Began playing tennis at age six...Father, Giuseppe, is a pizza baker; mother, Gunilla, is a school teacher...Has two older sisters, Ulrica and Jessica...Nicknamed "Vinci" by his countrymen...Swedish players also like to mimick and make fun of his Swedish accent since he comes from southern part of Sweden...Comes from same hometown as '86 Roland Garros finalist Mikael Pernfors...Favorite athlete growing up was track star Carl Lewis...Favorite hockey team is Malmo Redhawks...Hobbies include playing soccer and hockey...Compiled an outstanding junior career, finishing No. 6 in world rankings in 1998...Captured European Championship title, reached final of Australian Open juniors and SF in Roland Garros juniors in '98...Considers forehand as best shot and clay and hard courts as favorite surfaces...First represented Italy in Davis Cup in 2000...