Damir Dzumhur Bio

  • • Began playing tennis at age 5.
  • • Father, Nerfid, has been running a tennis school since 1994; mother, Zaneta; brother, Zlatan.
  • • Born soon after outbreak of Bosnian War in a hospital near Zetra Olympic Hall, which was destroyed but would later serve as location where he began playing tennis.
  • • Left Sarajevo temporarily as an infant and did not meet his father until he was nearly 1 year old.
  • • Later served as a ballboy at Sarajevo, BIH Challenger and studied political science at University of Sarajevo.
  • • Admired Patrick Rafter and Roger Federer growing up.
  • • Enjoyed tennis, skiing, football and acting as a child.
  • • Acted in 2 movies: Grbavica (2006), as background actor, and Morderischer Frieden (2007), in which he played major role as Durcan.
  • • Supports Bosnian football team FK Zeljeznicar.
  • • Struggled with back, abdominal, shoulder and stomach injuries in 2019.
     

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