Nickname is Tim Speaks Russian, English and Spanish Father, Dmitrii; mother, Liudmila; brother, Sergey Began playing tennis at age 4 in Tula, Russia, where his family moved from Kazakhstan when he was 1 year old Says that his father wanted him to follow in his footsteps and play football, but he was too small Credits 1st coach Andrey Urgapov with helping him become World No. 1 junior Moved to Valencia, Spain at age 17 to continue his professional development and train with current coach Jose Altur Favourite shot is inside-out forehand, surface is clay and tournament is Wimbledon Tennis idol is Roger Federer Favourite city on tour is New York City Also enjoys football,supportingFC Barcelona and Lionel Messi Enjoys reading and says that his favourite book isWay of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman Favourite TV show is Peaky Blinders, movie is The Lord of the Rings, superhero is Iron Man and actor is Robert Downey Jr Likes listening to Imagine Dragons and Eminem Favourite foods are acaibowls and poke Guilty pleasure is "scrolling Instagram for a long time." Favourite school subject was Russian Says that his best quality is that he's responsible and his worst quality is that he's easily bored

Former World No. 1 junior broke into Top 200 in March 2022 and achieved career-high No. 123 in September 2023

Earned clay court wins over No. 22 Cerundolo and No. 28 Etcheverry in 2024 Davis Cup play vs. Argentina and No. 27 Griekspoor to reach 1st ATP Tour QF at 2024 Bastad as Q

Made ATP Tour debut on home soil at 2020 Astana as WC and defeated Seppi for 1st win at 2021 Astana as WC

Qualified for Grand Slam events at 2022 Australian Open, 2023 Roland Garros and US Open in 2023 and 2024

Owns 86-73 Challenger record (2-3 in finals), highlighted by titles at 2022 Parma and 2024 Augsburg

Went 90-33 on ITF Junior Circuit, including wins over future Top-50 ATP players Draper, Musetti and Nakashima