On court

• won a wildcard into Australian Open 2010 by defeating Bernard Tomic in the Australian Open Play-off final in five tough sets
• decided to give tennis a go at the age of 10 and was winning tournaments within a couple of years
• shot to recognition at Australian Open 2006 when he reached the boys’ final, going down to French teenager Alexandre Sidorenko
• won a wildcard into the main draw at Australian Open 2008, losing to Richard Gasquet in four sets
• singles ranking peaked at a career-high 187 in May, 2010
• ambition is to hold a top 10 ranking and follow in the footsteps of hero Marat Safin
• hits balls against a brick wall to work on his eye and coordination

Off court

• lives in country Eleebana, 10 minutes from Newcastle
• the son of Linda and Ola; has an older brother, David
• family migrated to Australia from Sweden when he was three months old
• has a laid-back personality; enjoys surfing the internet and listening to music

Year-end singles ranking history

Titles/Finals

Titles

2010 Australia F9 ITF

2008 Australia F5 ITF, Australia F9 ITF

2007 Australia F4 ITF, Australia F8 ITF

2006 Australia F6 ITF