Alexei Popyrin is about to play his maiden ATP final in Singapore, where he will face Alexander Bublik. The youngster is one of the most interesting Australian players. Here, his bio with reference to his family, coach, girlfriend and net worth.
Bio, family, coach, and girlfriend
Alexei Popyrin was born on 5 August 1999 in Sydney to Russian parents Elena and Alex. He has a brother named Anthony and two sisters, Sonia and Anna. Popyrin started to play tennis when he was only 4-year-old at the Kim Warwick Tennis Academy located in Hornsby. When he was 8-year-old, Alexei Popyrin had to move to Dubai with his family for his father’s work. Later, Popyrin moved to Alicante. In the following years, he got used to training in places like Nice, Marbella, and Dubai. He can speak Spanish, English and Russian.
Alexei Popyrin is coached by Philipp Wagner that works at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy.
Popyrin is dating his girlfriend, Amy Pederick, that is a physiotherapy student at King’s College London. Alexei has posted many pictures with her on Instagram. It seems that they have been dating for slightly more than 1 year.
Alexei Popyrin has won $1,133,316 in prize money. His net worth is estimated to be around $500,000. Popyrin is sponsored by Nike (sportswear) and Head (racket).
Popyrin in Singapore, ranking, and results in 2021
At the moment ranked no.114, the Australian has a composed 7-2 match record in 2021. Popyrin is playing in Singapore, where he toppled Christopher Eubanks 7-65 7-65, Adrian Andreev 6-1 5-7 6-3, Matthew Ebden 6-4 7-67 and Marin Cilic 7-65 7-62.
Alexei Popyrin will come up against Bublik in the final. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Popyrin.
Bublik in Singapore, ranking, and results in 2021
Now ranked no.46, the Kazakhstani has achieved a 9-3 win-loss record in 2021. Bublik is currently having a run in Singapore where he managed to beat Altug Celikbilek 6-2 6-2, Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3 6-2 and Radu Albot 2-6 6-3 6-4.
The Kazakhstani reached the final in Antalya (Antalya Open).