Find Out: What kind of teenage life did Daniil Medvedev have
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Daniil Medvedev won the first three ATP Tour titles of his career in 2018. But his real rise was in 2019. In 2019 he climbed into the Top 10 and then the Top 5. In 2019 Medvedev reached six consecutive ATP finals, achieving the feat at Washington, Montreal, Cincinnati, the US Open, St. Petersburg and Shanghai.
The Russian reached a total of nine Finals that season, more than anyone on the ATP Tour. The year 2020 saw him winning the Paris Masters and then then the ATP Finals. In 2021 he reached the Finals of the Australian Open and won the Open 13, in the process rising to No.2 in the World.
Daniil Medvedev talks about his late introduction to tennis and going to university
It was some six to seven years ago that Medvedev moved to Cannes, France as a teen, looking for high-quality coaching and facilities. He chose Cannes, since his sister lived there, and the rest they say is history. But, Medvedev started playing the game late.
Medvedev says that his mother wanted him to study more, so he ended up going to University in Russia at eighteen. He adds that even when he was top 100 in the world in tennis he still played video games and was not very serious about his diet etc. He concludes by saying that he never worried about the small things.
Daniil Medvedev said, “There was always a little bit of a fight between my father and my mother. My mother wanted me to study more, which is why I was in school while playing tennis until I was 18. In Russia most professional athletes are done studying around 12 years old. It might have been the reason I wasn’t as good as my friends for some time, but I have no regrets.”
Medvedev added, “Even after reaching the top 100 for the first time, I knew deep down I wasn’t professional. When I was on court I would give 100%, but off the court I wouldn’t do the right things. I would go to bed late, play hours of PlayStation and just not worry about the small things.”
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