Daniil Medvedev Bio

• Nickname is Bear because 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.
• Competed in 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.

Biographical information from ATP. Information might not be up to date.