Valentin Royer
Valentin Royer
Valentin Royer
Valentin Royer
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  • Personal
    • Nickname is ‘Royroy’. Speaks French, English and Spanish.
    • Parents are Quentin and Adeline.
    • Began playing tennis aged four in Prague, Czech Republic.
    • Inspired by Rafael Nadal, left home at 14 while parents were living in Belgrade, Serbia (father was working for a supermarket brand). Moved to All-In Academy in Paris and later to the French Riviera.
    • When he was in Belgrade, trained at Janko Tipsarevic’s eponymous academy. Tipsarevic was an inspiration to him, especially in terms of working hard and never giving up.
    • Dream job was to become a tennis player.
    • Favourite shot is forehand, surface is clay, tournament is Roland Garros and city on Tour is Tokyo.
    • Tennis idol is Rafael Nadal, hero is Tom Cruise.
    • Outside of tennis, likes wakeboarding. Favourite sports team is FC Barcelona and athlete is Mathew Fraser.
    • Favourite book is Les vertus de l'échec, movie is The Pursuit of Happyness, TV show is Breaking Bad.
    • Favourite actor is Pierre Niney, musician is Dave and superhero is Iron Man.
    • Likes playing video games.
    • Favourite food is steak frites, guilty pleasure is chocolate.

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