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JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO ‘IT’S AMAZING FOR ME TO HAVE THIS LOVE’

TENNIS TECHNOLOGY // Online coaching // Virtual reality at the Wimbledon Museum // Tennis TV // Latest rackets

KYLE EDMUND On the fast track

KAROLINA PLISKOVA In the locker room

PLUS Comprehensive results Rankings Stunning photographs

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TALENT SCOUTS

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PATRICK MOURATOGLOU Opens his new academy

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CAROLINE WOZNIACKI I KNOW WHEN I WILL QUIT

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6 Feel the Love

20 Television of the Future

57 gear news

Juan Martin Del Potro’s sensational season after comeback from injury

How technology is changing the way we watch tennis at home

12 Locker Room

36 Fast Track

14 This Life

39 Back to the Future

Karolina Pliskova happy with progress following US Open breakthrough Caroline Wozniacki with one eye on a life beyond tennis

F1 fan Edmund racing up the rankings after a breakthrough season

The new Pure Strike from Babolat

60 Are you hitting comfortably?

Arm-friendly frames for comfort

64 Pro Shop

The latest kit from Pro:Direct

The Wimbledon Museum’s new virtual reality experience

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66 Tennis Siciliana

24 Shanghai stills

Stunning images from the Shanghai Rolex Masters

Five-star tennis at the luxurious Verdura Resort in Sicily

42 State of the art

Patrick Mouratoglou’s new academy Analysis of Milos Raonic's volley

48 Rally length

Why serve and return are so important

50 Sharing is caring

Technology opening doors for coaches

52 search for the next superstar

Mats Merkel on what scouts look for

54 Hitting the Wall

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Why a wall is better than a hitting partner

68 results and rankings

Complete US Open singles draws plus

comprehensive results from the autumn

80 TRAMLINES

ATP and WTA doubles rankings

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Five fantastic prizes from tickets to rackets

64 HEAD Graphene Touch Speed MP Win a frame from Djokovic’s racket range

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e h t l e e f Juan Martin del Potro has had a remarkable year and given tennis fans and players something to smile about. Could the Argentinian even help his team to an historic Davis Cup victory?

Words PAUL NEWMAN

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Caroline Wozniacki intends to carry on playing tennis, but she has an idea of when she will hang up her racket and what she might do afterwards Words PAUL NEWMAN

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How will we be watching tennis in ten years’ time?

Words JO CARTER

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nce upon a time, tennis fans would be at the mercy of the television schedulers.

Nowadays, you can watch live tennis on your mobile phone on the bus to work, or stream the action on your tablet on the beach.

“We have seen huge changes in the way that we produce television,” says ATP Media Chief Operating Officer Stuart Watts. “That’s partly to do with technology and partly to do with the way we consume media.”

When ATP Media was launched in 1999 as the broadcast arm of the ATP World Tour, the world was a much simpler place – people watched live sport on a television. In 2009, ATP Media launched TennisTV, a joint venture with the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) to provide live and ondemand tennis direct to consumers. In the last five years, the service has seen an astonishing growth of 419%.

“In a world where everything is consumed via mobile and tablet we are one of the few sports that has the ability to be that flexible across the world,” says Watts.

Last year ATP Media, which is responsible for selling the TV rights as well as production of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and 500 events and the ATP World Tour Finals, provided more than 125,000 hours of global broadcast coverage and had an audience in excess of one billion.

One of the biggest challenges is staying ahead of new trends and technologies, and ATP Media has pledged to invest £300 million over the next 10 years to ensure it stays ahead of the curve.

As well as its current offerings on PC, tablet and mobile, from early 2017 TennisTV will also be available to stream live tennis in high definition via Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Roku, Google Chromecast, Playstation 4 and Xbox One. “It’s the thing we spend most time talking about; how to try and be ahead of the curve,” says Watts. “We’ve got the money to continue to invest in the right areas. In the past it has been production but I think with technology times are moving so quickly it would be wrong to say we’re going to invest it all in one thing because we don’t know what’s going to be required in six or seven years.”

