ATP Tour

Began playing tennis at age five...Older sister, Barbara was Czech Republic national champion when growing up and is now a tennis coach so he followed her example...Enjoyed playing hockey as a teenager and chose tennis over hockey at age 15...In his spare time, likes roller-skating, going to cinema and playing hockey every week when at home during winter...Father, Ales, works in business management and mother, Natasha, is a school teacher...Both parents made sacrifices by moving with him to Prague to support his tennis career...Grew up playing on clay courts...Favorite shot is drop shot...Idol growing up was Yevgeny Kafelnikov and also admires Canadian hockey player Mario Lemieux...Fitness trainer is Joe Ivanko and coached by Martin Stepanek (since February 2009).

(Nov. 2009)