row serbian born december canadian professional tennis player reached career high world singles ranking ranked career highlights include final championships semifinals championships australian open world tour masters finals canadian open gained international acclaim reaching fourth round australian open referred real deal new star new generation future superstar coupled world tour title weeks later world ranking rose month awarded newcomer year ranked continuously inside august player born 1990s win title ranked qualify titles successful canadian singles player history highest ranked canadian male february reached world career high world ranking highest canadian man woman canadian male open era reach australian open semifinals french open final titles finals appearances open era canadian men combined frequently described having best serves contemporaries strongest winning service games rank time aided serve plays court style emphasis short points singles titles won hard courts early personal life born december yugoslavia montenegro heritage prompted political unrest balkans seeking professional opportunities family moved canada settling ontario parents engineers father holds electrical engineering mother degrees mechanical computer engineering including master siblings significantly older sister master degree international trade finance years older brother degree information technology business years older uncle politician government montenegro served deputy prime minister fluent serbian english brief introduction tennis came age seven week long tennis camp followed weekly hour long group sessions led tennis coach recognized potential moved nearby ontario soon years passed asked parents play father sought coach ontario curtis reluctant convinced demonstrated commitment working father ball machine daily months years later said chose tennis felt train ball machine dad curtis worked twice day day years provided complete courses allowed reduce hours attendance practice school parents siblings supported tennis taking turns driving practice tournaments push interfere coaching emphasized school insisting maintain academic excellence playing tennis attended accelerated course load achieving percent average graduate year early late age moved montreal group players new marking end formal relationship curtis favourite sports teams toronto played nba star celebrity game held toronto worked rogers analyst recovering injury broadcast canadian open november won exhibition match childhood idol dubbed face took residence apartment located minutes away home tennis club site tournament uses court training dating canadian model philanthropy recovering hip injury sustained decided involved work focusing helping children following year launched aims support children backgrounds order remove economic physical barriers prevent healthy productive members society initial stages work foundation focus particular children physical disabilities foundation awarded grants parents directors foundation partnered celebrity fundraising events held conjunction foundation november inaugural race kids held multiple teams competing quick physical intellectual challenges teams led celebrities including quarterback tennis players night second face event featured exhibition matches november second race kids featured captain musician broadcaster race kids november featured ceo soccer player figure skating champions tennis career amateur career competed junior event sanctioned october age years later october picked singles match victory age titles singles doubles came grade tournament october later year won prince cup doubles title fellow canadian time event partnered junior tournaments including championships french open reaching semifinals notable titles junior doubles winning grade events partnered years compiled win loss record singles record doubles reaching semifinals french open doubles advance past second round junior events career high combined junior ranking considers singles doubles results amateur played fourteen professional tournaments adults north_america events introductory tier professional tennis challenger tour events middle tier event tier played professional circuit match qualifying draw tournament toronto october age won professional circuit main draw match tournament quebec march martin win earned world ranking played professional circuit doubles match tournament partnered lost match quebec july won doubles title quebec march reached singles final weeks later quebec received qualifying tournament canadian open lost round match world tour summer received scholarship offers colleges including university_of_michigan princeton committed play fall studying finance weeks school started consulted parents plan turn professional instead parents agreed correspondence courses finance starting professional tennis career setting deadline years reaching summer world ranking ranged reached january months later target deadline turned scholarships turned professional agreeing represented sports agency sfx men tennis coach later commented seen guys turn scholarships succeed quickly tour early professional years turning professional september end played singles doubles primarily challenger tournaments won singles title march montreal added singles titles doubles titles level successful challenger level title fourth tournament turning professional won doubles title november partnered world tour level gained entry tournaments compiling main draw record wins losses nearly half years received qualifying tournament canadian open time beat world qualify main draw tournament time round held match point lost world sets matches singles matches player player respectively year later canadian open given doubles main draw marking doubles match won round match time world nos played tour doubles match second round lost reigning doubles champions match said goal pretty ambassadors canada players come people going tennis lessons month later gained entry tournament time open qualified main draw lost round main draw singles victory came september malaysian open world followed second round victory world following week lost second round japan open world marked singles match player ranked singles match member big quartet dominant tennis players including coaching relationship evolved early professional years late working coaches including head boys national coach based park montreal november world ranking hired recently retired player coach travel weeks season end decided travel owing family considerations result arranged week trial period world operation including tournaments malaysia japan late september early october period climbed hired moved barcelona train trainer commenting training regiment said season winter barcelona amazing saw like working way worked weeks title months represented significant breakthrough rose beginning january end february highest ranked canadian male began climb qualifying australian open main draw round victory marked victory main draw match second round defeated seed canadian man years reach round grand slam singles tournament career victory