about relationship with fans during run to 2019 US Open final: "It was genuine hate, and in the end, it was genuine love."
Enjoys reading as well as playing chess and PlayStation.
Competedin national competitions for video games.
Fan of FC Bayern Munich and football players David Alaba, Robert Lewandowski and former striker Mario Gomez.
Would choose Quentin Tarantino to play him in a film about his life.
Went to school at Physics and Mathematics Lyceum, finishing his final 2 grades in 1 year.
Underwent procedure for small hernia in spring 2022.

(UPDATED 17 JANUARY 2025)

Spent 16 weeks as World No. 1 in 2022, becoming tallest No. 1 in history at 1.98m (6’6”) and 1st No. 1 other than Djokovic, Federer, Murray and Nadal since Roddick in 2004.
Finished in Top 10 of PIF ATP Rankings for 6 consecutive years from 2019-24, including a year-end best No. 2 in 2021.
Ended 2024 season as No. 5, becoming 3rd man to finish in Top 5 of Year-End PIF ATP Rankings without winning a title during the season after Connors (1985, 1987) and Federer (2020).
Six-time Grand Slam finalist owns 5-3 record vs. Djokovic when Serb is World No. 1, including 6-4 6-4 6-4 win in 2021 US Open final that denied Djokovic calendar Grand Slam.
Beat No. 1 Djokovic, No. 2 Nadal and No. 3 Thiem en route to 2020 Nitto ATP Finals title, becoming 1st player to sweep Top 3 in tournament history and anywhere on ATP Tour since 2007 Madrid (Nalbandian).
Earned 20 straight wins from 2020-21 (12 vs. Top 10), led ATP Tour with 63 victories in 2021, and captured team titles at 2021 ATP Cup, Laver Cup and Davis Cup.
Won 18 of his 20 singles titles on hard courts and all 20 of his titles at different events, including ATP Masters 1000 championships at 2019 Cincinnati, 2019 Shanghai, 2020 Paris, 2021 Toronto, 2023 Miami and 2023 Rome, his 1st ATP Tour title on clay.
One of 6 players to win 6 or more different ATP Masters 1000 titles (since 1990), joining Djokovic (9), Federer (8), Agassi (7), Murray (7) and Nadal (7).
Reached 5 consecutive tour-level finals for 2nd time in his career in 2023 with titles in Rotterdam, Doha and Dubai, final at Indian Wells, which ended a 19-match winning streak, and title in Miami, after a 6-tournament streak in August to October 2019 (Washington F, Montreal F, Cincinnati W, US Open F, St. Petersburg W, Shanghai W).