On court

• enjoys the one-on-one battle that tennis provides
• was a fan of powerful Russian Marat Safin because of his style of play
• one day hopes to win the French Open, Australian Open and Davis Cup for Australia

Off court

• father Bob represented Queensland and Australia in rugby league, so it was natural for Joel to pursue an athletic career
• enjoys fishing
• favourite city is Brisbane due to the good weather that it experiences for most of the year
• favourite movie is The Matrix: Reloaded