On court

• started playing tennis at the age of seven
• first realised at age 17 that he was good enough to become professional
• as a 14-year-old in 2007 he was a member of the winning South Australian team at the Foundation Cup; at the same event, he was awarded the John Fitzgerald prize for good nature and outstanding effort
• moved to Canberra in February 2010 to join the elite AIS Pro Tour Program as a full scholarship holder; when told of his inclusion in the program, he described the feeling of being selected as “overwhelming”
• after recovering from injury in the first half of 2009, he made the final of his first tournament back – at the Darwin Junior ITF International
• feels his game most closely resembles that of Fernando Verdasco
• names Jurgen Melzer and Feliciano Lopez as the toughest opponents he’s ever faced
• professional goal is to be a top 10 player and represent Australia in Davis
• if he was playing a match at Rod Laver Arena, he’d have the entire town of Murray Bridge in his players’ box

Off court

• had he not been a tennis player, would have followed a career in basketball or Australian Rules football
• supports the Port Adelaide Power

Year-end singles ranking history

Titles/Finals

Titles

2018 Zhuhai CH

2014 Melbourne F4 ITF, An-Ning CH

2012 Happy Valley F7 ITF, Hong Kong F2 ITF

Finals

2019 Lexington CH

2018 Fairfield CH

2017 Ilkley CH

2015 Burnie CH, Cairns F7 ITF

2014 Glen Iris F5 ITF

2013 Cairns F7 ITF

2012 Esperance F9 ITF, Hong Kong F1 ITF