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 a daughter 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 10 NOVEMBER2023)
Spent 16 weeks as World No. 1 in 2022, becoming tallest No. 1 in history at 1.98m (6’6”)on 28 February and 1st No. 1 other than Djokovic, Federer, Murray and Nadal since Roddick in 2004. Alcaraz later became No. 1 after 2022 US Open title.
Finished in Top 10 Pepperstone ATP Rankings for 5 consecutive years from 2019-23, including a year-end best No. 2 in 2021.
Four-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 20singles titles on hard courts and all 20of his titles at different events, including 6 ATP Masters 1000 championships at 2019 Cincinnati, 2019 Shanghai, 2020 Paris, 2021 Toronto, 2023 Miami and 2023 Rome, which was his 1st career clay title. He is 1 of of 6 players with 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).
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