Zizou Bergs Bio

• The name 'Zizou' comes from the nickname of French football legend Zinedine Zidane.
• Speaks Dutch, French and English.
• Father, Koen, is the CPO for the train company in Belgium; mother, Anne-Mie, is an indepedent photographer; brother, Maxim, is a ski instructor.
• Began playing tennis at age 3 with his father before progressing at age 8 to LTA Academy (Belgium) and age 15 to Flemish Federation's training centre.
• Credits influence of current coach Bertrand Tinck and former coaches Tom Devries and Johan Van Herck.
• Idols growing up were Andy Roddick and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
• Favourite surface is indoor hard, shot is serve and tournament is Antwerp.
• Lists being a sports event manager as his dream job.
• Favourite sports outside tennis are handball and basketball.
• Supports Belgian football club K.V. Mechelen.
• Says his secret talent is that he's a musician. Plays both piano and guitar.
• Favourite food is Belgian fries (frituur), but guilty pleasure is chocolate.
• Taking online economics classes for a degree in business management and management science.
• Does charity work, sending tennis clothes and equipment and racquets to Burundi.
• Works with a sports psychologist and believes that doing visualization, mindfulness and breathing techniques are critical to becoming a better and stronger player.
• Says that his best quality is being good-hearted and eager to learn.

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