Started playing tennis aged six, with his brother…Speaks Russian and English…Parents Serghei and Claudia are retired; brother, Andrey, works in IT support for a bank…Attended University of Portland, graduating with a degree in finance…Favourite surface is hard and shot is his forehand…Favourite tournament is Indian Wells…Idol growing up was Ivan Lendl…Hobbies include reading, listening to music, watching TV and movies, studying Spanish…Likes Miami Heat basketball team and Michael Jordan…If he wasn’t a tennis player he “would speak a few more languages and pursue a career in international business, finance”…Trains in Miami, Florida.