Born on 11 February 1996, Russian player Daniil Medvedev is fondly known as the Bear. This nickname is adopted from his last name, ‘Medved’, which translates to Bear in Russian. In March 2021, Daniil grabbed the ATP position of the world no. 2, which is his career-high singles ranking. But let’s dive into his private life, shall we?
<ul><li>According to Daniil, Marat Safin, the former Russian who was world no. 1 once, inspired him to start playing tennis.</li><li>Daniil had begun his education at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations to study Commerce and Economics. However, he had to drop out to concentrate on tennis.  </li><li>Apart from tennis, the player also loves to read. He even enjoys a good game of chess now and then. </li><li>He is keen on video games and likes to play games on his PlayStation. He has even participated in national esports competitions.</li><li>Daniil married his girlfriend, Daria, in 2018. The duo dated for four years before they decided to tie the knot.</li><li>Daria, who also holds Russian origin, is a former tennis junior player who was among the top 100 during her childhood. </li><li>Daniil says that he appreciates her presence in his life and her supportive nature overall. </li><li>The tennis ace has a net worth of around $3 million. In fact, he made it to the list of Forbes highest-paid tennis players in 2020. He was ranked 8th on the list.</li></ul>
At the latest, Medvedev was seen in the 2021 Wimbledon Championships in Men’s Singles. He qualified till round 4. The 25 years old is enthusiastic about his upcoming matches and hopes to do much better further.

Born in Matsue, this Japanese tennis genius began playing the game at the age of five. His tennis achievements also started at a very young age when he became victorious in the All Japan Tennis Championships for Kids in 2001. 
At the age of 14, Kei left Japan and moved to Bradenton, Florida, to train at IMG Academy. He started his professional-level training here while also participating in various tournaments. 
After achieving enough popularity in the Junior division, Nishikori went on to win his first ATP title in 2008. This 18-year-old lad, then, was ranked 244th and is the youngest champion on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour after Hewitt. 
Later, he went on to achieve 11 more ATP titles. His achievements include ATP 500 Champion title for 6 times, ATP Masters 1000 finalists for 4 times, and a bronze medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Moreover, in 2015, Nishikori saw his career-high rank standing at the No. 4 position in the world. As of now, he is ranked No. 39 by the ATP. 
Kei had to face some physical injuries during his career. These majorly included wrist and elbow injuries, because of which he had to take short-term breaks from his gaming. 
Nishikori had been dating Mai Yamauchi, a former Japanese model, since 2015. In December 2020, the duo tied the knot in Tokyo in a secret event. Further, in May 2021, he was excited to take it to Twitter to announce their pregnancy.

Daniil Medvedev	vs	Kei Nishikori
3	Ranking	349
29 yr	Age	35 yr
198 cm	Height	178 cm
80 kg	Weight	68 kg
Right	Hand	Right
8765	Points	143

		D. Medvedev's	K. Nishikori's
Bookmakers		Home	Away
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