Tennis pro Daniil Medvedev is yet again dominating the Australian Open 2024 and will be competing tomorrow in the fourth round. However, little do fans know that the Russian third seed’s wife Daria Medvedev also hails from the same background, that is tennis. It’s a sporting family!

Both of them built their careers in tennis simultaneously and used to play and practice together. However, things took a wrong turn for Daria Medvedev when she faced severe injuries and had to end her career prematurely. Let’s find out more about the Russian tennis star’s wife and her background.

Daniil Medvedev’s wife Daria Medvedev was on her way to tennis stardom

Daniil Medvedev married Daria after dating for 4 years from 2014 to 2108 and they had their first child, Alisa, in 2022. But what is not common knowledge is that the couple started their career together in tennis and even participated in intersecting tournaments at one point. In fact, Daria also reached the 70 ranking in the ITF youth rankings and later 13 in the same rankings.

She used to practice for 8 hours a day on the court and at the same time studied at school as well. However, 3 simultaneous injuries forced her to quit. Daria couldn’t even reach the junior Australian Open, an opportunity just waiting for her.  However, her connection with the sport did allow her to become her husband’s best companion sport-wise, and otherwise as well.

As Daniil Medvedev himself admitted, “She’s one of the most important members of my team. Nevertheless, it’s great that she understands tennis. She knows that we can’t go shopping before the game. Understands that I can be busy from 8 am until the evening.”

After leaving tennis, things took quite a turn for his wife and she boldly switched from tennis to journalism.

What did Daria Medvedev do after leaving tennis?

After quitting her beloved sort, Daria Medvedev started working towards her other passion, which was journalism. She joined MGIMO, which is the Faculty of International Journalism. It was after she quit that she was approached by Daniil Medvedev on Instagram. In fact, Daria and her mother even went to watch one of Daniil’s games together.

The Russian tennis star’s wife continued to pursue her career as a model later on. She also worked as a personal assistant at a point and pursued her entrepreneurial goals as well. Her various interests birthed Raw Q Food, a company co-founded by Daria that makes vegan energy bars for professional athletes.

Which fact did you find the most surprising about Daria Medvedev? Let us know in the comments below!

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