Tomas Martin Etcheverry Bio

• Nickname is Tomy.
• Father, Fernando, and mother, Maria Lia, are both lawyers, working in family court. Has two siblings and two step-siblings.
• Began playing tennis at age five, after his parents gave him a 'palo con pelota' (paddle ball with string) during a family vacation to the beach: "I would play with it for four hours each day. I hit the ball alone and did not stop. When I came home, I asked my parents for tennis lessons and that's how it started."
• Tennis idols are Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro.
• Describes himself as a very hard worker: "I try to make myself better every day and I give my heart to everything I do. And I always try to see the positive side when things don't go my way. I think it's very important to be the same person on the court as you are off the court. It helps a lot, in tennis and in life."
• Has a dog named Roland Garros.
• Biggest off-court achievement was winning a 6 km race as a child in his hometown of La Plata.
• Hobbies include football (plays in an amateur league with friends in Argentina) and PlayStation: "Not like Nick Kyrgios, but I do play at a very high level."
• Favourite food from home is Milanesa (a Latin American type of schnitzel).
• Favourite city on tour is Rome and favourite foods are pasta and pizza in Italy.
• If he could invite anyone to a dinner party, it would be Bill Gates and Chris Hemsworth.
• If he could steal 1 shot from another player, it would be Juan Martin del Potro's forehand.

Biographical information from ATP. Information might not be up to date.