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TENNISHEAD.NET JULY 2015

Wimbledon Special Issue THE WORLD’ S BE S T TENNIS MAG A ZINE

Wimbledon 2015

ANDY MURRAY WHY I’D BE HAPPY TO FACE DJOKOVIC AGAIN

Boris Becker

I believe you have lucky moments

Roger Federer

My favourite Wimbledon memories

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SERENA SLAM WILL IT HAPPEN A SECOND TIME?

Lleyton Hewitt Bowing out from SW19

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NICK BOLLETTIERI PATRICK MOURATOGLOU Pete Sampras // Steffi Graf // Bjorn Borg Martina Navratilova // Goran Ivanisevic // Pat Rafter

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upfront

features

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08 wimbledon moments

44 Bowing out

80 a change of pace

18 moving on

50 on the brink of history

86 tennis talk

26 a place in my heart

59 where are they now?

Nick Bollettieri on his love of Wimbledon

Serena Williams is seven wins away from holding all four majors for a second time

31 they could play tennis too

36 just an ordinary man

Boris Becker on his historic

1985 Wimbledon victory

Stars from the world of sport who are also pretty handy on the tennis court Comedian and tennis fan Mark Steel and his obsession with Andy Murray

Two former Wimbledon junior champions recall their moment in the spotlight

62 thirty years on 70 top seed

Patrick Mouratoglou on why some players need longer to adapt to grass court tennis Our experts answer your questions

88 behind the scenes

Mats Merkel on how players spend their free time at Wimbledon

90 suarez navarro's backhand

Analysis of the Spaniard's single-hander

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Wimbledon head groundsman Neil Stubley on the challenges of grass

95 gear news

74 southsea pearl

98 wimbledon shop

A public grass court facility with big ambitions

76 annie k's wimbledon

Former British No.1 Anne Keothavong's favourite places to eat and drink in SW19

130 last word

Tim Henman on his role on the Wimbledon committee

All the latest tennis kit to hit the market

Souvenirs from the 2015 Championships

100 silent partners

Nine classic rackets that helped make their masters Wimbledon greats

106 racket reviews

Our verdict on the 2015 improver frames

110 playbrave

Simon Dowell's hard work and passion has made the brand a British success story

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116 results and rankings

Complete draws from Roland Garros

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Why Andy Murray is in a good place ahead of his home Grand Slam

Former champion Lleyton Hewitt returns to Wimbledon for the last time as a player

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Top players reflect on their favourite memories from SW19

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My best

WIMBLEDON MOMENT…

as well. i’ve had so much beautiful success there that it’s very hard to choose: my first victory, all of the wins, clearly, the win over Pete [sampras], the junior win, even the finals that i lost to Rafa. they were so epic. it was cool to be part of that. the olympics as well – that has some special memories as well for me, beating del Potro [in the semi-finals], getting a medal for switzerland.”

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“ it’s not fair. whatever i’m going to say, there will be other memories

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With hard work and a joined-up approach from his team, Andy Murray believes he is closing the gap on world No.1 Novak Djokovic

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Nick Bollettieri

a personal view One of the game’s most successful coaches – and biggest personalities – explains his love for SW19

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’ve coached ten different world No.1s and watched them play at countless events for longer than I care to remember, but there are still two tournaments that send a tingle down my spine whenever I enter their gates. As an American you’d expect me to love the US Open, but Wimbledon has just as big a place in my heart.

You couldn’t imagine two venues more different than the Billie Jean King Tennis Center and the All England Club. The playing surfaces are just the start.

The noise at the US Open is probably the most difficult thing that players have to deal with. In New York it seems like spectators do just about anything they want. But you can’t do that at Wimbledon. Quiet please!

I remember commentating on Andy Murray’s match against Marcos Baghdatis for the BBC three years ago. The match finished at two minutes past 11pm under the Centre Court roof, but just before that people were going crazy. “It’s going to go past 11!” they said, a look of horror on their faces. “That can’t happen!” Holy mackerel, if the US Open had

stopped a match just because it was 11pm the crowd would have torn down the stadium.

Then there’s “The Queue”. The English are much more patient than us Americans. It always amazes me when I see all those people patiently queuing all night just to see the tennis the next day. I can tell you, buddy, they’d be complaining if they had to wait for more than five minutes in a hot dog queue at Flushing Meadows.

