Began playing tennis at age 5 with his older brother.
Father, Roman; mother, Tanja; brother, German.
Speaks German, English and Russian.
Favourite surface is clay, shot is backhand and tournament is Hamburg.
Tennis idol is Roger Federer.
Enjoys basketball and is a fan of LeBron James andLos Angeles Lakers (NBA).
Favourite school subject wasEnglish and favourite book is Openby Andre Agassi.
Likes learning song lyrics. Favourite singer is Drake.
Favourite movie is I Am Legend, TV show is Walking Dead,actor is Will Smith andsuperhero is Spiderman.
Considers his fighting spirit as his best quality and impatience ashis worst quality.
Trains at Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in Sophia Antipolis, France.
(UPDATED 1 JULY 2019)
Youngest player in Top 400 of 2018 year-end rankings at age 18 and No. 194. Achieved career-high ranking 9times in 2019, peaking at No. 147on 1 July. Earned 1st ranking point as 15-year-old on 8 August 2016 after reaching Wels, AUT Futures QF.
Earned all 3 of his ATP Tour wins as WC on home soil. DefeatedStruff at 2018 Stuttgart, Ferrer at 2018 Hamburg and Copil at 2019 Munich.Beat L. Mayer to qualify at 2017 Hamburg before Argentine won title as LL.
Qualified in Grand Slam debut at 2019 Australian Open, losing to Schwartzman in 1R. Also qualified at 2019 Roland Garros.
Earned 1st ATP Challenger Tour wins of career en route to title at 2018 Heilbronn, GER as WC. Won each of his last 4 matches in 3 sets, including victory over Vesely in final. Defeated No. 44 Hurkacz on home soil to reach 2019 Poznan, POL Challenger final.
Peaked at No. 10 in junior rankings on 26 June 2017. Advanced to 2018 Australian Open boys' doubles final w/Squire. Went 68-33 on ITF Junior Circuit with 6 titles (3 in Germany).
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