Mikhail Youzhny is a famous Russian tennis player.He has the title of Honored Master of Sports. He won the Davis Cup twice in the Russian national team. In this article you will be presented with a brief biography of an athlete.
Childhood
Михаил Южный родился в Москве в 1982 году.I came to tennis at six with my brother. If at that time someone had told the boy that he would enter the top five best Russian players, then Mikhail would have laughed exactly. And who among the tennis players would not have dreamed of standing next to Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Nikolai Davydenko, Andrei Chesnokov and Marat Safin? Although the training was given to the boy with difficulty. The first mentor of the South - Abashkin - argued that the reason for this was obstinate nature.
However, soon the young man matured and became morebalanced. Of course, this is reflected in the game. By making regular strides, Michael showed champion potential. In 1992, he was noticed by Boris Sobkin. He is still a mentor to both brothers.
Carier start
1999 - this is exactly the year when he moved to South Mikhail Pro. Tennis has become the meaning of his life. But the first serious success came to the young man only three years later in Stuttgart.
For a deafening victory followed by blackstrip. Michael got into a car accident and suffered a concussion. Then there was a serious illness and the death of his father. All this has knocked the South out of the rut. But in the end he was able to get together and perform at the Davis Cup as part of the Russian national team.
Kafelnikov and Safin helped our teamget to the finals. Nevertheless, they made mistakes, and the captain of the team - Shamil Tarpishchev, entrusted the decisive match to the South. That was the right decision. Michael won, announcing himself to the whole world. Victory tennis player dedicated to the memory of his father.
Participation in world championships
32 is under this number in the world ranking.(after winning the Davis Cup) was listed Mikhail Youzhny. Racket, he struck his way to major international tournaments. The audience loved him for his steadfast nature and originality.
From 2002 to 2010, the tennis player’s rating rangedrange from 16 to 43 places. In 2006, Yuzhny won its 2nd Davis Cup. A year later, Michael won in Rotterdam. And the audience “Roland Garros” and “Australian Open” vividly reacted to the famous exclamation of the South: “Comon!”
2010 was the peak in the career of a tennis player. In the US championship, he lost only to the first racket of the world - Rafael Nadal. In October of the same year, Mikhail rose to the eighth line of the rating.
2011 and 2012 gave the South 35th and 25th position.The desired victory in several fights he snatched the legendary Roger Federer. 2013 did not start very well. But by the summer of tennis player got in shape and won the tournament in Gstaad.
Features of the game
Mikhail Youzhny has an interesting backhand. He holds the racket as if he is going to fight off with both hands at once. But at the very last moment the tennis player lets go of his left hand.
Secret
Mikhail Youzhny became for many people an example ofas a boy from an ordinary family could achieve success. The whole world applauded him standing. The secret of a tennis player is that, despite the pain, moral pressure and difficulties, he can always get together and give everything 100%.