Then there’s Henman Hill, which has become a huge part of the Wimbledon experience. There’s a big screen in New York, too, but it’s by the fountains, outside Arthur Ashe Stadium, and it just ain’t the same. People come and go, but they don’t hang around watching matches like they do at Wimbledon.

Today I love everything about Wimbledon’s customs, from the way the ball kids throw the balls to the white clothing rules. It’s the traditions that help to make the tournament what it is.

However, I didn’t always feel that way. When I first started going there in the 1970s and 1980s - I was with players like Brian Gottfried and Jimmy Arias, Carling Bassett and Raffaella Reggi - I have to admit that I thought everyone was stuck up. “Quiet please! Wear white clothes! Walk here! Don’t walk there – that’s where the Queen will be coming through!” I thought to myself: “What the heck is going on? Holy cow, this is like being back in the army!”

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they could play Tennis too

Three men who went on to play football, rugby or cricket at international level also excelled with a racket in their hands

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The chances of Murray celebrating a successful drop volley by dancing round the net like Raheem Sterling before posing like Kanye West are fairly slim

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Andy Murray is unlike other modern sport stars and we should celebrate the fact that he refuses to play the celebrity game Words mark steel

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An ordinary man but an extraordinary talent

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Mark Steel is an author, broadcaster and stand-up comedian who has appeared on Have I Got News For You and QI. He recently visited towns around the UK for the sixth series of his BBC Radio 4 show Mark Steel's in Town

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Words Courtney Walsh Courtney Walsh is Sports Writer of The Australian

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bowing out

The 2002 champion returns to SW19 for the last time as a player. Fellow Aussie, close friend and twice Wimbledon runner-up, Pat Rafter says Lleyton Hewitt will want to say goodbye in style

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Untouchable With a second ‘Serena Slam’ in her sights, the World No.1 will need to stay focused in SW19 to make that a reality Words PAUL NEWMAN

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‘Nobody knows how close I was to not winning Wimbledon’

Thirtylove Thirty years since winning the Championships as a teenager, Boris Becker reflects on how the stars aligned for his maiden major victory back in 1985

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Former British No.1 Anne Keothavong takes us on a tour of Wimbledon Village. Where to head for breakfast, lunch and dinner – and where she used to find the best donuts...

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When I lived in Wimbledon I used to go running on the Common.

It’s about a three-mile run from home to the Common, up to the car park by the windmill and back along Parkside. At times, I cycled over the Common to the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton when I used to train there.

For breakfast I like going to Cote or in the past to the Lawn Bakery; it’s a shame the Lawn Bakery isn’t there anymore. It was small and I enjoyed having a coffee and people watching.

They did the best jam donuts and I can eat as many of those as I want now I’ve retired! They were quite big, very sugary and very sweet. Occasionally, I ate them while I was playing. It was a treat. When you walked past they were in the shop window.

Cote is good for a fry-up at weekends. For £10 you get a juice, a coffee, and a full breakfast. I like Brew for lunch. Although they do breakfast, I consider it more of a lunch-type place. The menu is good and a little bit different to all the other chains.

When I lived in Wimbledon, dinner was usually always the Fire Stables. It kind of still is, because if I play tennis in the evening at the All England Club it’s a nice walk or a short drive up. It’s quite laid back and the service is good. For a posher treat, it was the Lawn Bistro which served fantastic French cuisine. They did the best chateaubriand. It’s now changed owners and called the White Onion but I’ve yet to check it out.

When I was competing, I didn’t really eat out. I would usually eat at home. If I did need to get something, then a takeaway from Good Earth would do or my mum would come round and cook something for me. I’m a better cook now than I used to be.

During the Championships the village was always so busy.

At the end of the day, everyone congregates at the Dog and Fox or Hemingways, where I met my husband (Andrew Bretherton, the couple were married in February 2015). We used to bump into each other there because we had mutual friends.

Andrew plays at the All England Club as well, so we knew each other through tennis, but I guess when I first suggested we should go on a date, that was in Hemingways.

The manager, Mike, is a huge tennis fan and this year he played 36 tennis matches over 72 hours and got an entry in the Guinness Book of Records as well as raising funds for Rally for Bally, NSPCC and Tennis for Free.

I haven’t been to the Wimbledon Tennis Museum for years.

I have some friends who went there recently. We had our wedding reception at the All England Club and they went to the Wimbledon museum the following day. I keep meaning to go and I know the tours around the grounds are really popular. My parents have done the tour and they said it was superb. That’s one of the things I need to tick off my list of things to do.

