Alexei Popyrin

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#2) Umag 2023


Liga Olahraga

R1 Benjamin Bonzi 64 75
R2 [3] Sebastian Ofner 64 61
QF [WC] Dino Prizmic 76(2) 75
SF [7] Matteo Arnaldi 67(2) 75 63
W [6] Stan Wawrinka 67(5) 63 64

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31.07.2023 r.

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 57

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07.08.2023 r.

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 56

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ATP Cincy 23 R2:

50 Daniel Altmaier 936
51 Alexei Popyrin 930
52 Yannick Hanfmann 929

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ATP Cincy 23 R3:

46 Arthur Fils 1007
47 Alexei Popyrin 975
48 Stan Wawrinka 959

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Popyrin On The Prowl: The Luckiest Loser In Cincinnati

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Australian trying to reach first ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final
Alexei Popyrin was sitting on the couch Tuesday morning inside the players’ lounge at the Lindner Family Tennis Centre in Cincinnati. Just shy of 11 a.m, the Australian’s phone rang. It was an ATP Tour manager, who was just a 10-second walk away.

“I was on the couch, literally switched on the PS5 to play FIFA with my physio, because we have a lot of FIFA battles,” Popyrin told ATPTour.com. “I got the call from the ATP Tour managers telling me that I have to be on court in five minutes. And I had just come into the centre literally 10 minutes before that.”

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At 10:54 a.m., Karen Khachanov withdrew from the tournament. The first lucky loser, Daniel Altmaier, had already replaced Khachanov’s scheduled opponent, Andy Murray. Popyrin took Khachanov’s place in the draw and was given a brief period to physically warm up before heading out to the court.

Just two days earlier, Popyrin had lost in the final round of qualifying at the Western & Southern Open to countryman Max Purcell, who is also still in the tournament. Popyrin defeated Altmaier 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the second round.

“It's kind of something you don't have every day. So I think if anything, it gave me less pressure because I didn't have any expectations on myself, because I knew I didn't do everything possible to be ready for this match because I didn't know I was going to play,” Popyrin said. “So kind of had less expectations of myself, and I was relaxed when I came out there. In the first set, I told myself, 'Even if I lose it, it's kind of your warmup for the match.'”

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Popyrin’s next scheduled opponent, Nicolas Jarry, withdrew from the tournament to rush home for the birth of his child. From out of qualifying, Popyrin was suddenly into the third round of the main draw and $88,805 richer. He is now at a career-high No. 47 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings.

“Just before we left our house, I told my coach, 'Today's going to be a long day, because we might have to stay here for a long time.' And we were prepared for that,” Popyrin said. “We weren't too excited getting into the car, because we knew it was going to be a very long day. But turns out it was quite a short day. We were in and out and played our match and we were back in the house by by 3 p.m.”

It has been a memorable stretch for the 24-year-old. In the last week of July, he triumphed in Umag for his second ATP Tour title. The Aussie battled past former World No. 3 Stan Wawrinka for the trophy in a match he called “a dream come true”.

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“It feels good. I think when you do all the right things, then good things will happen to you eventually. And for me, I know for the past year, I've been doing everything the right way. I've been working the right way, I've been eating the right way, working out the right way,” Popyrin said. “When you do things the right way, good things eventually come to you. And that's what happened in Umag.

“I won my second title and then here, my first hard-court event since March, I'm in the third round of a Masters [1000] because of some lucky events. But also I put myself in the situation to be in those positions. So for me, that's how I look at these things.”

Now Popyrin has a big opportunity to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final against World No. 60 Emil Ruusuvuori. But he is not thinking too far ahead.

“I think it's like any other tournament. You prepare for the matches the way you always do, and that's it,” Popyrin said. “I do have work left to be done. I didn't think that two days ago, but I do now and it's an easy mental shift because we're so used to doing it.”

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Why Popyrin Would Want To Be Alcaraz For A Day

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Get to know the 24-year-old Australian
Alexei Popyrin is showing in Cincinnati he is much more than lucky. A last-minute lucky loser into the main draw of the Western & Southern Open, he has taken full advantage by reaching his first ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final.

Popyrin booked a house for his team ahead of the tournament. However, because of how deep he has advanced, the Australian needed to shift to a hotel.

“I booked it until the 16th and didn't think I would be here. I'd be off to Winston-Salem,” Popyrin told ATPTour.com. “It was all going to plan until I got into the main draw as a lucky loser. I had to move the next day after my first-round match to move into a hotel. We moved in yesterday and here we are today.”

The 24-year-old is up to a career-high No. 40 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings after beginning the year No. 120. ATPTour.com caught up with Popyrin before he plays Hubert Hurkacz for a spot in the semi-finals.

Cincinnati Red star Jonathan India meets <a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex ... ew'>Alexei Popyrin</a> on Thursday in Cincinnati.
Popyrin meets Cincinnati Reds star Jonathan India Thursday afternoon after his win over Ruusuvuori. Photo: ATP Tour.
If you could have dinner with any three people, who would they be and why?
Damian Lillard, Tim Cahill and I would go Roger Federer. Damian Lillard is my favourite NBA player. He is one of my idols. I look up to him. I'm a big Portland Trailblazers fan, so he's one of my favourite players.

I really look up to him. I love his game. I love how he is on the basketball court and how he is in the community, also. He's been unbelievable in Portland.

If you could switch places with one person in the world for a day, who would it be?
Carlos Alcaraz. It's everybody's dream to be at the top of the world rankings. He's at the top and I would love to see how it feels to be up there.

If tennis wasn't your thing, what would you be doing right now?
I'd be in sports, that's for sure. I played football, so tennis and soccer, when I was younger. I would try and make it as a professional footballer. I had some chances to go to Europe and play for European teams, but my parents kind of told me to stick with tennis.

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If there was one cool thing you've gotten to do from being a pro tennis player, what would you say it is?
I think it's meeting unbelievable people. I was thinking the other day how tennis is amazing with people from so many different countries, so many different people. They come together to one venue and they kind of get along. So for me, that I think is the most important thing.

What was your pinch-me moment on the ATP Tour?
I think when I won my first title [two years ago] in Singapore, that was an unbelievable feeling for me. The work I had done to win that first title is great. And then also to win a second title means that the first title wasn't a fluke. So for me, that was great.

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If you could achieve one thing — you were talking about No. 1 — what would it be?
I think I'd want to win a Grand Slam. That's I think is everybody's goal in tennis — to win a Grand Slam. That would be my No. 1 goal. Then obviously I think if you win a Grand Slam you have potential to be No. 1 in the world so that can come with it.

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Cincy23: pierwszy ćwierćfinał M-1000.

[LL] Alexei Popyrin d. Emil Ruusuvuori 6-2 1-6 6-3

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ATP Cincy23 QFs:

39 Mackenzie McDonald 1085
40 Alexei Popyrin 1065
41 Roberto Bautista Agut 1060

[DUN I LOVE]

Brejktru sezonu, zaraz obok Paula.

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[Damian]

21.08.2023 r.

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 40