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ATP And Tecnifibre Extend Partnership

The ATP and French tennis equipment manufacturer Tecnifibre have announced a three-year extension of their partnership. The agreement sees Tecnifibre continue as a Silver Partner of the ATP World Tour through to 2020. The Paris-based global manufacturer will continue to produce the Official Racquet, String, Bag and Accessories of the ATP World Tour, and will remain a Silver Partner of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals as well as the official stringing service of the tournament. Chris Kermode, ATP Executive Chairman & President said, “Tecnifibre has been a great partner to the ATP World Tour since 2013. Tecnifibre offers a terrific range of co-branded performance products and has provided a world class level of service to our players as the...

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Daniil Medvedev Hailed Top Tecnifibre Young Gun

Daniil Medvedev is a name that could feature prominently at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in the future. The 20 year old was presented with a $50,000 winning check by Chris Kermode, ATP Executive Chairman and President, after being named the Tecnifibre Young Gun on the Road in 2016. The presentation for the #NextGen player combined with the announcement that the ATP World Tour has renewed its agreement with Tecnifibre for another three years, through to 2020. Medvedev is no relation to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev or to former World No. 4 Andrei Medvedev but certainly hopes to replicate the latter’s success on the court after a breakthrough season in 2016. “It’s a huge honour for me to win this...

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Medvedev Reaches First Quarter-Final At Home In Moscow

Qualifier Daniil Medvedev reached his first ATP World Tour quarter-final on home soil on Thursday at the VTB Kremlin Cup, knocking out 2010 champion and fourth seed Viktor Troicki, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.   “I talked to the coach and with the Russian players who had already beaten him. They gave me some tips. But, of course, you can’t win just thanks to those tips. Otherwise he wouldn’t be ranked No. 30,” said Medvedev. “I was very glad to see so many spectators cheering for me and this support gave me additional strength. Even though I was tired after the first set, the crowd helped me to win the match.” The Russian has jumped from No. 329 to No. 123 this...

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Tecnifibre Young Guns Season 2 In Data

Gregoire Barrere, Mitchell Krueger, Omar Jasika and Daniil Medvedev feature in the second edition of the Young Guns Contest, which is part of Tecnifibre's On The Road to the ATP World Tour programme. The four young players, who are attempting to rise up the Emirates ATP Rankings in 2016, will compete for a $50,000 prize based on their on-court results and also their ability to share their lives on social media. After a year spent fighting for supremacy on court and on social media, here is how the Young Guns have performed:

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