Eric Sock

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Eric Sock
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1990-09-22) September 22, 1990 (age 33)
College Nebraska
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Doubles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Last updated on: July 26, 2017.

Eric Sock (born September 22, 1990) is an American tennis player.

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Tennis career

Sock played college tennis at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Personal life

In January 2015, Sock was placed on life support for eight days due to Lemierre's syndrome. After initially thinking it was just a sore throat, Sock was taken to the emergency room, where doctors told him that he would have likely died the following day. [1]

He is Jack Sock's older brother. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff, ATP World Tour. "Sock finds new perspective after brother's illness".