Axel Michon

Birth Date: 1990-12-16

Country:  France

Best ATP/WTA Ranking: 300

ATP Racket Played: T-FLASH 315 SPEEDFLEX

Starting year with TF: 2000.

Favorite website: Allociné.

Favorite Youtube video: Janis Joplin - Little Girl Blue (this is Tom Jones, 1969).

Favorite food: "Caramel au beurre salé" ice-cream for Berthillon.

Favorite citation / quotation: "Boldness, boldness again, boldness forever and France will be safe".

Best shot: Backhand.

Favorite player to watch: Marcelo Rios.

Favorite tournament: Roland Garros.

Best double partner: Guillaume Rufin.

Best win / best memory: Decisive double with G. Rufin in Davis Cup Junior final in "Le Touquet".

Except your racket, what’s always in your bag ? My iPod, Télérama.

Your power song in your iPod before entering the court ? "Idiot wind" - Bob Dylan / "Born to run" - Bruce Springsteen / What difference does it makes" - The Smiths / "A forest" - The Cure.

Any special ritual before entering the court ? Listen my power song !

Main objective in life: Stay faithful to my values.

Best synonymous for tennis: Game.

Nothing is better than: Kissing my girlfriend.

I could not play tennis without: Tecnifibre ;)

If you could turn pro in another sport which would it be and why ? Rugby !

If someone walked into your room right now, what would they notice first ? My Romy Schneider poster.

You’re on a date and trying to impress, where do we go ? Restaurant "Le Tassevin" (Ile-Saint-Louis).

You’ve got 2 weeks and a private jet, where do we go ? Chausey Island (in front of Granville) !

Top 3 reasons to wake-up every morning ? I love what I do !

How long does it take to get ready in the morning ? 15 minutes.

How do you relax ? I go to cinema.

In a movie about your life, which actor / actress could play you ? Louis Garrel or Mathieu Amalric.

Best shopping place: Granville !

Any advice for other players: I'm not good enough to give any advice !