Plays with a one-handed backhand...Started playing tennis aged five and participated in a number of different activities beginning at age 3; playing soccer on streets, basketball and taking ballet lessons....Speaks Dutch and English...Father, Jan, is a lawyer; mother, Jelena, "who kicked me onto a tennis court", is an investor; brother, Edward, is an electronical engineer...At 12 concentrated on tennis and played on Dutch youth teamsand won Dutch championships and Masters in 2007...As a junior, had a career-high combined ranking of No. 10 and was a runner -up at European Junior Championship....Favourite surfaces are grass and clay...Favourite shot is the volley...Favourite tournament is Wimbledon...Idols growing up were Michael Jordan and Dennis Bergkamp...Hobbies include basketball and watching movies...If he wasn't a tennis player he'd be a lawyer...Obtained his diploma at Vossius Gymnasium in Amsterdam...First represented The Netherlands in Davis Cup in 2007...Physical trainer is Miguel Janssen (since 1999).
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