In the summer I love being around the Common. It’s busier at the weekends but it's still a very chilled out place. Cannizaro Park is also a lovely spot for a picnic and they usually have a music festival there every summer. I've never been horse riding on the Common and never intend to. I am not an animal lover!

I used to catch the bus up the hill from the town to the village.

I was sometimes too lazy to walk up the hill. Walking down the hill to the station is fine! I’ve got the bus app, which is brilliant because it tells you how many minutes before the bus arrives, so I could time my walk to the bus stop.

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biography Patrick Mouratoglou is the founder and Head Coach at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy which is based near Paris. Founded in 1996, it is now considered to be one of the best in the world and offers personalised training which is tailored to each of its players' individual needs.

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Grass preparations Patrick Mouratoglou says the changing pace of grass has affected the way the players approach the grasscourt game

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Carla’s firecracker

One of the most eye-catching, technically-pleasing and devastating single-handers on the women’s tour. David Sammel drills down...

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The signature of Carla Suarez Navarro's backhand is her high, sweeping takeback. The Spaniard gets the racket back very early and her feet are in a great position ready to unleash the forward swing. Early preparation is key to the execution of any stroke and Carla has done a great job.

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The base made between left and right feet is nice and wide and solid with fantastic shoulder and hip rotation.

It's not dissimilar to using the chest's pectoral muscles on serve – she is coiled and ready to expand these powerful muscles into the swing through the line of the ball.

A force to be reckoned with...

Carla's WTA career had featured a series of near-misses until she won her first singles title in Portugal in May 2014. Since that breakthrough she has started to challenge – and beat – the world's best on the biggest stages. The 26-year-old world No.8 beat Agnieszka Radwanska, Venus Williams and Andrea Petkovic en route to the final in Miami and also made the final in Rome in mid-May – where she beat Genie Bouchard, Petra Kvitova and Simona Halep.

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Due to her very full backhand grip (almost all the knuckles of her right hand are on the top of the grip) she has to drop the racket quickly below the height of the ball so she can swing strongly upwards into contact which will impart heaps of natural topspin. Her base is still wide and eyes are on the ball.

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In many ways, hitting a backhand is more straightforward than executing a forehand because you naturally get good shoulder and hip rotation by taking the racket back so your ‘power-generating unit’ is in place consistently before the stroke begins. The twohanded backhand is generally more effective on return of serve or deflecting power because of the stability the second hand gives the racket face. However, on faster courts – and in general rallying – the versatility of the one-hander to mix easily from topspin to slice, and the use of slice as an approach off a second serve, is very effective.

The racket is rising fast and the racket face begins to complete the 'turn' over the ball. A throwback to her junior days is the hunching of her shoulders, a common way for youngsters to engage an extra source of power. The back leg has drawn up showing the weight moving forwards and up.

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Shoulders and hips are almost square to the net and all her weight is on the front foot. The balance between the bent right arm and left are almost symmetrical and the way the racket covers her head is similar to Pete Sampras’ technique. Note her relaxed facial muscles – this helps conserve energy.

Meet your coach: David Sammel David has more than 25 years' experience, coaching pros to careerhigh rankings, many of whom have represented their countries in Davis Cup and at the Olympics. David, who became an official ATP coach in 2014, regularly contributes to the UK tennis media including BBC Radio 5 Live, The Times newspaper and Sky Sports. In 2014, David released a psychology and coaching book – Locker Room Power – Building an Athlete's Mind. www.lockerroompower.com

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This provides a fantastic image of the grip and the so-called ‘laidback’ wrist beginning to snap up and over the ball together with the fast accelerating arm upwards through the shot. Her eyes are relaxed and are still following the path of the ball right onto the racket strings.

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Bjorn Borg’s Donnay Borg Pro

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1980 – his fifth title

We’ll never know how many titles Borg might have won with his signature stick. Little more than a year after winning his third consecutive Channel Slam – the French Open-Wimbledon double – in 1980, the Iceman was burnt out, beaten by John McEnroe in the 1981 final and all but turned his back on tennis in 1982 before announcing his retirement in 1983 at the age of 26.