Investment in a private fibre network at all 23 tournament sites has enabled ATP Media to stream more live matches than ever before. From next season, all singles and doubles matches at the Masters 1000 events, as well as every singles match at the ATP World Tour 500 tournaments will be streamed live on TennisTV and will be available in the archive. WTA events will be available via a separate service.

“No seven-day catch-up,” says Watts. “Every match will be there in perpetuity. Our digital archive has taken two or three years to come to fruition. A rich archive of classic matches produced since the inception of the Masters in 1990 will be available to subscribers on all devices.”

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Lucas Pouille

“ I’m stronger than before.

I can play many matches.”

Roberto Bautista Agut

“ The first time I played Djokovic I thought he was from another planet.”

Rafael Nadal

“ If I am 100% healthy, I have the energy to keep going.

I believe that I can have a couple more good years.�

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An avid follower of Formula One, Kyle Edmund is racing up the world rankings Interview Bridget Marrison

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I’d know if I had a Bugatti Veyron that I had done very well in my tennis

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s befits a young man with a passion for fast cars, Kyle Edmund does not like to hang around. Less than two years after breaking into the world’s top 200, the 21year-old Briton has cracked the top 50 in the wake of a memorable summer highlighted by his Davis Cup heroics in Belgrade and his run to the last 16 of the US Open.

At this rate Edmund’s dreams of owning a Lamborghini or a Bugatti might not be quite as fanciful as he thinks.

Edmund, who is happy for the moment with his Volkswagen Golf R, says a Lamborghini would be his dream car, though he insists he’s unlikely ever to buy one.

“It’s a bedroom-wall poster isn't it?” he said, adding that his ultimate vehicle would actually be a Bugatti Veyron. “They are probably the best cars in the world, but they cost over a million dollars,” Edmund smiled. “I would know if I had one of them that I had done well in my tennis.”

For the moment, nevertheless, Edmund admits he is focusing on “other priorities”. His tennis has come on in leaps and bounds during a year which he began ranked just outside of the world’s top 100.

Edmund’s disappointment at the end of last year, when he lost his singles rubber against David Goffin in Britain’s historic Davis Cup final victory over Belgium after winning the first two sets, was a telling sign of the ambition that burns inside. “Maybe when you look back you will think that was a really special moment,” he said. “When you are in it, I was just gutted that I lost my match.”

By the summer, however, that had become a fading memory as Edmund, in the absence of Andy Murray, proved the key man in Britain’s victory away to Serbia. Having never previously won a Davis Cup rubber, Edmund beat both Janko Tipsarevic and Dusan Lajovic in straight sets to send Leon Smith’s team through to the semi-finals.

“The win in Davis Cup was definitely amazing,” Edmund said. “I never thought I’d be involved or be part of that but that was really special. Winning my first matches for Great Britain was something pretty special.”

More glory was to follow at the US Open. Edmund had won only two matches in his previous eight appearances in Grand Slam tournaments, but at Flushing Meadows he reached the fourth round after victories over Richard Gasquet and John Isner, world No 15 and No 21 respectively. He eventually lost to Novak Djokovic, who went on to reach the final.

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I founded my Paris academy in 1996 and have put everything I have learned over the last 20 years into developing the new academy

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

State of the art With its extensive facilities, Patrick says he is most proud of the quality of the team at his new academy in the south of France Words Patrick Mouratoglou

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hen people ask me how long it took to build my new academy in the south of France, I often think of a story I was told about Pablo Picasso. When the artist was in his sixties he would sometimes go out to restaurants and pay for his meal at the end of it by drawing something on a napkin. Someone once said to him: “Do you think that’s fair, to pay the bill with something that you can do in just 10 seconds?” He answered: “But I didn’t do this in 10 seconds. It took me 60 years and 10 seconds.”

In a similar way, I would say that it has taken me all of 20 years to complete my latest project, even though it was only in 2012 that I started working on our move from Paris to Biot-Sophia-Antipolis, which is just 35 kilometres from Nice on the French Riviera. I founded my Paris academy in 1996 and have put everything I have learned over the last 20 years into developing the new academy, which is the biggest and, I believe, the best in Europe.

We held the official opening at Sophia-Antipolis just a week after this summer’s US Open. It was a great occasion. I was delighted to share it with more than 1,200 guests, including Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic, local politicians and officials, many friends from the tennis world and beyond, plus representatives of the media.

