Maxime Cressy Bio

  • • Nickname is Lacress.
  • • Father, Gerard, is French; mother, Leslie Nelson, is American; brothers, Jonathan and Mathieu.
  • • Mom played volleyball at USC and led Trojans to 2 NCAA national championships.
  • • Began playing tennis at age 4 with his brothers and against the wall.
  • • Started training with French federation in Boulouris at age 12.
  • • Played college tennis for UCLA from 2016-19 and majored in math.
  • • "To be a citizen of both worlds is incredibly special, and it shaped me," Cressy said of his French-American background. "I became so much more independent by going to the States on my own. I had that belief that I could live the American dream, that my life could be much better, because my tennis game was suffering then. I thought that going to the States could give me a fresh start, and that is what it has done."
  • • Favourite surface is grass, shot is serve and tournament is Newport. "My dream is to really make serve-and-volley great again, and inspire many people to start playing that game style," said Cressy.
  • • Lists Paris as his favourite city on tour.
  • • Idol growing up was Pete Sampras.
  • • Enjoys meditation, yoga, basketball and football.
  • • Often reads from a notebook passage on changeovers that says: "Instill doubt."
  • • Favourite football team is Paris Saint-Germain and favourite player is Ronaldo.
  • • Lists Arnold Schwarzenegger as his hero, but Tom Cruise as his favourite actor.
  • • Favourite movie is Top Gun, TV show is Friends and musician is Swiss DJ EDX.
  • • Supports UNICEF and says that his secret talent is numbers.
  • • Favourite book is The Success Principles by Jack Canfield.
  • • Says that his best quality is persistence and worst quality is that's he self-centered.?
  • • Favourite food is macaroni-and-cheese, but guilty pleasure is candy.
     

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