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Began playing at age six in Kiev Olympic Stadium...Born in Kiev and now resides in Bratislava, Slovakia...Father, Eduard, is a urology professor; mother, Olga, is a retired university economics teacher; Has two brothers, Aleksandr (26, a doctor), who played basketball, and Leonard (15, who plays tennis)...Supports Ukraine Institute of Cancer...Speaks five languages – Ukranian, Slovak, Czech, Russian and English...Enjoys reading Russian classics with some easy reading mixed in and favorite writers are Bulgakov, Sinkevich, Dominik Dan and Minaev.
Enjoys all ball sports, especially soccer, basketball and table tennis...Also enjoys swimming and spending time with friends at cinema, bowling or playing billards...Favorite players growing up were Patrick Rafter and Pete Sampras...Also admired countryman Andrei Medvedev and watched a lot of his matches...Has a 16-7 career Davis Cup record (8-6 in singles) in nine ties...Physiotherapist is Karol Guman and coached by Tibor Toth (since August 2007)
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