He now resides in Tampa, Florida, where he trains at Saddlebrook Resort Club with John Isner and Tim Smyczek.

Projected to take a full year to recover from breaking his femur due, he returned to tennis just six months later after having a titanium rod inserted into his right thigh.

[citation needed] In July 2006, Kuznetsov played in the Comerica Challenger in Aptos, defeating Go Soeda for the 2006 singles title.

That same year, Kuznetsov appeared in the video game Top Spin 2 as an up-and-coming star.

In December, Kuznetsov, Levine, and Wayne Odesnik were invited by the USTA to play off in a round-robin for the wild-card berth in the Australian Open.