Regal rackets “I let my racket do the talking,” seven-time Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras once quipped. So here’s to the silent partners in these triumphs on the turf – nine frames that made their masters Wimbledon greats Words michael beattie 10 0

Pete Sampras’ Wilson Pro Staff Original 85

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1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 – all seven titles

Jimmy Connors may not have liked it – the American helped design the frame but played with it for all of a year before returning to his shiny T-2000 – but the Pro Staff Original suited Pistol Pete just fine. The 14-time Grand Slam champion not only played with the frame for his entire career – a frame also used by Roger Federer and Chris Evert during theirs – he insisted on playing with models built on the small Caribbean island of St Vincent, which to his mind were slightly stiffer than those manufactured at the company’s Chicago headquarters.

Goran Ivanisevic’s Head iPrestige Mid

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Few Head Prestiges survived a tour of duty in racket-smasher extraordinaire Goran Ivanisevic’s bag – and those that did were likely to meet a similar fate at the hands of Marat Safin – but after three final appearances in the 1990s, the Croatian lefty finally won the one title that he believed to be his destiny in 2001, serve-volleying his way to a dramatic five-set victory over Australia’s Pat Rafter on the last Wimbledon final to be played on a Monday.

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Improver frames

If you’re new to tennis, coming back to the game or looking for a frame that will take more of the strain on court, you’ve come to the right place

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f you’ve ever wondered why there are so many different rackets on the shelves at your local sports store and in the hands of your favourite players, watch an hour of highlights from a day’s tennis on TV. Pick a shot. The serve, maybe, or the forehand – something you’ll see each player you watch hit time and again. Before long you’ll realise that, like snowflakes, while each one looks similar, no two are exactly the same.

Everyone’s swing is different. Slow or fast, long or short, loading the ball with spin or hitting it square in the face, and all of them trying to put that ball back 10 6

over the net. Fortunately, there’s a racket for every swing – it's all about finding the right one for you.

If you’re new to tennis, coming back to the game or looking for a frame that will simply take more of the strain on court, read our racket review. These frames are aimed at recreational players keen to enjoy their tennis, not endure it, and get better into the bargain.

By keeping weight low, moving the mass towards the head of the racket and boosting the surface area of the stringbed, they are designed to give you the confidence to hit more balls – and hit them well – without wearing out your arm in the process.

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BEST FOR POWER

Babolat Pure Drive 110 2015

HEAD Graphene PWR Speed

RRP: £170 Head size: 110 sq.in Unstrung weight: 265g String pattern: 16x19 Balance: 34.5cm Beam: 24.5mm-26mm-23.5mm

RRP: £145 Head size: 115 sq.in Unstrung weight: 255g String pattern: 16x19 Balance: 34.5cm Beam: 26mm-26mm-28mm

Like the professional frame that launched Babolat into the stratosphere in the hands of Andy Roddick, Kim Clijsters and Li Na, the Pure Drive 110 has also undergone a significant revamp in 2015 with the introduction of FSI Technology. By shifting the sweet spot towards the tip of the frame and increasing the density of the string pattern in the centre of the stringbed, players now have a more forgiving racket which offers greater directional control than ever before. The modifications add a little guile to this gutsy frame, which always packed a punch but now offers more in the way of finesse into the bargain.

Based on the technology used in Novak Djokovic’s racket, the PWR Speed twins power and oversize dimensions with the added manoeuvrability of a featherlight frame. Super-strong Graphene strengthens the throat, allowing HEAD to place more weight at the tip of the frame where it helps the racket plough through the ball despite the low static weight. They have also built it with the QuadFace stringing configuration, which lengthens the strings in the corners of the frame, ‘squaring’ the stringbed to boost both the sweet spot and power output. Ideal for those with short to medium swings who spend a lot of time at the net.

RRP: £120 Head size: 100 sq.in Unstrung weight: 265g String pattern: 16x19 Balance: 33.5cm Beam: 22.5mm-25mm-23mm

RRP: £139.90 Head size: 107 sq.in Unstrung weight: 275g String pattern: 16x20 Balance: 34.0cm Beam: 25mm

Mantis rackets perform every bit as clean and classically as their slick paintjobs might suggest. There is more to the connection between the more advanced members of the racket range and this slimmed-down model than the 100 square-inch profile – the 265 is another racket that fits best in the hands of an all-court player with longer swings and honed strokes. If you’re looking to move to a lighter frame to protect your arm, give it a shot, but be warned that the payoff for that drop in weight is a somewhat dampened feel and reduced feedback.

