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.