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| Human Interest | |
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General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Watching television, driving and playing computer games (spirit.lk, 16 Nov 2009) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Sylvester Francis |
| Handedness | Left |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began playing tennis at the age of three against the wall of his house. |
General Interest | |
| Other information | TURNING PRO He turned professional in 2006 and moved to Thailand to further his career, eventually reaching a ranking on 811th in the world in 2008. However in 2009 he decided to relinquish his professional status, partly due to lack of sponsors and partly in order to focus on his academic studies. (spirit.lk, 16 Nov 2009) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Colombo, SRI |
| Higher education | American National College: Colombo, SRI |
General Interest | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Playing in the Davis Cup for Sri Lanka. (spirit.lk, 16 Nov 2009) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | His older siblings played tennis and there was always a tennis racquet lying around his house. |
General Interest | |
| Hero / Idol | Roger Federer. (spirit.lk, 16 Nov 2009) |
| Ambitions | To play in a Grand Slam. (spirit.lk, 16 Nov 2009) |
| Awards and honours | He was awarded the presitigious Royal crown award for the most prestigious sportsman at Royal College in 2002. (spirit.lk, 16 Nov 2009). |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Coach from what year? | 1989 |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Clay court |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2002 |
| Competing for | Sri Lanka |
| Opponent | Shibu Lal |
| Tournament | Qualification Tournament |
| Location | Dhaka |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Godda. (spirit.lk, 16 Nov 2009) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Coach from which country? | Sri Lanka |