Daniil Medvedev is a Russian tennis player, born in Moscow on 11 February 1996.
📜 Daniil Medvedev History
Medvedev first played tennis at the age of 6 and turned professional in 2014, after winning numerous junior titles.
Throughout his career, Medvedev has garnered a reputation for volatile on-court behaviour, but his talent is not in doubt: Medvedev won his first ATP singles title in 2018, and has made quick progress since, adding a host of tour-level singles titles to his personal trophy cabinet. In 2020, the Russian won the ATP Finals by beating the world's top-3 players, and in 2021 he won the US Open. In February 2022, Medvedev became the first non-"Big Four" player in over 18 years to hold the ATP singles number 1 spot. In 2023, Medvedev won the Miami Open and reached the semifinals of Wimbledon.
Medvedev also boasts an illustrious team tennis careeer: he holds the distinction of having won all of the Davis Cup, ATP Cup, and Laver Cup in a single season - a feat he achieved without being defeated in a single match.
Medvedev plays with a clumsy-looking style, accentuated by his long limbs and 6 foot 6 inch frame, but he produces shots which are strong, accurate, and laced with spin. Medvedev's serve is particularly potent, and his ability to cover the baseline and produce power from all sorts of positions means his defence is world-class. Conversely, Medvedev can put his opponents on the back foot from the very beginning of games: he adopts a very deep returning position, well behind the baseline, and as such his aggressive returns are hit almost like a standard groundstroke.
Medvedev's nickname is Bear, which originates from the Russian name for the animal, “medved”.
