The talented 26-year-old tennis player Danila Medvedev took the title of the world’s first racket and headed the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). In early 2022, Medvedev was already the world’s first racket – he led the rating for three weeks, since February 28. Now our Danila is the best of the best.
Daniil Medvedev (Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images)
However, if you are interested in tennis, it is worth paying attention not only to Danila. Below is a selection of who else is constantly being talked about. By the way, don’t forget to vote for your favourite.
Alexander Zverev is 25 years old. He was born in Germany. Alexander Zverev, the son of an athlete – a Soviet tennis player. Alexander started his career in 2013 and became the youngest player in the top 150. He now lives in Monte Carlo. Photo: Getty Images
Novak Djokovic is 35 years old. Serbian tennis player Novak has two brothers who play tennis. He started his professional career by winning his first ITF tournament in 2003. A year later, Novak started on the basis of ATP competition. Photo: Getty Images
Rafael Nadal is 36 years old. The Spanish tennis player trained under the guidance of his uncle Tony for a long time. He started his career in 2001 and won the first game at ATP base in 2002. Photo: Getty Images
Kasper Ruud is 23 years old. He was born in Norway. The name of the athlete’s father is Christian – a former tennis player. The actor has two sisters: Carolina and Charlotte. The athlete started training at the age of four. He started his professional career in 2015. Photo: Getty Images
Stefanos Tsitsipas, 23 years old. He was born in Greek Athens to a family of tennis players. In 2016, he entered professional sports – he immediately entered the top 200, according to the ATP version. Photo: Getty Images
Andrey Rublev is 24 years old. The Russian tennis player was born in the family of an athlete. He now lives in Moscow. He started playing tennis at the age of three. He broke the ATP record and became the youngest doubles champion in history: Rublev, in a duet with Dmitry Tursunov, won the competition in Moscow. The Russian took his first title in Umag in 2017. Photo: Getty Images
Felix Auger is 21 years old. He was born in Montreal, Canada. The athlete’s father is a tennis coach. Mom is a teacher. Felix took his first steps in sports at the age of five, playing with his father. Before his 18th birthday, Felix broke many records: he became the 108th racket in the world, made his debut on the ATP Tour and the Masters, became the first player born in 2000 to win a match at the Masters. Photo: Getty Images
Matteo Berrettini is 26 years old. He was born in Rome. Berrettini started playing tennis at the age of four. Also in childhood he was engaged in swimming, football and judo. Matteo now lives and studies in Monte Carlo (Monaco). Photo: Getty Images
Cameron Norrie is 26 years old. Athlete from Johannesburg (South Africa). Cameron currently lives in London. He started his professional career in 2017. He won the first game of Tour level in the same season. He likes to play hard, he calls his favorite shot the backhand, Wimbledon is his tournament. Andre Agassi calls him his childhood idol. Supports Newcastle Football Club. Photo: Getty Images
Reilly Opelka is 24 years old. He was born in the USA. He started playing tennis at the age of six. He won junior Wimbledon in 2015. Photo: Getty Images
