Pro-tennis player Daniil Medvedev has been married to Daria Chernyshkova for years since 2018. Who is his wife, what does she do for a living and how many kids do they have together?
Daniil Medvedev is a Russian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 3 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, he is a former world No. 1, holding the ranking for a total of 16 weeks.
Medvedev has won 20 ATP Tour singles titles, including the 2020 ATP Finals and etching his name into the history books by becoming US Open champion in 2021. In doing so, he denied Serbian Novak Djokovic a stunning 21st Grand Slam title.
Daniil cursed the “brutal conditions” in New York as he battled past fellow Russian Andrey Rublev to reach the US Open semi-finals In September 2023.
Away from his works, he has a supportive and stunning spouse who mostly is seen cheering him up on court and also he loves to flaunt her on his social media platforms. Who is the pro tennis player’s spouse and how many children does he have? Read on for more about his personal life.
Who is Daniil Medvedev’s wife Daria?
Daniil Medvedev, who is coy about his private life, has been married to his longtime girlfriend named Daria Chernyshkova, for years.
Daniil met his future bride when they were teenagers playing competitive tennis alongside each other. The two even shared a house in Norway together when they were 14. While they each continued to grow their respective careers, Daria eventually left the sport when she was 18 after suffering multiple injuries.
In 2014, Daniil reached out to Daria over Instagram messages, and the two discussed tennis before ultimately exchanging phone numbers. Daria didn’t think much of it, other than to marvel at how far the player she had once trained with had taken his career. “My mother and I even went to Moscow to watch his match,” she told Tatler Russia of their reconnection.
The pair didn’t officially reunite until Daria traveled to Nice, France, to meet with a dressmaker. Daniil, who was living in Antibes at the time, met up with Daria during her trip, and the rest was history.
“I flew in for a couple of days, we had dinner, celebrated, talked. Since then, things have evolved somehow,” she told Tatler.
The pair tied the knot before he played in the Davis Cup for Russia back in a private wedding ceremony on September 12, 2018, with their closest loved ones. At the time, he was 22 years while she was also close to that age.
Medvedev has naturally doted over his wife on numerous occasions.
“She’s one of the most important members of my team,” he said during a press conference in 2019.
“She gave me a lot of confidence. I always say that it’s the moment I made the proposal to her, that’s when I started to go up
“It was at this moment – it was after Wimbledon – I was, I think, 65 or something like this, and at the end of the year, I was already 15.
“I mean, I made the best American swing I could have made last year, and it was only going up, and she does a lot for me in order for me to play better tennis.”
Who is Daria Medvedev?
Daria Medvedeva, born in Russia (b/w 1996-1998, age: 23-25 years), has gained attention not just as Daniil Medvedev’s wife, but also for her professional pursuits.
Daria is a famous Russian former juniors tennis player, personal assistant, celebrity spouse, and entrepreneur, and model who hails from Russia’s capital, Moscow.
Daria Chernyshkova graduated from Moscow State University.
Daria also works as Daniil’s assistant, e.g., she helps to procure travel visas which is not easy with a Russian passport.
Daria had a budding tennis career of her own until injuries prevented her from going professional. She even trained alongside Daniil until she was 18 years old, at which time she retired from tennis and pivoted toward a career in journalism, enrolling at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.
“She played tennis until she was 17 or 18, but because of injuries she couldn’t reach the desired level,” Daniil has previously said.
“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.
“Perhaps it’s not easy to get used to it when you don’t understand anything in tennis. It helped me to become better as a person and a player.”
Do Daniil and Daria Medvedev have children?
Yes, Daniil and Daria Medvedev are parents. They have one child, a daughter named Alisa Medvedev.
Their only child was born on October 14th 2022, and at the time, Daniil announced her birth on his Instagram, posting a picture of her sleeping.
The following April, Daniil shared more snaps of the baby as she was baptized with her family and friends around her. Daniil named his fellow tennis player and friend, Andrey Rublev, as her godfather.
The tennis star often shares pictures on his Instagram account of himself and his wife with their daughter travelling around the world.
