- Began playing at age six at school
- Born in Tbilisi, Georgia and moved to Moscow at age nine
- Father, Besiki, is a retired auditor; mother, Ana, is a retired doctor
- Has one younger brother, Levan, and one younger sister, Ekaterina, who is a student
- His uncle was a champion from Soviet Union in diving
- Speaks Russian, Georgian, Spanish and English
- .His idols growing up were Michael Jordan and six-time World No. 1 Pete Sampras
- Hobbies include playing soccer and basketball
- Does not have a favorite surface (enjoys playing on all) and considers return as strength in his game
- Considers wife and parents the most inspirational people in his life
- Kesarev trained him for free for nine years before moving to Spain
- Wife, Maria Melihova, a graduate from the University of North Florida in 2009
- Has made Naples his American home
- Trained at Barcelona Total Tennis Club for five years
- Coached by Guillermo Canas (since April 2011) on a trial basis.
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2011.
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