player round fourth round major french open despite losing fourth round world received rave reviews australian open performance said real deal referred new generation referred new star saying sky limit sydney morning herald referred future superstar weeks later won title victories victory player born 1990s win title youngest winner won connecticut open age victory title canadian following week reached final tournament time defeated second time days round world semifinal final lost sets world making diving break serve match fifth championship point stated best shot hit life considering improved ranking earned direct entry tournaments events time reached round rose new career high ranking seeded time event french open lost round open reached world tour doubles final partnered pair lost deciding super second round singles match retired early lead injuring right hip slipped fell grass underwent hip surgery prevented competing september significant result half returning injury semifinal appearance stockholm open lost second titles began titles tournaments starting second title open india wins players tournament time beating semifinals final held serve entire tournament player open lost round australian open february defended title defeating final title following week memphis reached final second straight year lost melzer spring played matches world different surfaces hard court round clay second round madrid open grass open occasion won set losing open match remarked happy beaten end career serving defeated world murray straight sets barcelona open marked victory member big semifinal lost world lost round french open followed second round loss reached events august losing canadian open loss followed victory world fourth victory year august world ranking marking time open lost fourth round eventual champion murray canadian male reach fourth round open october japan open reached final defeating murray dropping final japan sets victories murray marked time won matches players led points won 1st serve service games won finished year career high singles ranking victories players including murray marks career high fourth fifth titles tournaments matched previous best result reached fourth round australian open falling world french open lost round lost second round open fell world fourth round despite career high aces achieved success events february earned consecutive title defeating final years achieved perfect match record drop single set man open era win consecutive titles event september won thailand open tournament defeating semifinals final titles fourth fifth coming events like previous titles october reached japan open final second consecutive year lost close match del marked fourth consecutive loss final event events matched improved career best performance included series final canadian open august round victory del awarded point foot touched net report error umpire won points close match later admitted wrong admit error time mistake spur moment disappointed dealt beating defeated semifinals match canadian semifinal tournament final lost minutes following tournament ranked canadian player player born 1990s break led points won serve service games won match victories second consecutive year coaching team underwent significant changes split coach half years month later hired world tennis player coach december hired coach semifinal opened reaching round australian open losing sustained ankle injury kept action weeks march improved career best performance consecutive events beat murray reach losing lost reached tournament row masters falling result garnered career high ranking world lost round madrid open italian open defeated reach masters semifinal clay winning set lost semifinal match eventual champion played davis cup match french open seeded time tournament victories reach major time career canadian man open era lost straight sets match commented gone farther slam learned things loss seeded eighth defeated reach major semifinal canadian men singles player reach semifinals major victory tied career high aces semifinals lost straight sets match reflected lot good things point think human nature greed human nature want feel want grab despite loss saw world ranking improve career high tournament reached final year washington open facing canadian final history won title straight sets title finishing runner previous tournaments reaching canadian open semifinals claimed men open series open seeded fifth won matches face rival fourth round morning september tied time latest finish match open ending tied previous matches set match lasted hours minutes losing advancing october reached final japan open consecutive year lost years prior set personal goal reaching year end players earned spot heading event trailed eighth spot needed deep run surpass beat set match world beaten previous meetings needing win avoid eliminated contention won straight sets victory hailed career defining win post match interview asked rank victory career replied considering circumstances think biggest win went beat world semifinals earn spot second final career lost final secured place canadian reach player born 1990s withdrew tournament leg muscle tear prior match losses murray ended year career high season ending ranking players reach better seven tournaments finished career high total aces time fifth highest single year ace total history surpassed injury began reaching final brisbane international defeating world sets decided lost world sets recording match win professional tour later month reached australian open beating world lost straight sets won match saving match points second set career victory defeats lost semifinals april opened victory game second round match called medical right foot injury went win match manager indicated pre existing injury worse playing match complained right foot medical retired trailing opening set diagnosed nerve expected healthy madrid open madrid advanced straight sets victories lost murray murray observed struggling injury following match announced undergo surgery repair nerve foot targeting return time french open ironically world ranking reached new career high following week highest canadian man woman following surgery withdrew italian open french open returned play queen club championships losing tournaments round loss commented foot injury led problems body wasn place wasn ankle hip things aren working pressure shoulder shoulder hurts injuries led withdrawal canada tie belgium withdrawal washington open defending champion round losses canadian open round loss open september open won seventh singles title europe set victory serve broken entire tournament early losses china open ended season withdrawing consecutive tournaments citing injury november fell outside dropping world weeks joined philippine exhibition international premier tennis league december matches withdrew late november parted ways coach june media manager nearly years added coaching team weeks later contacted world tennis player coaching relationship trained discussions events relationship subsequently january announced join coaching team