Filip Horansky
Filip Horansky
Filip Horansky
Filip Horansky
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  • Personal
    • Nickname is Hory.
    • Father, Igor, is a lawyer; mother, Alena, does audits and accounting for companies; brother, Lukas. Says that his dad is his hero.
    • Started playing tennis at age 5, while watching his older brother play tournaments.
    • Growing up, idols were Lleyton Hewitt and Roger Federer.
    • Favourite surface is clay, shot is forehand and tournament is Bratislava Challenger.
    • Lists Bratislava as his favourite city on tour.
    • Studied law at the Pan-European University in Bratislava, completing Bachelor's degree and is continuing towards a Masters. Both father and brother are lawyers. "When I was younger, I was always asking my father about the courts and everything. I like it. When I was traveling to tournaments and had some hours to myself in the bus, I took a book and was learning. Instead of going on social media, I did this."
    • Also enjoys ice hockey, football, basketball and PlayStation
    • Favourite teams are Slovan Bratislava (hockey), FC Barcelona (football) and Los Angeles Lakers (basketball).
    • Dream job is Lakers' general manager.
    • Favourite athletes are football player Lionel Messi and basketball player LeBron James.
    • Likes to read. Favourite book is Angels & Demons by Robert Langdon.
    • Favourite superhero is Batman, movie is The Transporter, actor is Jason Statham and musician is Eminem.
    • Favourite subject in school was history.
    • Says that his best quality is that he's responsible and his worst quality is that he's sometimes lazy.
    • Favourite food is sushi, but guilty pleasure is candy.
    • Fitness trainer is Peter Hlavac.
    • Superstition: Listens to the same Slovakian rap song before every match.
    • Motivation: "I like to fight on the court and travel around the world and compete. I can't imagine life without tennis. If you do it as a professional, you want to be successful and make money for a living. Second of all, you want to do something that you will be proud of."

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