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 Mary Joe Fernández Godsick (born María José Fernández; August 19, 1971) is an American former professional tennis player, who reached a career-high ranking of world No. 4 in both singles and doubles. In singles, Fernández was the runner-up ...

and her husband, sports agent Tony Godsick. His father started representing

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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. When practicing with

Nick Kyrgios Nicholas Hilmy Kyrgios ( ; ; born 27 April 1995) is an Australian professional tennis player. Kyrgios has been ranked as high as world No. 13 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved on 24 October 2016. He has won se ...

ahead of the

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, 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

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commentary,

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responded "ok so Nico is a genius".

Career

2022: Grand Slam debut

Godsick won the doubles at the 2022 USTA Boys 18s National Championship with his partner

Ethan Quinn Ethan Quinn (born March 12, 2004) is an American tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 95 achieved on 16 June 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 325 achieved on 17 March 2025. Early life Quinn was born on March ...

which earned them a wildcard into the main draw of the 2022 US Open.

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