Started playing tennis aged four, with his mother...Speaks German, English and Italian...Parents are Clemens and Anja...Managed by Emotion...Favourite surfaces are hard and grass courts...Favourite shot is hit serve...Favourite tournament is Wimbledon...Idol growing up was Roger Federer...Hobbies include basketball and PlayStation...Supports Miami Heat basketball team...Won 2011 US Open junior doubles title with Julian Lenz...Trains at a private academy in Salzburg, Austria, having previously trained for three years in Italy.