Personal Life
Robredo is named after the rock opera Tommy by The Who, of which his father is a big fan.
Robredo is currently sponsored by Erke for his sportswear, Asics for his shoes, Dunlop Sport for his tennis racquets, TW Steel watches, and the Ukrainian Food Company.
Robredo's childhood tennis idol was Stefan Edberg, along with John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, and various Spanish tennis players. He cites Arantxa Sánchez (with whom he won the 2002 Hopman Cup for Spain) as his favorite female player among retired players; among recently active players his favorite male and female players are Roger Federer and Justine Henin.
Some fans refer to Robredo as "Disco Tommy" for the long, wavy hairstyle he began cultivating during the 2006 tennis season; after Robredo mentioned that he calls his coach "President Palmer" while his coach calls him "Jack Bauer" (from 24), fans also began referring to him as "Disco Jack."
2007 marked increased media exposure for Robredo. Besides posing nude for the July issue of the UK edition of Cosmopolitan, he was also recognized by the Spanish editions of Men's Health and Marie Claire, as well as People en Español.
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