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Official opening Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic (above centre) attended the opening of the new Mouratoglou Tennis Academy

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Milos Raonic volley The Canadian demonstrates great body strength and balance to hit a low volley, not easy if you are 6'5" tall

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The first point to notice is that Raonic’s body is already level with the ball - long before he will make contact with it. As a result, Milos will be able to get behind the ball, allowing full weight transfer behind the volley. It also allows Raonic's racket to travel through the ball, rather than chopping down on it.

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The incoming ball is both crosscourt and low. As Raonic lines up the racket behind the ball the left leg is beginning to extend, yet the height of his head from the ground has not changed.

This is excellent preparation for a low volley. His eyes are firmly fixed on the ball.

The low volley This shot is one of the hardest volleys to play because you need to be close to the ground.

This means you are at greater risk of hitting ball in the net. To play a low volley you need a neutral stance, and a really good knee bend.

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Notice the heel strike the ground first with his left leg. A heel strike allows a player to cover a greater amount of ground because it does not restrict the length of stride. His height has barely changed as he makes contact. Notice how little both arms have changed position, which allows for good balance.

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The importance of watching the ball closely on the volley cannot be emphasised enough. So much timing and control comes from the perfect contact point. A heel strike, as seen in image three, is imperative in not stopping the momentum of the body and although often natural, some players have a toe strike which stops easy weight transfer.

The racket has cut not only under the ball but also inside the ball indicating a slightly inside out volley down the line. His back leg is drawing up to the front leg with a slight toe drag to prevent the leg coming through too early. This is fantastic body control and strength because he remains the same height.

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The legs are almost together yet Milos’s strength allows him to stay level behind the ball. His cut is extreme - the racket face is more than parallel to the ground. The symmetry between left and right arm barely alter throughout the volley. His left arm remains close to his body, maintaining balance. Milos has great body control throughout the shot.

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This picture occurs right after contact.

The racket face is beginning to open, cutting under the ball to create underspin.

Underspin helps keep the ball low over the net, cuts speed from the ball, controls the ball and also means that the ball will bounce low after the bounce on the opponent’s side of the net.

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Given his struggles with wrist, shoulder and elbow problems, no doubt Djokovic will welcome the change to a more comfortable racket

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Are you hitting comfortably?

Comfort is often a forgotten factor when sizing up a racket – but two new arm-friendly frames should have everybody looking for good vibrations Words michael beattie

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here is something of a cycle in the world of modern racket innovation. A few years after the likes of NASA have adapted and adopted the latest cutting-edge material, lighter and stronger than ever before, it reaches the hands of the sports manufacturers. In tennis, the engineers look at their range and reimagine their rackets with the new tech, line by line, making the most of the new carbon-based wizardry to subtly adjust weight distribution around the frame. Sometimes they move it from weak spots where it is no longer needed to key positions where it is wanted – typically the top and bottom of the racket – or, increasingly, simply strip the weight altogether.

With each new material comes a new set of possibilities. The rackets get firmer and lighter and the polarised weight distribution delivers more controlled power, prompting manufacturers to engineer frames that produce even more spin. Then the third wave arrives in the form of rackets that offer this new-found power, control or spin with a new element: comfort.

But what makes a tennis racket comfortable? That depends who you ask. Comfort means different things to different people and is dependent on a variety of factors including game style, playing standard, fitness and racket setup. But as a rule of thumb: heavier, head-light rackets are generally considered more comfortable than their lighter, head-heavy counterparts, while stiffer frames are generally less comfortable than flexible rackets.

Many players think of comfort as the ability to play with a racket without suffering arm pain or accelerated fatigue, but in fact what

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V E R D U R A R E S O R T, I TA LY

Tennis Siciliana With former pros on hand offering instruction, Verdura Resort now offers its guests serious tennis as well as five-star luxury Words APRIL TOD

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t was one of those warm sunny days that Sicily is famous for; perfect weather for a tennis lesson on the clay courts at the Verdura Resort’s newly inaugurated Tennis Academy. This is where new director of tennis, Karel Novacek, a former US Open semi-finalist, is overseeing a series of group tennis lessons. On court several players are perfecting their forehands and backhands from balls fed by a team of tennis professionals. Balls are flying all over the place.