Pacific prides itself on delivering comfort and control from its hyper-engineered frames. One of the heavier rackets in our test – among some slimline opposition, it must be said – the Speed packs a punch with a little more feel than the rest, thanks to the basalt-infused materials in the racket head which provide greater feedback than you would normally expect from an oversize frame. Stable, easy and fun to hit with from the back of the court, this is a surefire winner for those who take a gentle mid-length swing at the ball.

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Serena WIlliams

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petra kvitova

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simona halep

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maria sharapova

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Caroline Wozniacki

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ana ivanovic

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lucie Safarova

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ekaterina makarova

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carla suarez navarro

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angelique kerber

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usa

This year: $6,175,649 Career to date: $69,676,428 Career-high ranking: 1 (08/07/02) Career titles: 67 Last title: Roland Garros, Grand Slam, Paris, France, June 2015

Won two rubbers on clay in Italy on Fed Cup duty, but suffered first defeat of 2015 in Madrid SFs (l. to Kvitova). Withdrew from Rome 3R match v McHale with elbow injury but despite illness at Roland Garros, won 20th Grand Slam title in Paris.

czech republic

This year: $1,420,858 Career to date: $18,523,316 Career-high ranking: 2 (31/10/11) Career titles: 16 Last title: Mutua Madrid Open, WTA Premier, Madrid, Spain, May 2015

Won two rubbers v France to send Czechs into Fed Cup final.

Lost Stuttgart opener to Brengle but rallied to win title in Madrid (d. Kuznetsova in final). Fell in Rome QFs to Suarez Navarro but lost in Paris 4R to Bacsinszky.

romania

This year: $2,218,369 Career to date: $8,777,777 Career-high ranking: 2 (11/08/14) Career titles: 11 Last title: BNP Paribas Open, WTA Premier, Indian Wells, USA, March 2015

Reached SFs in Stuttgart (l. to Wozniacki) but lost Madrid opener to Cornet in straight sets. Fell in Rome SFs to Suarez Navarro before shock 2R defeat to Lucic-Baroni at Roland Garros, where she reached final in 2014.

russia

This year: $2,536,132 Career to date: $35,071,334 Career-high ranking: 1 (22/08/05) Career titles: 35 Last title: Internazionali BNL d'Italia, WTA Premier, Rome, Italy, May 2015

Stuttgart title defence ended in 2R (l. to Kerber) before run to Madrid SF (l. to Kuznetsova).

Won 35th title in Rome (d.

Suarez Navarro) but struggled with flu at Roland Garros as she lost in 4R to eventual runner-up Safarova.

denmark

This year: $599,303 Career to date: $19,922,168 Career-high ranking: 1 (11/10/10) Career titles: 23 Last title: BMW Malaysian Open, WTA International, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 2015

Beat Halep & Suarez Navarro en route to final in Stuttgart (l. to Kerber) before run to Madrid QFs (l. to Sharapova). Suffered 2R exit in Rome (l. to Azarenka).

The Dane was also an early casualty at Roland Garros, losing in 2R to Julia Goerges.

serbia

This year: $877,186 Career to date: $13,972,442 Career-high ranking: 1 (09/06/2008) Career titles: 15 Last title: Toray Pan Pacific Open, WTA International, Tokyo, Japan, September 2014

After disappointing run of results, losing in Stuttgart 1R to Garcia, Madrid 3R to Suarez Navarro and Rome 2R to Gavrilova, Ivanovic found her form in time for Roland Garros, reaching her first Grand Slam SF since 2008 (l. to Safarova).

czech republic

This year: $2,084,893 Career to date: $7,742,539 Career-high ranking: 7 (08/06/15) Career titles: 6 Last title: Qatar Total Open, WTA Premier, Doha, Qatar, February 2015

Mixed start to clay season; lost Stuttgart 2R to Wozniacki and Prague 1R to Smitkova. Made Madrid QFs (l. to Kuznetsova) before Rome 2R defeat to Dulgheru. Produced stunning run to reach first major final at Roland Garros (l. to Serena).

