Taro Daniel Bio

  • • Began playing tennis on clay at age 7 after father introduced him to the sport.
  • • Speaks English, Japanese and Spanish.
  • • Father, Paul, played college-level tennis; mother, Yasue, played basketball; sister, Kara.
  • • Idols growing up were Roger Federer and Andy Roddick.
  • • Favourite surfaces are hard and clay. Considers backhand as his best shot.
  • • Favourite tournaments are the Grand Slams.
  • • Enjoys playing ping pong, listening to classic rock music and watching movies, especially from Woody Allen.
  • • If he wasn't a tennis player, he would have liked to have lived in the 1970s and been a musician like Jimmy Page. Loves Led Zeppelin.
     

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