ATP Tour

Plays with double-handed backhand...During junior career, won 2009 doubles title (w/Pierre-Hugues Herbert) at Wimbledon...Subsequently met Roger Federer at the Champions' Dinner...Favourite city is London and favourite surface is grass...Considers his serve and backhand as his favourite shots...Favourite movies include Pirates of the Caribbean, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry and You Don't Mess with the Zohan...His motto is: 'nobody trains to come second'...Idols growing up were Roger Federer, "because of his mental toughness. He's always the hunted one and has still remained a gentleman on and off the court" and former football goalkeeper Oliver Kahn, "because of his fighting spirit"...If he wasn't a tennis player, he'd be a "professional soccer player"...coached by Klaus Langenbach...