Tallon Griekspoor
Tallon Griekspoor
Tallon Griekspoor
Tallon Griekspoor
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    • Nickname is Grieki.
    • Father, Ron is a former motocross driver; mother, Monique is a tennis instructor; twin brothers, Scott and Kevin, also played pro tennis.
    • Began playing tennis at age 5, inspired by his brothers, who are 5 years older.
    • "I’ve always had them to look up to," Griekspoor said of his brothers. "They were always better than me until a certain age. I would always practise with them, travel with them. Having that sports background means a lot."
    • Moved to Belgium at age 17 to train with former Top-30 player Kristof Vliegen.
    • Favourite surface is clay, shot is forehand and tournament is Rotterdam.
    • Lists Melbourne as his favourite city on tour.
    • Idol growing up was Andy Murray: "The work he puts in, it's amazing to see for me. What he achieved in the time of Rafa and Roger and Novak, it's amazing. I like his attitude on court. He can go nuts, but the next point he's fighting like 200 percent. The drive he has and how hard he works is unbelievable."
    • If he wasn't a tennis player, he would be a Formula 1 driver.
    • Says that Belgian-Dutch driver Max Verstappen is his hero.
    • Favourite athlete is Dutch motocross racer Jeffrey Herlings.
    • "I'm a big, big fan of Motocross," he says."I can't say that I like it more than tennis, but I like it as much as I like tennis. Like my dad, I did it when I was young. Those guys work so hard and it's really physical. The feeling it gives you to ride this fast, it's everything for me."
    • Also enjoys football. Favourite team is AFC Ajax.
    • Favourite superhero is Spider-Man, TV show is Casa de Papel, actor is Paul Walker and musician is Dutch DJ Martin Garrix.
    • Fan of all of the Rocky and Creed movies.
    • Favourite food is sushi and school subject was math.
    • Says that kindness is his best quality and lateness is his worst quality.
    • Motivation: "I played Wawrinka in Rotterdam in 2018. It was sold out, with 15,000 people. The energy of the crowd was amazing. This is why I play tennis. To play these big guys. I live for these moments."
    • Best advice received: "My dad would tell me to always work hard no matter where you are in life. Always work hard, be humble and just be yourself."

    (UPDATED 21 AUGUST2023)

    • Achieved career-high ranking of No. 25on 14August2023, shortlyafter reaching biggest career final at 500-level tournament in Washington (d. No. 9 Fritz in SF, l. to Evans).
    • Started 6-0 in 2023, advancing to 1st ATP Tour final and winning 1st title at Pune (d. Bonzi). before beating countryman van de Zandschulp to reach 1st Grand Slam 3R at Australian Open.
    • Earned personal-best 27tour-level wins in 2023 and played well on home soil with SF at Rotterdam (l. to Sinner) and won 2nd ATP Tour title in 's-Hertogenbosch (d. Thompson).
    • Started 6-0 in 2023, advancing to 1st ATP Tour final and winning 1st title at Pune (d. Bonzi). before beating countryman van de Zandschulp to reach 1st Grand Slam 3R at Australian
    • In 2022, posted wins over Paul and Kukushkin to help The Netherlands qualify for Davis Cup Finals knock-out stage.
    • Has 4 Top 20 wins from a set down inRotterdam, defeating No. 13 Wawrinka in 2018, No. 11 Khachanov in 2019, No. 14 Karatsev in 2022 and No. 17 Zverev in 2023.
    • Went 8-0 in finals and 42-7 overall on ATP Challenger Tour in 2021, setting single-season record for most titles and ending season with 25 straight wins.

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