Russia

This year: $1,247,800 Career to date: $7,987,411 Career-high ranking: 8 (06/04/15) Career titles: 2 Last title: PTT Thailand Open, WTA International, Pattaya City, Thailand, February 2014

Withdrew from Charleston with stomach illness before defeat to eventual champion Kerber in Stuttgart 3R. Lost to an in-form Kuznetsova in Madrid 1R and Dulgheru in Rome 3R before reaching 4R at Roland Garros, where she fell to Ivanovic.

spain

This year: $1,378,293 Career to date: $5,631,521 Career-high ranking: 8 (18/05/15) Career titles: 1 Last title: Portugal Open, WTA International, Oeiras, Portugal, May 2014

Carried form onto clay, reaching QFs in Stuttgart (l. to Wozniacki) and on home soil in Madrid (l. to S Williams). Upset Bouchard, Kvitova and Halep en route to Rome final (l. to Sharapova) but was beaten in straight sets by Pennetta in Roland Garros 3R.

germany

This year: $573,651 Career to date: $7,860,773 Career-high ranking: 5 (22/10/12) Career titles: 5 Last title: Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, WTA Premier, Stuttgart, Germany, April 2015

Won 11 matches in a row, capturing titles in Charleston (d. Keys) and Stuttgart (d.

Wozniacki). Fell in Madrid 1R (l. to Stosur) and Rome 2R (l. to Begu) but reached Nurnberg SFs (l. to Vinci). Fell to Muguruza in French Open 3R.

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Born: 03/09/88 Lives: Barcelona, Spain Height: 5ft 4in Weight: 137 lbs

Born: 18/01/88 Lives: Puszczykowo, Poland Height: 5ft 8in Weight: 150 lbs

11-100 RANKINGS 11 Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 12 Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 13 Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 14 Andrea Petkovic (GER) 15 Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 16 Venus Williams (USA) 17 Elina Svitolina (UKR) 18 Madison Keys (USA) 19 Sabine Lisicki (GER) 20 Sara Errani (ITA) 21 Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 22 Barbora Strycova (CZE) 23 Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 24 Samantha Stosur (AUS) 25 Alize Cornet (FRA) 26 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 27 Peng Shuai (CHN) 28 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 29 Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 30 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 31 Caroline Garcia (FRA) 32 Zarina Diyas (KAZ) 33 Belinda Bencic (SUI) 34 Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 35 Camila Giorgi (ITA) 36 Roberta Vinci (ITA) 37 Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 38 Madison Brengle (USA) 39 Sloane Stephens (USA) 40 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 41 Karin Knapp (ITA) 42 Daria Gavrilova (RUS) 43 Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 44 Mona Barthel (GER) 45 Heather Watson (GBR) 46 Alison van Uytvanck (BEL) 47 Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 48 Alison Riske (USA) 49 Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 50 Casey Dellacqua (AUS) 51 Kaia Kanepi (EST) 52 Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) 53 Carina Witthoeft (GER) 54 Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) 55 Lucie Hradecka (CZE) 56 Julia Goerges (GER) 57 Kurumi Nara (JPN) 58 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 59 Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 60 Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) 61 Monica Niculescu (ROU) 62 Tereza Smitkova (CZE) 63 Lauren Davis (USA) 64 Anna Schmiedlova (SVK) 65 Zheng Saisai (CHN) 66 Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 67 Christina McHale (USA) 68 Andreea Mitu (ROU) 69 Annika Beck (GER) 70 Johanna Larsson (SWE) 71 Irina Falconi (USA) 72 Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 73 Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 74 Teliana Pereira (BRA) 75 Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 76 Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 77 Denisa Allertova (CZE) 78 Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 79 Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO) 80 Tatjana Maria (GER) 81 Elena Vesnina (RUS) 82 Shelby Rogers (USA) 83 Polona Hercog (SLO) 84 Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) 85 Klara Koukalova (CZE) 86 Vitalia Diatchenko (RUS) 87 Ana Konjuh (CRO) 88 Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) 89 Monica Puig (PUR) 90 Danka Kovinic (MNE) 91 Timea Babos (HUN) 92 Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 93 Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 94 Marina Erakovic (NZL) 95 Sesil Karatantcheva (BUL) 96 Misaki Doi (JPN) 97 Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) 98 Mariana Duque-Marino (COL) 99 Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) 100 Nicole Gibbs (USA)

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novak djokovic

2

roger rafael nadal federer

3

andy murray

4

stan wawrinka

5

kei nishikori

6

tomas berdych

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david ferrer

8

milos raonic

9

marin Cilic

10

rafael Nadal

Points: 13,845

Points: 6,860 Points: 9,415

Points: 7,040

Points: 5,835

Points: 5,570

Points: 5,050

Points: 4,490

Points: 4,440

Points: 3,460

Points: 2,930

ACHIEVEMENTS

FORM

serbia

Born: 22/05/87 Lives: Monte Carlo, Monaco Height: 6ft 2in Weight: 176 lbs

This year: $6,965,733 Career to date: $79,387,662 Career-high ranking: 1 (04/07/11) Career titles: 53 Last title: Internazionali BNL d'Italia, ATP Masters 1000, Rome, Italy, May 2015

Won Monte Carlo (d. Berdych) before skipping Madrid.

