Full name is Jose Javier Acasuso...Nickname is Chucho...Began playing tennis age two when his father, Jose Andres, who took him, brother, Juan Andres, and sister, Gabriela, to their grandfather�s (Juan Ruben) tennis club to take lessons...Mother, Selva Monica, is a housewife...His first instructor was Alberto �Zambo� Gonzalez and says, �Zambo, my grandfather and my father are very special people who I would like to recognize.�... Played at Itapua Club and Club Progreso de Posadas in Misiones in his early career...Played basketball and tennis as a child, but at age 12 decided to concentrate on tennis...As a junior, received certificate of honor for Sports Achievement in 1992 and South American champion in 1996...Plays right-handed but does everything else left-handed...Has a 7-5 career Davis Cup record (5-3 in singles) in nine ties...His favorite surface is clay and considers his serve and forehand as strengths...Coached by countryman and former ATP pro Gabriel Markus (since December 2008).
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