On court

• began playing tennis at age four
• realised at age 16 he was good enough to follow a professional tennis career
• favourite surface is Plexicushion
• tennis goals are to represent Australia in Davis Cup and reach the world’s top 100
• believes travelling is the best part of being a tennis player
• tennis hero is Roger Federer
• ideal mixed doubles partner would be Sam Stosur because of her good volleys
• feels his game most closely resembles Roger Federer’s
• dream tennis scenario would be to defeat a top 10 player in a night match at Rod Laver Arena
• professional goals are to make a living playing tennis and to play Davis Cup for Australia

Off court

• describes himself as relaxed, chilled, lazy, neat and cool
• favourite city in the world is Sydney, because of its beaches
• favourite meal is penne carbonara
• best piece of advice he’s received: “to give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift”
• his perfect day would involve spending a morning at the beach followed a coffee and nice lunch, then an afternoon watching a live band with a few beers and mates

Year-end singles ranking history

Titles/Finals

Titles

2016 Port Pirie F1 ITF, Serbia F1 ITF, Serbia F4 ITF, Cairns F8 ITF, Blacktown F10 ITF

2014 Croatia F12 ITF

Finals

2016 Mornington F4 ITF