Stephane Robert life and biography

Stéphane Robert is a professional French professional tennis player.

He reached his first ATP-level final at the 2010 SA Tennis Open, falling to Feliciano López 5–7, 1–6.

PERSONAL:

Starting playing at 8 years old
Parents are Luc and Martine - both retired
Father was a mechanic, mother a secretary
Brother, Fabien, is a tennis coach and used to play pro
Favourite surface is clay, and favourite shot is backhand
.Idols growing up were Andre Agassi and Gustavo Kuerten
Hobbies include following sport in general and reading
Likes to read Dostojevski
If he wasn't a tennis player he would still be involved in tennis in some capacity, most likely as a tennis coach
On his style of play he says, "I had been all my life playing what I call 'casino tennis,' hitting crazy shots, gambling with big shots and closing my eyes just hoping the ball would go in. Last August, when I came back to tennis after the illness, I had a long chat with my coach, Ronan Lafaix, who persuaded me to do things differently. He urged me to start focusing on one thing at a time, to concentrate harder than ever before and develop a precision game"
Coached by countryman Ronan Lafaix (not affiliated with FFT or Lagerdere).

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