Coached by Zoran Obrovski from age 6 to 11 and Christian Hohn from age 11 to 16.
Left Coburg for Munich in 2009 and trained at Tennisbase Oberhaching until 2017.
Credits his parents as being most important influences since beginning of career.
Favourite surface is grass, shot is forehand and tournament is Wimbledon.
Lists Melbourne as his favourite city on tour.
Idolised Roger Federer and Lleyton Hewitt growing up.
Met Federer at 2009 Wimbledon Champions' Dinner after winning boys' doubles title with Pierre-Hugues Herbert.
Hobbies include playing football, basketball and shuffleboard.
Supports FC Bayern and Dallas Mavericks (NBA). Favourite football player is Bastian Schweinsteiger and basketball player is Dirk Nowitzki.
Favourite actor is Kevin James. Enjoyed watching him in the movie Hitch and TV show The King of Queens.
Enjoys eating spare ribs and says his guilty pleasure is candy.
Favourite superhero is Spiderman, musician is Capital Bra and book is Open by Andre Agassi.
Considers himself easy-going, but says his worst quality is decision-making.
Worked at Lidl supermarket in Munich during COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, starting shifts as early as 5:30 am to stockshelves, disinfectshopping carts and worksecurity at the front entrance.
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Achieved doubles career-high No. 7 after reaching 2019 ATP Masters 1000 Paris SF w/Mies.
Won 2019 and 2020 Roland Garros titles w/Mies to become 1st All-German Grand Slam men's doubles champions and 1st repeat Grand Slam champions since Mirnyi/Nestor at 2011-12 Roland Garros.
Qualified for Nitto ATP Finals in 2019-20 w/Mies and 2021 w/Tecau following Mies’ right knee surgery.
Peaked at No. 8 in junior rankings after winning 2009 Wimbledon boys’ doubles title w/Herbert and reaching 2010 Australian Open boys’ doubles final w/Schulz.
Worked at Lidl supermarket in Munich during COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, stocking shelves, disinfecting shopping carts and acting as security at front entrance.
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