Not only was I was here to play tennis but also to meet up with Karel for a chat about the academy, but as soon as he noticed my tennis racket, he suggested a quick ‘hit’ - an offer I could hardly refuse. In no time he had me hitting endless balls and running from one side of the court to the other. After several minutes of intense action I felt sufficiently warmed up to hit a few booming forehands;

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all were returned fast and furious. At least I managed to sustain a few lengthy rallies but to my relief Karel called time, and we retired to the small but adequate clubhouse for our promised chat.

The Tennis Academy is where children as young as age of four learn to play tennis under the watchful eye of expert coaches, and where players of all standards hone their racket skills and join in roll-up tennis afternoons, where meeting similar standard players is all part of the fun.

Recently Verdura enlisted former world No.12 Dominik Hrbaty to help host special tennis weeks at the academy.

Situated on the pretty south-west side of Sicily, Verdura is regarded as a sophisticated five-star sports resort. To quote Frank Sinatra’s popular song ‘My Kind of Town’, this is definitely my kind of resort. There are enough activities

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FACILITIES Three golf courses // 60-metre infinity pool // 6 clay tennis courts // Spa // Four restaurants // Five bars For further information on Verdura resort go to roccofortehotels.com For La Foresteria and Planeta Estate visit planetaestates.it

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to keep any sports enthusiast fully occupied. Besides six red clay tennis courts, two superb 18-hole golf courses surround the resort plus there is a nine-hole par-3 course. There are several water sports to amuse, a state-of-the-art fitness centre with regular early morning exercise classes (if you like getting up early), or yoga and Pilates later in the day.

Part of the fitness centre is the resort’s exclusive spa with an endless list of exotic treatments and massages to indulge in.

The resort is the brainchild of Rocco Forte, a renowned hotelier and keen golfer who bought the vast stretch of land in the early 2000s with the view of creating one of Europe’s top sports resorts. However, it took a further seven years before planning permission was granted and its doors finally opened in 2009, and it is now firmly established as one of Europe’s premier contemporary golf and tennis resorts.

With its natural backdrop of undulating mountains and nearby Mediterranean Sea, it is the perfect setting to indulge and enjoy the tranquility. A links-style golf course can be found on part of the pebble beach running alongside the resort and it is where Verdura’s fitness coach, Marcella Mulato, takes you for a six-kilometre trek around the local area, passing beaches and several picturesque orange and olive groves.

As a change of scenery from Verdura, the former converted farmhouse, La Foresteria, is a delightfully designed boutique hotel among several acres of vineyards. Before arriving at La Foresteria, arrangements can be made to visit the stunning Valley of the Temples built in 4BC near Agrigento and a UNESCO protected Heritage site.

Dinner is a typically Sicilian affair and cooked by the hotel’s famous chef, Angelo Pumilia, (he has a regular cooking programme on the local TV channel), and consists of five courses all accompanied by specially selected Planeta wines. Angelo also arranges cooking lessons for La Floresteria’s guests and in front of a small group of keen cooks demonstrated how to prepare and cook a delicious Sicilian risotto and authentic tomato sauce.

Sicily is an island full of pleasant surprises and Verdura a well-run resort that meets everyone’s demands and tastes.

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angelique Kerber

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Serena WIlliams

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agnieszka Radwanska

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simona halep

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karolina pliskova

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garbine Muguruza

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Madison Keys

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dominika Cibulkova

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svetlana KuznetsovA

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Johanna Konta

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Points: 8,310

Points: 7,050

Points: 6,050

Points: 5,097

Points: 4,440

Points: 4,425

Points: 3,797

Points: 3,625

Points: 3,540

Points: 3,455

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Germany

This year: $8,661,615 Career to date: $17,846,784 Career-high ranking: 1 (12/09/16) Career titles: 10 Last title: US Open, Grand Slam, New York, USA, September 2016

Enjoyed impressive US hard court season, finishing with an Olympic silver medal (l. to Puig), runner-up in Cincinnati (l. to Pliskova) and winner in New York to overtake Williams as world No.1. Failed to reach SFs in Wuhan, Beijing or Hong Kong.

