University of Georgia Athletics
2024-25 Men's Tennis Roster
Freddy Blaydes
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Windermere, England
- High School:
- Kirkbie Kendal School
Current Rankings (04/08/25):
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- Doubles: No. 43Â (with Niels Ratiu)
- Holds a 2-3Â mark in singles this spring; made SEC season debut in singles against No. 21 South Carolina
- 8-5 dual record in doubles alongside Niels Ratiu and Oscar Pinto Sansano.
- Selected as the first alternate with Ratiu at the NCAA Singles Championships in Waco, Texas.
- Featured in the ITA South Sectional doubles draw with Ratiu at Florida State University
- Gathered four wins in doubles play with Ratiu during ITA Southeast Regional
- Split singles play 1-1 during the 2024 ITA All-American Championships; with Ratiu grabbed two wins in doubles play including wins over the No. 32 and No. 47-ranked duos
- Went 4-0 in doubles with Ratiu during the 56th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships, won red draw championship
- Grabbed three singles wins in the black draw of the Southern Intercollegiate Championships
- Enrolled in Jan. 2024
- Primarily plays on court one in doubles, court six in singles
- Clinched first dual match win on March 8, 2024 against South Carolina State on court three
- Began dual match season with a 4-1 singles record, playing matches on courts four, five and six
- Won first two doubles matches at Gamecock Kickoff, beating Jelani Sarr and Lucas Andrade da Silva (S.C.) in a 6-3 decision with Thomas Paulsell as well as Hunter Heck and Kenta Miyoshi (Ill.), 6-4, with Niels Ratiu
- Career-high ITF Junior world ranking of No. 117
- Signed with a UTR of 12.58 on Sept. 22, 2023
- ATP doubles career-high of No. 881
- Made second round of singles and doubles at the 2023 Wimbledon boys' main draw
- Won two ITF junior singles titles - J60 Frederiksberg on Feb. 19, 2022 and J60 Olso on Feb. 26, 2022
- Won four ITF junior doubles titles - J60 Liverpool in 2021, J60 Loughborough in 2022, J100 Loughborough in 2022, J100 Glasgow in 2022 and the J200 Aldershot in 2022
- Born on Dec. 13, 2005
- Son of Joanne and Chris Blaydes and brother to Billy, who plays on Auburn's men's tennis team
- Majoring in economics
- Favorite athletes are Novak Djokovic and Kobe Bryant
- Likes to play golf and Xbox when not playing tennis
- Dream vacation spot is The Maldives
- Thinks this team is unique because of the range of different characters on the roster since everyone is unique and contributes in their own way
- Favorite movie is Django Unchained, favorite show is Money Heist
- Listed top tennis memory as playing at Wimbledon
- Favorite meal is egg fried rice with steak
| Singles | ||||||||||
| Year | Overall | Dual | SEC | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | Ranked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 9-12 | 9-10 | 1-6 | - | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-4 | 3-6 | 0-3 |
| 2024-25 | 7-6 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | ||||
| Career | 16-18 | 11-13 | 1-7 | - | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3-5 | 3-8 | 0-3 |
| Doubles | |||||||
| Year | Overall | Dual | SEC | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | Ranked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 14-9 | 12-9 | 6-5 | 12-8 | 0-1 | - | 9-6 |
| 2024-25 | 18-10 | 8-5 | 2-4 | 5-4 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 6-6 |
| Career | 32-19 | 20-14 | 8-9 | 17-12 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 15-12 |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Stat | Overall |
|---|---|
| Career-high singles ranking | - |
| Career-high doubles ranking | No. 2Â with Niels Ratiu (08/27/24) |
| Highest ranked singles win | - |
| Highest ranked doubles win |
No. 29Â Bozo Barun/Jared Horwood, No. 48 Arkansas (03/24/24) |
| Career match-clinching wins | One (Last: 03/08/24 vs. South Carolina State) |
| Career point-clinching wins | Ten (Last: 02/24/25 vs. The Citadel) |
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Monday, January 26
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