Episode 1594
Daniil Medvedev
Mon, 2021-Sep-13 01:04 UTC
Length - 3:07
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Daniil Sergeyevich Medvedev (Russian: Дании́л Серге́евич Медве́дев; born 11 February 1996) is a Russian professional tennis player. He is currently ranked by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) as world No. 2, which is his career-high singles ranking first achieved on 15 March 2021. He has won thirteen ATP Tour singles titles, including the 2021 US Open (where he defeated world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the final) and the 2020 ATP Finals (where he defeated the top 3 players, Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Dominic Thiem). With the latter win, Medvedev became the first and only player to defeat the top 3 ranked players in the world en route to the year-end championship title. Medvedev was also the runner-up at the 2019 US Open and the 2021 Australian Open, where he lost to Nadal and Djokovic respectively.
Medvedev made his ATP main draw debut at the doubles event of the 2015 Kremlin Cup. In 2016, Medvedev won his first singles match at the 2016 Ricoh Open. In the next year, he participated in a Major for the first time at Wimbledon, where he defeated world No. 3 Stan Wawrinka. In 2018, Medvedev won his first ATP titles at Sydney and Winston-Salem, and his first ATP 500 title in Tokyo. He achieved a breakthrough in 2019, making his top 10 debut at Wimbledon and reaching six consecutive tournament finals, including the US Open final. Medvedev is one of only two active players outside of the Big Four with four Masters 1000 titles (the other one being Alexander Zverev).
Medvedev is a defensive baseliner based on mirroring his opponent's play. His playstyle incorporates strong returns with as few mistakes as possible and making games unpredictable.
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