Defeated Federer in Rome final to win 53rd career title.

Beat Nadal & Murray to reach Roland Garros final but wait for career Grand Slam goes on after defeat to Wawrinka.

switzerland Spain Born:08/08/81 Born: 03/06/86 Lives: Lives: Manacor, Mallorca, Bottmingen, Spain Switzerland Height:6ft 6ft1in 1in Height: Weight: 188lbs lbs Weight: 187

This year: This year:$1,885,655 $5,714,859 Career to Career todate: date:$90,506,319 $55,776,687 Career-high ranking: Career-high ranking:1 1 (02/02/04) (18/08/08) Career Careertitles: titles:85 57 Last title: BNPOpen, Paribas Last title:TEB French Grand Istanbul Open, ATPJune 250,2013 Slam, Paris, France, Istanbul, Turkey, May 2015

Lost to Monfils in Monte Carlo 3R but won 85th title at inaugural Istanbul event (d.

Cuevas). Fell to Kyrgios in Madrid opener but reached Rome final (l. to Djokovic). Fell in three sets to fellow Swiss Wawrinka in French Open QFs.

great britain

This year: $3,549,441 Career to date: $37,752,984 Career-high ranking: 2 (17/08/09) Career titles: 33 Last title: Mutua Madrid Open, ATP Masters 1000, Madrid, Spain, May 2015

Skipped Monte Carlo to get married. Went undefeated on clay, winning title in Munich (d.

Kohlschreiber) and Madrid (d.

Nadal). Withdrew from Rome to rest ahead of French Open, where he reached SFs before falling to Djokovic in five sets.

switzerland

This year: $3,352,013 Career to date: $17,771,808 Career-high ranking: 3 (27/01/14) Career titles: 10 Last title: Roland Garros, Grand Slam, Paris, France, June 2015

Mixed results on clay, falling to Dimitrov in Monte Carlo 3R and Madrid 3R. Reached Rome SFs (l. to Federer) but fell in Geneva QFs to Delbonis. Rediscovered form at Roland Garros, beating Federer and Djokovic en route to second Grand Slam title.

japan

This year: $1,813,134 Career to date: $9,843,083 Career-high ranking: 4 (02/03/15) Career titles: 9 Last title: Barcelona Open, ATP 500, Barcelona, Spain April 2015

Defended his title in Barcelona (d. Andujar in final) before run to SFs in Madrid (l. to Murray) and QFs in Rome (l. to Djokovic). Reached QFs at Roland Garros without dropping a set, but lost in five to local favourite Tsonga.

czech republic

This year: $2,054,775 Career to date: $22,104,243 Career-high ranking: 4 (18/05/15) Career titles: 10 Last title: If Stockholm Open, ATP 250, Stockholm, Sweden, October 2014

Continued impressive run in 2015 at clay-court Masters, losing to higher ranked opposition in Monte Carlo final (l. to Djokovic), Madrid SFs (l. to Nadal) and Rome QFs (Federer). Lost in four sets in French Open 4R to Tsonga.

spain

This year: $1,918,172 Career to date: $26,669,667 Career-high ranking: 3 (08/07/2013) Career titles: 24 Last title: Abierto Mexicano Telcel ATP 250, Acapulco, Mexico, February 2015

Reached QFs in Monte Carlo (l. to Nadal) and SFs in Barcelona (l. to Andujar). Fell to Nishikori in Madrid QFs before defeat to Djokovic in Rome SFs. Reached Roland Garros QFs for sixth time but suffered first defeat on clay to Murray in four sets.

CANADA

This year: $894,400 Career to date: $8,214,239 Career-high ranking: 4 (11/05/15) Career titles: 6 Last title: Citi Open, ATP 500, Washington, USA, August 2014

Retired from Monte Carlo QF against Berdych with a right foot injury. Lost to Murray in Madrid QFs before skipping Rome with the same problem.