usa

This year: $7,675,030 Career to date: $81,758,451 Career-high ranking: 1 (08/07/02) Career titles: 71 Last title: Wimbledon, Grand Slam, London, UK, July 2016

Lost to Svitolina in Rio 3R where she was defending her Olympic title. Skipped Cincinnati and fell in US Open SFs for second straight year (l. to Pliskova). Missed Asian swing and pulled out of WTA Finals with a shoulder injury.

poland

This year: $3,265,193 Career to date: $25,042,906 Career-high ranking: 2 (09/07/12) Career titles: 20 Last title: China Open, WTA Premier, Beijing, China, October 2016

Lost in Rio 1R to Zheng but reached Cincinnati QFs (l. to Halep) and won in New Haven (d. Svitolina). Reached US Open 4R (l. to Konjuh) before heading to Asia, reaching SFs in Tokyo, Wuhan QFs and winning in Beijing (d. Konta).

romania

This year: $3,329,253 Career to date: $14,456,788 Career-high ranking: 2 (11/08/14) Career titles: 14 Last title: Rogers Cup, WTA Premier, Montreal, Canada, July 2016

Skipped Rio after Montreal victory (d. Keys), and reached Cincinnati SFs (l. to Kerber) and US Open QFs (l. to Williams). Lost to eventual champion Kvitova in Wuhan SFs but lost to home favourite Zhang Shuai in Beijing 3R.

czech republic

This year: $3,406,468 Career to date: $6,363,101 Career-high ranking: 5 (10/10/16) Career titles: 6 Last title: Western & Southern Open, WTA Premier, Cincinnati, USA, August 2016

Won Cincinnati title (d. Kerber) and reached US Open final (l. to Kerber). Qualified for first WTA Finals despite winning a total of four matches in Asia, falling early in Tokyo (l. to Sasnovich), Wuhan (l. to Cibulkova) and Beijing (l. to Konta).

spain

This year: $2,999,388 Career to date: $9,179.165 Career-high ranking: 2 (06/06/16) Career titles: 3 Last title: Roland Garros, Grand Slam, Paris, France, June 2016

Lost to eventual champions in Rio (Puig, 3R) and Cincinnati (Pliskova, SF) before defeat to Sevastova in US Open 2R. Fell to lower ranked players in Tokyo (Svitolina, QFs), Wuhan (Jankovic, 2R), Beijing (Kvitova, 3R) and Linz (Golubic, QFs).

USA

This year: $2,007,022 Career to date: $4,932,545 Career-high ranking: 7 (10/10/16) Career titles: 2 Last title: Aegon Classic, WTA Premier, Birmingham, UK, June 2016

Reached Rio SFs (l. to Kerber) before falling to Wozniacki in US Open 4R. Lost Tokyo opener to Putintseva but reached QFs in Wuhan (l. to Halep) and Beijing SFs (l. to Konta). Qualified for WTA FInals for first time after run to Linz SFs (l. to Golubic).

slovakia

This year: $1,886,433 Career to date: $8,820,924 Career-high ranking: 8 (03/10/16) Career titles: 7 Last title: Generali Ladies Linz, WTA International, Linz, Austria, October 2016

After 3R defeat to Babos in Cincinnati, fell to Tsurenko at same stage at US Open. Lost to home favourite Osaka in Tokyo but reached Wuhan final (l. to Kvitova), only to fall in Beijing opener (l. to Cornet). Won seventh career title in Linz.

russia

This year: $1,757,779 Career to date: $21,218,301 Career-high ranking: 2 (10/09/07) Career titles: 16 Last title: Apia International, WTA Premier, Sydney, Australia, January 2016

Fell in Cincinnati QFs to eventual champion Pliskova before 2R US Open defeat to Wozniacki in New York. Upset Venus Williams and Radwanska to reach Wuhan SFs (l. to Cibulkova) but lost to Keys in Beijing 3R. Reached Tianjin SFs (l. to Riske).

great britain

This year: $2,089,882 Career to date: $2,931,829 Career-high ranking: 9 (10/10/16) Career titles: 1 Last title: Bank of the West Classic, WTA Premier, Stanford, USA, July 2016

Breakthrough 2016 continued with run to Rio QFs (l. to Kerber) and 3R defeat to Radwanska in Cincinnati. Fell in US Open 4R (l. to Sevastova) but reached Wuhan QFs (l. to Kvitova) and Bejing final (l. to Radwanska).

