Including insights into his love life. As one of the best up-and-coming male tennis players in Australia, many spectators are curious about Alexei Popyrin’s life away from the sport. Born on 5 ...

Alexei Popyrin tends to shut out the world as big ... Spain, where Popyrin’s parents moved after he was beaten at nine in his first international tournament by a kid who trained there.

“Kokk’s coach told my parents, ‘That’s not the way to go’,” he said. Alexei Popyrin of Australia plays a forehand against Fabian Marozsan of Hungary during their Red Bull Bassline ...

Despite the challenges, Popyrin, who wasn’t named in Australia’s four-man team for a Davis Cup tie in Sweden at the end of January, walked away from Melbourne Park, having also lost in the ...

Popyrin recalls “rocking up” to an under-10s tournament just 15 minutes before the match, leaving no time to warm up or prepare. “Kokk’s coach told my parents, ‘That’s not the way to go’,” he said.