Alexei Popyrin

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ALEXEI POPYRIN


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Narodowość: Australia
Data urodzenia: 05.08.1999
Wzrost: 196 cm
Waga: 77 kg
Zawodnik praworęczny

Profil na stronie ATP:
https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex ... p-win-loss

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OSIĄGNIĘCIA:

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1 wygrany ITF jak do tej pory na koncie Australijczyka.

Twitter:
https://twitter.com/alexeipopyrin99

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Mistrz juniorskiego Roland Garros 2017!


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Wynik finału:
[3] Alexei Popyrin (AUS) d. [11] Nicola Kuhn (ESP) 76(5) 63

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23.07.2018

Najwyższa pozycja w karierze: 323

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30.07.2018

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 322

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06.08.2018

Najwyższa pozycja w karierze: 310

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Aussie Teen Popyrin Reflects On First Challenger Title

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19-year-old Aussie reflects on lifting his first ATP Challenger Tour trophy in Jinan, China

What a year it's been for Aussie tennis on the ATP Challenger Tour. Not only does the nation have a tour-leading 11 titles, including nine different winners on the circuit, but Australia has also seen a stunning surge among its #NextGenATP contingent.

In February, Marc Polmans captured his maiden title on home soil in Launceston. Then, in June, 19-year-old Alex de Minaur notched his first crown on the grass of Nottingham. And on Sunday, the country welcomed its youngest winner since 2013 (Kyrgios) when Alexei Popyrin lifted the trophy in Jinan, China.

Popyrin, who turned 19 less than two weeks ago, was the marathon man all week in the Chinese city. He stormed through qualifying to reach the main draw, where he reeled off four three-set wins in a row to lift the trophy. He would rally past British veteran James Ward 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 in the championship.

2018 #NextGenATP First-Time Winners: Molleker | Polmans | Hurkacz | Rodionov | De Minaur | Martinez | Clarke | Harris

The Sydney native's success does not come out of nowhere, having claimed the junior title at Roland Garros last year. He also qualified for his first ATP World Tour event to kick off the 2018 season at the Sydney International, stunning Nicolas Mahut from a set down to reach the main draw.

Popyrin, who rockets 99 spots to a career-high No. 211 in the ATP Rankings, is also up 10 positions to 19th in the ATP Race To Milan.

Alexei, congrats on winning your first Challenger title. Talk about how it feels.
It feels great. I finally got over that step. I've been putting in the hard work over the past few months. And to come through qualies and win a few more matches, hopefully it's a sign of better things to come.

To come through qualifying and win a title is never easy. How did you stay mentally focused all week?
Just keeping the same routine, playing my matches and then cooling down. I stayed in the hotel and didn't exert too much energy on unnecessary things. I was focused throughout the matches and finished them pretty quickly in qualies.

Your last four wins went the distance. How did you stay so clutch in the big moments?
I would just say it was a pretty good week for me. I have a good record in three sets, and it's when I play in the third set that I step my game up and my serve too. I try to physically outlast my opponent and raise my intensity.

Teenage Winners In 2018
Player Age Tournament Won
Rudolf Molleker 17 years, 6 months Heilbronn, Germany
Felix Auger-Aliassime 17 years, 10 months
Lyon, France
Alexei Popyrin 19 years Jinan, China

Jurij Rodionov
19 years, 1 month Almaty, Kazakhstan
Alex de Minaur 19 years, 4 months Nottingham, UK

You have been competing in Challengers for less than a year. Did you expect success to come so quickly?
I was hoping for success to come this quickly and I was expecting it. I know I have the game to compete with all players on the Challenger circuit and hopefully the ATP level too. I am pretty confident I can go the distance here. And I hope next year the ATP World Tour follows.

What are the biggest things you've learned so far on the ATP Challenger Tour?
The competition is really tough. I would say that some of the Challenger players are very underrated. They are very good and anybody can beat anybody on a good day. But I've just learned to play my game, stay confident and stay focused during the match. Hopefully good things come.

How inspired are you by the success of Alex de Minaur? You are a similar age. Does his success push you to do better?
I've known Alex since I was a junior, around 12 years old. That was the first time we've met. Since then, we've been pushing each other to do bigger and better things. He's been pushing me and hopefully I'm pushing him. He's been a good friend off the court and we get along really well. Hopefully I can follow in his footsteps next year.

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Is there anyone you'd like to thank for getting you to this milestone in your career? And which players do you look up to?
I'd like to thank Patrick Mouratoglou and the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy. They've helped me so much over the past two years. They've formed 'Team M' with Stefanos Tsitsipas, Thanasi Kokkinakis and me, and it's been a great addition to my career.

As for players, I try to base my game around Juan Martin del Potro. Big forehand and big serve. But I try to be special on court and have my own way of playing.

From outside the Top 600 to start the year, you are now up to No. 211. Did you set any goals at the start of the year and what are they now?
At the start of the year, my goal was to be in qualies of the US Open. Unfortunately, I was one week too late in winning the Challenger. But, I'd say I've completed my goal for the year and my goal for the rest of the season is to make the Top 150 and push towards the Top 100.

For those of us who don't know much about you, tell us something. What do you enjoy doing off the court? Do you have any passions outside of tennis?
I love any sport in general, but mostly soccer and basketball. Whenever I get the chance, I'll watch the English Premier League. The season just started. And I like to play PlayStation and hang out with friends. Just the normal teenager stuff.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/challen ... 18-popyrin

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CH Jinan: Popyrin najlepszy na zapleczu ATP!

Alexei Popyrin has completed a stunning week in China to win the ATP Challenger title in Jinan.

Having begun the tournament in the qualifying rounds, the 19-year-old won eight consecutive matches to win the biggest title of his blossoming career.

Popyrin recovered to beat experienced Brit James Ward, claiming a 3-6 6-1 7-5 victory.

It’s the 10th time this season that the Aussie has come back to triumph in a match after dropping the first set, and takes his record in three-set matches to a sparkling 13-3.

Four of those three-set wins came in his final four matches in Jinan in what was a magnificent physical effort.

The Challenger title will see Popyrin vault more than 100 places in the ATP rankings; he’s projected to reach world No.204.

Popyrin was a French Open junior singles champion in 2017 and this season has improved his ranking from No.621 in the first week of January to his current mark of No.310.

His win-loss record in 2018 stands at 34-19 and he has won 17 of his past 21 matches.

He’s next scheduled to play at this week’s Challenger event in Gwangju, South Korea.

https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2018/08/ ... nger-title

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13.08.2018

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 211

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20.08.2018

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 198

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Bardzo systematycznie wspina się w górę. Top-200 odhaczone!

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08.10.2018

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 182

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15.10.2018

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 180

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22.10.2018

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 174

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29.10.2018

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 150