alongside said chose reasons laid positive final reached final world rematch final time upset straight sets winning eighth career title asked talk match observed big guy moves improved fitness years think better conscious effort playing close working spanish coaches way fourth round australian open upset world sets beating champion time meetings beat advance semifinals australian open time career canadian man reach australian open semifinals semifinals lost world murray sets sustaining injury leading sets match reflected loss probably felt court injury kept competition weeks withdrew canada clash france returned action reaching final world string victories opponents semifinal victory average second serve mph faster average serve mph final said probably playing best tennis played serve phenomenal start season like improved especially second serve going giving look lost straight sets match final consecutive loss final followed reaching events miami madrid eventually losing murray respectively entered continued clay court season second round loss italian open french open eighth seed fell fourth round straight sets world french open world time champion announced join team consultant grass court season commenting joining coaching team said sort looking set eyes bit efficient grass said generally improving began grass court season advancing grass court final queen club championships dropping serve victories lost final sets murray won matches straight sets fourth round came set deficit win sets time career previous best matches lost sets lost set beat semifinals marking defeat semifinals victory reached grand slam final canadian man final lost murray straight sets fastest serve tournament miles hour national representation early career questioned follow example prominent canadian tennis player decided represent great_britain instead declared play canada embraced role canada singles player intent growing game canada stated want difference canada career feel achieve goals great difference growth tennis canada help produce players future davis cup tie japan said want don anybody telling need want succeed event want succeed representing canada canada competed davis cup ties represented canada ties missing injury ecuador japan belgium france overall match wins matches singles doubles successful players canadian history tied match wins overall tied singles match wins debut colombia age lost singles matches won doubles match partnered ranked doubles player world singles match victory came canada tie dominican_republic beat sets marked set match career competing mexico won tie time beating singles win doubles davis cup world group round won singles lead canada seeded spain repeated feat victories help canada defeat italy sending canada semifinals time semifinal serbia won singles match lost world canada eliminated defeat marked singles match olympics represented canada london olympics competed singles competition player won round match japan straight sets second round lost french player breaking olympic tennis records match holds records games played best sets match games games played single set games olympic history time longest olympic match time played hours minutes record broken days later semifinal match del hours minutes decided play summer olympics citing health concerns virus cup partnered represent canada cup won singles matches paired win doubles matches canada finished second place pool seeded poland eliminated playing style distinctive game powerful accurate serve missile nickname derived frequently cited having best serves contemporaries consider serve best time childhood idol describes canadian serve bigger big match commented recall time feeling helpless returning second serve strongest winning service games rank time fastest recorded serves time aided serve employs court style emphasis short points good stronger known run hit inside instead attempts play generally aggressive opponent evidenced usually having winners errors finish points quickly occasionally approaches net serve volley chip charge strategy prefers playing hard courts successful clay grass courts tournaments reached final played hard courts victories players hard courts described court holding grew older commentators came robotic daily_telegraph referring character questions practice explained son engineers numbers calculation game added systematic need things bring best tennis maybe comes mechanical robotic kind things don know change feel way best comes tennis aspects game criticized include return serve mobility short game use average height linked strong serve said limit movement court equipment tennis uses pro strings january tennis player endorse clothing shoes deal reported worth million annually year term roughly half years later deal extended length career increase support lifelong nature contract described unique march donned sleeve right arm playing wore fisherman sleeve cover reaction cream replaced athletic compression sleeve colour coordinated court sleeve worn comfort wearing habit sleeve distinctive image spawned twitter account motto believe sleeve synonymous media fans described sleeve super cool different represented division sponsorship deals include insurance real estate watches software sports rivals contemporaries big holds combined record big including murray deepest runs significant tournaments majors tournaments ended loss member big canadian open final semifinal final murray australian open semifinal indian final murray final majors record big losing matches straight sets met play lost semifinals frequent opponent inside outside big matches victory hailed career defining win second victory brisbane international final big victory semifinal marked victory tournament big cited primary rival different strengths according globe_and_mail uses size serve uses speed respective countries achieve ranking career high ranking world youngest players holds advantage seven close matches including wins japan open final sets played required matches straight sets victory matches required maximum number sets marathon open set match record latest finish group players tennis suggest successors big members group vary included contemporary rival owing similarity age months older fact successful products development programs linked leaders new generation canadian tennis players partnered doubles frequently early careers winning doubles titles junior events ranked canadian men year end rankings challenger matches played world tour matches beat canadian semifinal tournament canadian final history frequent teammates planned play doubles rio olympics withdrew compared trio possess dominant serves leading service games won aces match period played holds head head advantage career statistics performance timeline table current championships finals runner records records attained open era tennis awards newcomer year male player year agency canadian male athlete year male player year male player year award trophy male player year award toronto canadian year male player year honour male athlete year
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