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

Born: 26/09/81 Lives: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA Height: 5ft 9in Weight: 155 lbs

Born: 06/03/89 Lives: Krakow, Poland Height: 5ft 8in Weight: 123 lbs

Born: 27/09/91 Lives: Constanta, Romania Height: 5ft 6in Weight: 132 lbs

Born: 21/03/1992 Lives: Monte Carlo, Monaco Height: 6ft 1in Weight: 159 lbs

Born: 08/10/93 Lives: Barcelona, Spain Height: 6ft 0in Weight: 161 lbs

Born: 17/02/95 Lives: Boca Raton, USA Height: 5ft 10in Weight: 145 lbs

Born: 06/05/89 Lives: Bratislava, Slovakia Height: 5ft 3in Weight: 121 lbs

Born: 27/06/85 Lives: Dubai, UAE Height: 5ft 9in Weight: 161 lbs

Born: 17/05/91 Lives: Eastbourne, England Height: 5ft 11in Weight: 154 lbs

11-100 RANKINGS 11 Petra Kvitova (CZE) 12 Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 13 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 14 Venus Williams (USA) 15 Elina Svitolina (UKR) 16 Roberta Vinci (ITA) 17 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 18 Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 19 Elena Vesnina (RUS) 20 Samantha Stosur (AUS) 21 Barbora Strycova (CZE) 22 Kiki Bertens (NED) 23 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 24 Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 25 Caroline Garcia (FRA) 26 Timea Babos (HUN) 27 Zhang Shuai (CHN) 28 Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 29 Laura Siegemund (GER) 30 Misaki Doi (JPN) 31 Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 32 Monica Puig (PUR) 33 Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 34 Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 35 Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 36 Sloane Stephens (USA) 37 Daria Gavrilova (AUS) 38 Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 39 Lucie Safarova (CZE) 40 Naomi Osaka (JPN) 41 Alison Riske (USA) 42 Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 43 Belinda Bencic (SUI) 44 Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 45 Christina McHale (USA) 46 Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 47 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 48 Sara Errani (ITA) 49 Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 50 Alize Cornet (FRA) 51 Monica Niculescu (ROU) 52 Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 53 Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 54 Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 55 Annika Beck (GER) 56 Johanna Larsson (SWE) 57 Andrea Petkovic (GER) 58 Ana Konjuh (CRO) 59 Louisa Chirico (USA) 60 Shelby Rogers (USA) 61 Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 62 Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) 63 Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 64 Julia Goerges (GER) 65 Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 66 Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 67 Cagla Buyukakcay (TUR) 68 Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) 69 Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) 70 Wang Qiang (CHN) 71 Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) 72 Danka Kovinic (MNE) 73 Madison Brengle (USA) 74 Nicole Gibbs (USA) 75 Kristina Kucova (SVK) 76 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 77 Zheng Saisai (CHN) 78 Heather Watson (GBR) 79 Kurumi Nara (JPN) 80 Vania King (USA) 81 Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) 82 Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 83 Oceane Dodin (FRA) 84 Nao Hibino (JPN) 85 Lauren Davis (USA) 86 Camila Giorgi (ITA) 87 Carina Witthoeft (GER) 88 Naomi Broady (GBR) 89 Kateryna Kozlova (UKR) 90 Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 91 Maria Sharapova (RUS) 92 Duan Ying-Ying (CHN) 93 Irina Khromacheva (RUS) 94 Sabine Lisicki (GER) 95 Maria Sakkari (GRE) 96 Magda Linette (POL) 97 Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 98 Jana Cepelova (SVK) 99 Irina Falconi (USA) 100 Denisa Allertova (CZE)

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andy rafael nadal murray

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stan wawrinka

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Milos Raonic

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kei nishikori

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rafael Nadal

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Gael Monfils

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roger Federer

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tomas berdych

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Dominic Thiem

Points: 12,900

Points: 6,860 Points: 10,485

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serbia

This year: $11,266,566 Career to date: $104,820,785 Career-high ranking: 1 (04/07/11) Career titles: 66 Last title: Rogers Cup, ATP Masters 1000, Toronto, Canada, July 2016

Lost to Del Potro in Olympic 1R but reached US Open final.

