On court

• Started playing tennis aged six at the behest of his badminton coach.
• Captured the Optus 12s Australian Championships and the Optus 12s Spring Nationals in 2008.
• Member of Australia’s World Junior Tennis Competition team in 2010.
• Made his Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open Junior Championships in 2012.
• Represented Australia in Junior Davis Cup in 2012.
• Broke into the world’s top 700 in 2012.
• Goal is to represent Australia in Davis Cup.
• Favourite player is Roger Federer “because he is so calm and able to pump himself up when needed”.
• Won 34 of 36 matches he contested at the UTR Pro Tennis Series in Australia in 2020 and early 2021.
• Made his ATP debut in February 2021, losing in the opening round at the Melbourne Summer Series.
• Awarded a main draw wildcard at Australian Open 2021, marking his first major appearance.

Off court

• Hobbies include playing soccer, listening to music and “just hanging out with my friends and chatting”.
• Favourite meal is honey chicken.
• Favourite music is R’n’B.
• Studied marketing and commerce at the University of Adelaide.
• Just before his 16th birthday, decided to focus on education rather than pursue a professional tennis career. His 2020 results at the UTR Pro Tennis Series inspired him to pursue a professional tennis career again at age 24.
• Runs a coaching business (L2 Academy) in Adelaide.

Titles/Finals

Titles

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Finals

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