Blacksmiths tennis player. Andrey Kuznetsov is the only junior Wibledon player in Russia

One of the young Russian tennis players, Andrey Kuznetsov, in just a few years in the professional tennis career was able to survive a large number of impressive victories and crushing defeats.

The beginning of Andrey Kuznetsov's attachment to tennis

Born in Tula in 1991, Andrey Kuznetsov begins to show interest in tennis in his very young years. Seven-year-old Andrei's training was taken over by his father, Alexander Kuznetsov, a university teacher. physical culture and sports. From the very beginning of training, the young athlete showed extraordinary abilities, so the family decided to move to Balashikha near Moscow. There, intensive training continued for more than professional level. His brother, Alexey Kuznetsov, also began training with Andrey.

First successes in tennis

Soon the first results appeared - victories in tennis competitions local significance have become commonplace for Andrey Kuznetsov. Andrey Kuznetsov reached the ITF level in 2006, and approximately 4 out of 5 matches ended in his favor. Victory in doubles and singles as a junior at Wimbledon left no doubt about the wonderful sporting future of this talented tennis player.

Generally versatility for doubles and singles quite a rarity for a tennis player. This requires a combination of two lines of behavior at once - the ability to focus on your strategy and the ability to adapt to your partner.

Victories and defeats

In the piggy bank sporting achievements Andrey Kuznetsov has a lot of awards and prestigious competitions. In just one “stellar” 2009, he was able to take part in the Cairo futures final, win the doubles futures in Suez, receive an award for a single performance in Mestre and win awards at the Moscow and Astana tournaments. An attempt to participate in the ATP Cup in the Kremlin was unsuccessful, but winning the St. Petersburg Open made it possible to compensate for this.

Talented Russian tennis player in 2010 they were invited to take part in tournaments Grand Slam. The game at the Australian Open 2016-03-02 did not take place for Kuznetsov due to lack of time for preparation. Wimbledon, which gave him an advance in the form of inclusion in the main draw, still did not submit to the athlete.

Throughout 2011, Kuznetsov was plagued by failures, and only in 2012 was he able to regain his place in the ranking of one hundred best tennis players planet thanks to a number of successful “challengers” and the futures won in Cairo. The following year, Andrei Kuznetsov won the gold medal at the World Universiade.

Andrey Kuznetsov gave an interview to SE after his sensational victory over Fernando Verdasco.

Vasily OSIPOV
from New York

Andrey Kuznetsov presented a sensation with a plus sign on Thursday. Let me remind you that two months ago at Wimbledon he defeated the 7th racket of the world, David Ferrer, in the second round in five sets. This time it was the turn of another Spaniard - Fernando Verdasco (No. 37). It took Kuznetsov 3 hours and 12 minutes to beat him with a score of 6:3, 4:6, 4:6, 7:5, 3:6. Now in the 1/16 finals Andrey’s opponent will be the 2012 US Open champion, Briton Andy Murray.

- What was your mood in the fight with Verdasco?

With good. Before the match, my friend predicted that everything would go well and I would win in five sets.

- Then let's make it clear right away that she is talking about the match with Andy Murray?

- (Smiles.) I’ll just try to take advantage of my chances. There will be no pressure on me, so I will try to show my best tennis.

-Have you ever played against Murray before?

Never. And I never even sparred with him. So I think I know him better than he knows me. Still, I saw a lot of matches with Andy.

- What can you say about his strengths?

He is an excellent tennis player who has won Grand Slam tournaments. But I am sure that I will have chances, I just have to try to use them. I will try to impose my game on him. I hope my attacking style will help me in the fight with Andy.

- Before returning to the match with Verdasco, tell us how you prepared for the US Open?

Just a week ago I played on clay, so it was almost impossible to train here. Even in my first fight, I felt that I had not yet fully adapted to this surface. I’m trying to make up for lost time through matches directly at the US Open.

- How did you manage to defeat the seeded Spaniard?

First of all, through willpower. After all, after losing two sets, many would have given up. But I didn’t give up and continued to stick to my line. It ended up working.

- How did the weather conditions affect the match?

Wind and heat are the same for everyone. It is important to prepare for this psychologically.

- When did you feel that you would win today?

Probably after I took the fourth game. And in the fifth set I immediately managed to take Verdasco’s serve, and he got nervous.

I think this season is the best of my career. I have already managed to go two rounds at two Grand Slam tournaments in a row. It gives you confidence. Having won junior Wimbledon five years ago, I thought that getting into the top 100 wouldn’t be too difficult. But everything turned out to be not so rosy. Had to go through difficult periods, and I was able to get into the hundred only two years ago. This season we managed to do the same again. I hope this is not the limit and I will progress further.

- Did your father coach you throughout your career?

Yes, this is my first and only coach. Sometimes we tire of each other, because in addition to training, I see my father almost every day. Therefore, I try to somehow diversify my life.

- How?

Differently. On Tuesday, for example, I looked at the Statue of Liberty and visited the memorial to the victims of September 11, 2001

- What do you do besides tennis?

I'm learning to play the guitar. Although I am still far from being a professional.

Country Russia
Date of birth: 02.22.1991
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 71 kg
ATP career: since 2008
Leading hand: right
Backhand: two-handed
Prize money: $2,713,269

A promising domestic tennis player, famous for his victory at junior Wimbledon in 2009.

The third racket of the world in juniors and the first racket of Russia at the end of 2016.

Statistics

Singles

ATP titles: -

Highest position: 39 (04/25/2016)

Total matches: 77–97

Grand Slam tournaments

AO – 4th round (2016)

RG – 3rd round (2015)

WIM – 3rd round (2014, 2016)

USO – 3rd round (2014, 2016)

Doubles

ATP titles: –

Highest position: 137 (02/27/2017)

Matches total: 21–27

Grand Slam tournaments

AO – 2nd round (2017)

RG – 1 lap (2016)

WIM – 1st lap (2013)

USO – 2nd round (2017)

Andrey Aleksandrovich Kuznetsov, born on February 22, 1991 in Tula, is the only Russian junior tennis player who managed to win at Wimbledon in both doubles and singles competitions.

Mentor

Grand Slam and other "big" games

The success could not go unnoticed, and in 2010 the young athlete was invited to the Grand Slam games. He was unable to participate due to lack of time and, as a result, insufficient preparation. The Russian was immediately included in the main draw. However, as sometimes happens, a streak of failure began here. “Failure” already in the first round, then elimination from the tournament in Eastbourne after the second round.

Andrey took part in as many as three finals of the ITF Futures series, but three times he left defeated. Only the Almaty soil brought him the much-needed, well-deserved reward. The next year was difficult for Andrei Kuznetsov and even less generous in terms of victories. However, the athlete managed to learn the necessary lessons from his losses and cope with himself in order to start 2012 with impressive achievements. “Futures” in Cairo ended in triumph for him, and a series of “challengers” allowed the young Russian to break into the “hundred” of the best tennis players in the world. 2013 will forever be remembered not only by fans tennis, but also just for fans Russian sports like a year crowned by the gold medal won by Andrei Kuznetsov at the World Universiade.

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Andrey Kuznetsov was born 22 Feb 1991 (28) in Tula, Russia; currently residing in Balashikha, Russia. Kuznetsov An. He is a Right-Handed player and currently occupies a - position in the ATP rankings with - points. Andrey Kuznetsov's total earnings this year are -, but during his career he received only 2.3M €. Please note that total earnings are calculated only from tournament prize money, income from sponsors is not included in this amount.

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