Coached by Matej Liptar; trains at the same club as Berdych and Safarova ... Baseliner whose favorite shots are serve, forehand ... Intoduced to tennis by father, Jiri (a teacher); mother's name is Pavla; brothers are Jiri (engineer) and Libor (teacher); father and brothers all play tennis ... Speaks Czech, Russian, English ... Favorite type of movie is comedy; favorite actress is Julia Roberts ... Favorite type of music is pop; favorite band is U2 ... Favorite foods are pizza, pasta; favorite drink is apple juice ... Other sports interests include basketball, volleyball ... Also enjoys seeing friends, going to the cinema ... Favorite city to visit is Melbourne; favorite tournament is Paris [Indoors] ... Self-described as friendly, happy ... People most admired are Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova; tennis idol growing up was Martina Navratilova (because she's left-handed like her) ... Short-term goal is to reach Top 30.