Alexei Popyrin

Australia

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I know how I'm going to be feeling in the fourth round of a Slam now. Going into the fourth round against Tiafoe [at the US Open], I had no idea how I was going to feel.

Alexei Popyrin, 1 Jun 2025

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Began playing tennis at age four
In 2011, won the Optus 12s Grasscourt Championships
Debuted on the ATP World Tour rankings on 8 August 2016
In 2017 became the first Australian since Phil Dent in 1968 to win the Roland Garros boys’ singles title, beating Spain’s Nicola Kuhn in the final
Peaked at a career-high ITF junior ranking of No.2 in June following his French Open triumph
Won first professional title in July 2017 at the ITF Futures event in Mragowo, Poland
Won two matches to qualify for his first ATP main draw at the Sydney International in January 2018
Made his Grand Slam main draw debut at Australian Open 2018, falling in the first round to Tim Smyczek in four sets
In August 2018, won first ATP Challenger title in Jinan, China; began in the qualifying rounds and won eight straight matches to win the trophy
Won his first Grand Slam main-draw match at Australian Open 2019, ultimately advancing to the third round, where he pushed 28th seed Lucas Pouille to five sets
Made his Davis Cup debut for Australia in February 2019
In 2019, he won at least one round in the main draw of all four Grand Slam tournaments
Returned to the third round at Australian Open 2020 and 2023; at the latter, he upset world No.9 Taylor Fritz for one of the biggest wins of his career
Claimed first ATP level title in Singapore in February 2021
Opened 2023 with a run to the last eight in Adelaide – just his third ATP-level quarterfinal – and stunned world No.6 Felix Auger-Aliassime along the way
Won his second ATP singles title on clay at Umag in July 2023
Trains at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in Nice, France
Bases his game off idol Juan Martin del Potro
Career goal is to be ranked world No.1
Made his top-50 debut in August 2023 after reaching first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal at Cincinnati
Made his Olympic debut in Paris 2024. He reached the third round in singles and played doubles with Alex de Minaur.
Broke into the world’s top 30 after winning his first ATP Masters 1000 singles title in Montreal
Upset world No.2 Novak Djokovic to advance to the US Open 2024 fourth round. Popyrin became the first Australian in 18 years to score a Grand Slam victory against Djokovic
2024 Newcombe Medal nominee
Hired former world No.6 Wayne Ferreira as coach in March 2025
Had a successful clay season in 2025, reaching the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters and in Geneva, before advancing to the fourth round at Roland Garros for the first time
Backed up his 2024 Canadian Open title run with a quarterfinal appearance in 2025 following wins over Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune. This propelled Popyrin into the ATP top 20 for the first time

Enjoys reading and watching television shows
Favourite sports outside of tennis are basketball and football.

Age	25
Height	196cm
Born	5 August 1999
Birth Place	Sydney, Australia
Lives	New South Wales
Height	196 cm
Plays	Right-handed, two-handed backhand
Coach	Neville Godwin, Wayne Ferreira
Pro since	2017