Nico Godsick
Full nameNicholas Godsick
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceDelray Beach, Florida
Born (2004-09-15) September 15, 2004
Hunting Valley, Ohio
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)[1]
CoachCarlos Benatzky
Singles
Career record0–0 [lower-alpha 1]
Career titles0
Current ranking[1]
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Junior1R (2022)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2022)
Doubles
Career record1–1 (50.0% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 459 (03 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 468 (10 October 2022)[1]
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open2R (2022)
French Open JuniorSF (2022)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2022)
US Open JuniorSF (2021)
Last updated on: 15 August 2022.

Nicholas Godsick (born 15 September 2004) is an American tennis player. Godsick has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 459 achieved on October 3, 2022.

Personal life

He is the son of former tennis professional Mary Joe Fernández and her husband, sports agent Tony Godsick.[2] His father started representing Roger Federer before Nicholas was one year old and the families have been close. Nicholas has said he personally views Federer as a friend and a mentor.[3] When practicing with Nick Kyrgios ahead of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, Godsick noted a change in the Australian's demeanour and focus and predicted success for Kyrgios, who would go on to make it to the final. On being told this story on ESPN commentary, Cliff Drysdale responded "ok so Nico is a genius".[4]

Career

2022: Grand Slam debut

Godsick won the doubles at the 2022 USTA Boys 18s National Championship with his partner Ethan Quinn which earned them a wildcard into the main draw of the 2022 US Open.[5]

Explanatory notes

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nicholas Godsick". ATP Tour. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. "Roger Federer's Agent Tony Godsick's Family Creates an Unusual Record at French Open 2022". Essentially Sports. 31 May 2022.
  3. "US youngster Nicholas Godsick wants to break Roger Federer's records". archysport.com. 6 July 2022.
  4. "Nick Kyrgios Success First Forecast By The Son of Mary Joe Fernandez and Tony Godsick". WorldTennisMagazine.com. 7 August 2022.
  5. "NICHOLAS GODSICK AND ETHAN QUINN MAKE KALAMAZOO SPLASH TO EARN US OPEN WILD CARD". Tennis.com.
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