Took a break after defeat to Wawrinka in New York. Pulled out of China Open title defence with wrist injury, but returned in Shanghai, reaching SFs (l. to Bautista Agut).

great britain Spain Born:15/05/87 Born: 03/06/86 Lives: Lives: Manacor, Mallorca, London, England Spain Height: 6ft 3in Height: 185 6ft 1in Weight: lbs Weight: 188 lbs

This year: This year:$9,650,319 $5,714,859 Career to Career todate: date:$52,037,517 $55,776,687 Career-high ranking: Career-high ranking:2 1 (17/08/09) (18/08/08) Career Careertitles: titles:4157 Last title: Rolex Last title:Shanghai French Open, Grand Masters, ATP Masters Slam, Paris, France, June1000, 2013 Shanghai, China, October 2016

Retained Olympic title in Rio (d.

Del Potro in final) but fell in US Open QFs to Nishikori. Lost to Del Potro in Davis Cup SFs as Argentina ended Britain's title defence. Victorious on return to action, winning 40th title in Beijing and 41st in Shanghai.

switzerland

This year: $5,663,783 Career to date: $26,619,354 Career-high ranking: 3 (27/01/14) Career titles: 15 Last title: US Open, Grand Slam, New York, USA, September 2016

After unconvincing run to the US Open final, stunned Djokovic in four sets to win his third major title. Reached final in St Petersburg but suffered first defeat in a title match since June 2013 (l. to Zverev).

Lost to Simon in Shanghai 3R.

canada

This year: $3,880,233 Career to date: $12,712,216 Career-high ranking: 4 (11/05/15) Career titles: 8 Last title: Brisbane International, ATP 250, Brisbane, Australia January 2016

Suffered shock defeat to world No.120 Ryan Harrison in US Open 2R before 2R loss to Youzhny in St Petersburg.

Bounced back to reach SFs in Beijing (l. to Dimitrov). Climbed back up to No.4 despite 3R defeat to Sock in Shanghai.

japan

This year: $3,715,751 Career to date: $15,043,162 Career-high ranking: 4 (02/03/15) Career titles: 11 Last title: Memphis Open, ATP 250, Memphis, USA, February 2016

Won Olympic bronze (d. Nadal) before avenging Rio SF defeat to Murray in US Open QFs, beating the Scot before falling to eventual winner Wawrinka in SFs. Lost to Sousa on home soil in Tokyo, skipped Shanghai with a left glute injury.

Spain

This year: $2,714,278 Career to date: $78,724,627 Career-high ranking: 1 (18/08/08) Career titles: 69 Last title: Barcelona Open, ATP 500, Barcelona, Spain, April 2016

Returned from wrist injury in Rio, missing out on bronze medal (l. to Nishikori). Defeats to Coric (Cincinnati 3R), Pouille (US Open 4R) and Dimitrov (Beijing QFs) saw the Spaniard drop out of top 5. Lost to Troicki in Shanghai 2R.

france

This year: $2,812,833 Career to date: $12,141,434 Career-high ranking: 7 (04/07/11) Career titles: 6 Last title: Citi Open, ATP 500, Washington DC, USA July 2016

Reached Olympic QFs (l. to Nishikori) and withdrew from Cincinnati 3R with a back injury but reached first major SF in eight years in New York (l. to Djokovic). Reached SFs in Toyko (l. to Kyrgios) but fell in Shanghai 3R (l. to Goffin).

switzerland

This year: $1,527,269 Career to date: $98,830,825 Career-high ranking: 1 (02/02/04) Career titles: 88 Last title: Swiss Indoors, ATP 500, Basel, Switzerland, October 2015

Called time on 2016 season in July to focus on “extensive rehabilitation" following knee surgery in February 2016. The 17-time Grand Slam champion will kick off his 20th season as a professional at the Hopman Cup with Belinda Bencic.

czech republic

This year: $2,201,350 Career to date: $26,034,201 Career-high ranking: 4 (18/05/15) Career titles: 13 Last title: Shenzhen Open, ATP 250, Shenzhen, China, October 2016

Skipped Olympics and lost to Cilic in Cincinnati 3R. Missed US Open with appendicitis.