Underwent surgery in May and missed Roland Garros as he recovered from operation.

croatia

This year: $331,862 Career to date: $11,669,622 Career-high ranking: 8 (13/10/14) Career titles: 13 Last title: Kremlin Cup, ATP 250, Moscow, Russia, October 2014

Reached Monte Carlo QFs (l. to Djokovic) and lost Barcelona opener to Estrella Burgos before back-to-back defeats in Madrid 2R (l. to Verdasco) and Rome (l. to Garcia-Lopez).

Decent wins at Roland Garros before 4R loss to Ferrer.

Spain

This year: $1,589,361 Career to date: $73,020,452 Career-high ranking: 1 (18/08/08) Career titles: 65 Last title: Argentina Open, ATP 250, Buenos Aires, Argentina, February 2015

Made Monte Carlo SFs (l. to Djokovic) but fell in Barcelona 3R to Fognini. Lost to Murray in Madrid final before defeat to Wawrinka in Rome QFs. Lost only second match in 11 years at Roland Garros, losing in straights to Djokovic in QFs.

Born: 15/05/87 Lives: London, England Height: 6ft 3in Weight: 185 lbs

Born: 28/03/1985 Lives: St Barthelemy, Switzerland Height: 6ft Weight: 179 lbs

Born: 29/12/89 Lives: Bradenton, Florida, USA Height: 5ft 10in Weight: 163 lbs

Born: 17/09/85 Lives: Monte Carlo, Monaco Height: 6ft 5in Weight: 200 lbs

Born: 02/04/82 Lives: Valencia, Spain Height: 5ft 9in Weight: 160 lbs

Born: 27/12/90 Lives: Monte Carlo, Monaco Height: 6ft 5in Weight: 216 lbs

Born: 28/09/88 Lives: Monte Carlo, Monaco Height: 6ft 6in Weight: 180 lbs

Born: 03/06/86 Lives: Manacor, Majorca, Spain Height: 6ft 1in Weight: 188 lbs

11-100 RANKINGS 11 Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 13 Gilles Simon (FRA) 14 Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 15 David Goffin (BEL) 16 Gael Monfils (FRA) 17 Kevin Anderson (RSA) 18 John Isner (USA) 19 Richard Gasquet (FRA) 20 Tommy Robredo (ESP) 21 Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 22 Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 23 Pablo Cuevas (URU) 24 Bernard Tomic (AUS) 25 Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 26 Fabio Fognini (ITA) 27 Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 28 Viktor Troicki (SRB) 29 Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 30 Dominic Thiem (AUT) 31 Jack Sock (USA) 32 Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 33 Juan Monaco (ARG) 34 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 35 Pablo Andujar (ESP) 36 Martin Klizan (SVK) 37 Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 38 Lukas Rosol (CZE) 39 Sam Querrey (USA) 40 Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 41 Borna Coric (CRO) 42 Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 43 Benjamin Becker (GER) 44 Joao Sousa (POR) 45 Andreas Seppi (ITA) 46 Jiri Vesely (CZE) 47 Julien Benneteau (FRA) 48 Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) 49 Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) 50 Jerzy Janowicz (POL) 51 Steve Johnson (USA) 52 Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 53 Gilles Muller (LUX) 54 Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 55 Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) 56 Simone Bolelli (ITA) 57 Donald Young (USA) 58 Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 59 Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 60 Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 61 Santiago Giraldo (COL) 62 Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE) 63 Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 64 Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 65 Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 66 Sam Groth (AUS) 67 Benoit Paire (FRA) 68 Marcel Granollers (ESP) 69 Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) 70 Joao Souza (BRA) 71 Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 72 Tim Smycek (USA) 73 Aljaz Bedene (GBR) 74 Chung Hyeon (KOR) 75 Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 76 Steve Darcis (BEL) 77 Blaz Kavcic (SLO) 78 Marsel Ilhan (TUR) 79 Federico Delbonis (ARG) 80 Malek Jaziri (TUN) 81 Denis Istomin (UZB) 82 Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 83 Robin Haase (NED) 84 Alexander Zverev (GER) 85 Dudi Sela (ISR) 86 James Duckworth (AUS) 87 Ernests Gulbis (LAT) 88 Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 89 Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 90 Go Soeda (JPN) 91 Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 92 Lukas Lacko (SVK) 93 Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 94 Lucas Pouille (FRA) 95 Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) 96 Blaz Rola (SLO) 97 Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 98 Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) 99 Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) 100 Luca Vanni (ITA)

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