Filippo Baldi
Filippo Baldi
Filippo Baldi
Filippo Baldi
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    • Nickname are Filo and Baldino.
    • Father, Leonardo Baldi, is deceased; mother, Rosaria Novati (an architect); sister, Martina (a line judge). Says that his dad is his hero.
    • Began playing tennis at age 9 with his mom.
    • Was offered a contract to play for AC Milan's youth football team after competing for Palvia Calcio, a small club in his city. Was a better football player, but chose tennis because he enjoyed it more.
    • Favourite surfaces are clay and hard.
    • Favourite shot is forehand and tournament is Italian Open.
    • Lists New York City as his favourite city on tour.
    • Tennis idols growing up were Fabio Fognini and Rafael Nadal.
    • If he wasn't a tennis player, he would be a football player. Supports Inter Milan.
    • Favourite movie is Gladiator, TV show is The X Factor, actor is Will Smith and superhero is Batman.
    • Likes to listen to Red Hot Chili Peppers.
    • Favourite book is Undisputed Truth by Mike Tyson.
    • Enjoys eating pizza and sushi, but says his guilty pleasure is Nutella.
    • Favourite athlete is basketball player LeBron James.
    • Says that his best quality is that he's honest, but his worst quality is that he's too honest.
    • Favourite subject in school was Spanish.
    • Almost quit tennis in the summer of 2017 after struggling for many years, but his father encouraged him to keep fighting: "My dad told me that I can do it if I trust in myself. In the end, he was right. I said to him that I will play just two months more. I bought five racquets from the store and that's it. From there, I played better and won my first professional title. It was a surprise for me. And the next year, I got a wild card into the qualifying for the Masters 1000 in Rome and qualified. It was amazing because it was my first ATP Tour main draw."
    • Tattoo on wrist: 'L' for dad Leonardo, 'R' for mom Rosaria and 'M' for sister Martina. "I play for them. They are the reason I play tennis."
    • Other tattoos: Japanese symbol for 'family' on his back; the Italian word 'proteggile' which means 'protect them' on his arm; and the phrase 'a modo tuo' which means 'go your way' and is the name of an Italian song by one of his favourite groups Ligabue.

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