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- His father is the director of the social insurance institute for self employment…Mother is a housewife…Has one older brother, Christoph, who is a financial analyst…Both were very interesting in sports, and he considers Christoph his best friend…Began playing tennis at age 5…Also played soccer until 12-years-old before concentrating on tennis…Spent two years at Vienna Tennis Federation…At age 15, attended a sports school and practiced in Sudstadt and was sponsored by the Austrian Tennis Federation…At 17, went back to Vienna Tennis Federation and began to work with current coach Peter Moshamer…At 19, returned to Austrian Tennis Federation to take advantage of special treatment for sportsmen in military program…Worked at that time with Gunther Bresnik and Joakim Nystrom…Began working with Moshamer again in 2002…Idolized Boris Becker and Thomas Muster…Prefers fasters surfaces like grass, carpet and hard courts…Favorites shots are his volley and backhand…If he weren't a tennis player, he'd play soccer…Works with Klaus Langenbach and physical trainer, Markus Forsthuber.
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2008.
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