Returned to action in St Petersburg, falling to eventual champion Zverev in SFs. Won first title in almost a year at Shenzhen Open (d. Gasquet).

austria

This year: $2,361,382 Career to date: $4,463,916 Career-high ranking: 7 [06/06/16) Career titles: 7 Last title: Mercedes Cup, ATP 250, Stuttgart, Germany, June 2016

Reached Cincinnati QFs (l. to Raonic) and US Open 4R (l. to Del Potro). Reached final in Metz (l. to Pouille) and lost to lower ranked opponents in Chengdu QFs (l. to Ramos) and Beijing 1R (l. to Zverev).

Skipped Shanghai Masters.

Born: 22/05/87 Lives: Monte Carlo, Monaco Height: 6ft 2in Weight: 172 lbs

Born: 28/03/85 Lives: St Barthelemy, Switzerland Height: 6ft Weight: 179 lbs

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

Born: 29/12/89 Lives: Bradenton, Florida, USA Height: 5ft 10in Weight: 165 lbs

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

Born: 01/09/1986 Lives: Switzerland Height: 6ft 4in Weight: 177 lbs

Born: 08/08/81 Lives: Switzerland Height: 6ft 1in Weight: 187 lbs

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

Born: 03/09/93 Lives: Lichtenworth, Austria Height: 6ft 1in Weight: 180 lbs

11-100 RANKINGS 11 Marin Cilic (CRO) 12 David Goffin (BEL) 13 Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 14 Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 15 David Ferrer (ESP) 16 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 17 Lucas Pouille (FRA) 18 Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 19 Richard Gasquet (FRA) 20 Alexander Zverev (GER) 21 Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 22 Pablo Cuevas (URU) 23 Jack Sock (USA) 24 Steve Johnson (USA) 25 Gilles Simon (FRA) 26 Bernard Tomic (AUS) 27 John Isner (USA) 28 Viktor Troicki (SRB) 29 Sam Querrey (USA) 30 Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 31 Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 32 Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 33 Joao Sousa (POR) 34 Martin Klizan (SVK) 35 Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 36 Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 37 Gilles Muller (LUX) 38 Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 39 Marcel Granollers (ESP) 40 Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 41 Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 42 Benoit Paire (FRA) 43 Kyle Edmund (GBR) 44 Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 45 Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) 46 Borna Coric (CRO) 47 Federico Delbonis (ARG) 48 Kevin Anderson (RSA) 49 Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 50 Fabio Fognini (ITA) 51 Jiri Vesely (CZE) 52 Stephane Robert (FRA) 53 Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 54 Daniel Evans (GBR) 55 Florian Mayer (GER) 56 Guido Pella (ARG) 57 Malek Jaziri (TUN) 58 Karen Khachanov (RUS) 59 Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 60 Robin Haase (NED) 61 Gastao Elias (POR) 62 Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 63 Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 64 Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 65 Illya Marchenko (UKR) 66 Facundo Bagnis (ARG) 67 Juan Monaco (ARG) 68 Mischa Zverev (GER) 69 Dudi Sela (ISR) 70 Taylor Fritz (USA) 71 Gerald Melzer (AUT) 72 Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 73 Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 74 Dustin Brown (GER) 75 John Millman (AUS) 76 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 77 Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 78 Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 79 Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) 80 Inigo Cervantes (ESP) 81 Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE) 82 Donald Young (USA) 83 Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 84 Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 85 Aljaz Bedene (GBR) 86 Yuichi Sugita (JPN) 87 Renzo Olivo (ARG) 88 Thiago Monteiro (BRA) 89 Adam Pavlasek (CZE) 90 Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 91 Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) 92 Jordan Thompson (AUS) 93 Lukas Rosol (CZE) 94 Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) 95 Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 96 Taro Daniel (JPN) 97 Ivan Dodig (CRO) 98 Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 99 Radek Stepanek (CZE) 100 Andreas Seppi (ITA)

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