Nickname is Aka Speaks Georgian, Russian and English Father, Victor, is his coach; mother, Aliona Started playing tennis at a very young age because his family played Played college tennis at University of Oklahoma (2018-19) and Texas A&M University (2016-17) Named 2018 Big 12 Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year Majored in human relations and says his favourite subject was "anything but chemistry." Favourite shot is forehand, surface is hard, tournament is Wimbledon and city on tour is London Tennis idol is Roger Federer Also enjoys basketball. Favourite team is Los Angeles Lakers and player is LeBron James Favourite book is The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Lists Denzel Washington as both his favourite actor and his hero. Favourite movie is American Gangster, starring Washington Favourite food ispizza, superhero is The Joker, TV show is Californication and band is Jamiroquai Says that his guilty pleasure is doing nothing, best quality is timeliness and worst quality is laziness